Another Dismissal of a Breath Test Case - Result of Breath Test .10

Houston Police officers stopped client in the early morning hours on a Saturday morning for speeding. Client is a waiter at an upscale Galleria area restaurant and had been working all night. After all patrons had left the restaurant, client had a few drinks with his co-workers. Client then left the restaurant and was pulled over by Houston Police Officers a short time later for speeding. After the police questioned client, they decided to have him perform field sobriety tests. The police officers determined that he had not performed the best on the police exercises and arrested him for Driving While Intoxicated / Drunk Driving. The Houston police took client to the station and asked him for a breath test. Being compliant, client took the test and registered a .10 - over the legal limit. The State wrote the following on the dismissal, “State will not be able to extrapolate Defendant’s alcohol level at time of driving and Defendant performed well on Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.” If you or someone you know needs a Houston DWI lawyer, call the Houston DWI attorneys at Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C. at 713-222-0400. Dane Johnson is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.