Archive for January, 2012

DWI El Paso: Have you been arrested for DWI in Texas?

El Paso DWI Attorneys and Criminal Defense Attorneys defending DWI and Criminal Cases in El Paso and the surrounding areas. For more information please call: 915-317-1933 and visit www.dwielpaso.com Have you been arrested for DWI in Texas? Have you been arrested for DWI charges in El Paso Texas? This video presentation will help you better understand the process when facing these charges. You’ve been arrested the arresting officer must confiscate your Texas driver license at the time of the arrest. At the time of the arrest the officer should issue a Notice of Suspension and a temporary driver permit. Thereafter you need to request a hearing to contest this license suspension. This allows you to continue to drive until your hearing. At your hearing you should request an essential needs license or occupational license. This allows you to drive for your occupational needs . This is an overview of the trial process. You will thirty days after arrest will be required for a first appearance in court. Generally an attorney can attend in your place. Next comes the Pre-trial conference. This is generally occurs eight to ten weeks after the first appearance. In this opportunity is where your attorney and the county attorney discuss the best resolution. Six weeks to three months after the Pre-trial conference is a suppression hearing. This is where your attorney will file motions to suppress some or all of the evidence against you. The next step maybe a trial. Not all cases have