Know Your Rights: What to Do When Pulled Over in Texas
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Surprising Ways An Attorney Can Help With Your Case

Some people do not call an attorney when they have been arrested because they do not think one will be of any help in certain situations. Those who plead guilty to charges, for example, think the legal system will be fair. Many people feel an incident is over with, and they just want to accept the consequences and move on with their lives. What they do not realize is that there are several ways a criminal defense attorney can help, even if a guilty plea has been entered, and even if there appears that nothing can be done to improve the situation.

Lawyers know all the areas in a case that can be challenged, subjected to doubt, or possibly inadmissible as evidence. They also know the rights of the accused, and how those can sometimes be violated. An experienced lawyer can review the circumstances of the incident to determine if there was a proper search conducted,for example, or if the arrest was carried according to procedures. Complexities in the law may escape the average person, but they are major components involved in how lawyers built cases, can represent the accused, and can help in most any situation. They can also explain charges, the seriousness of those charges, and what can be expected by the accused.

Driving while intoxicated (DWI), for example, is a serious charge in some States, such as Texas. People arrested for that charge have only fifteen days in which to request a hearing with the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to determine if their license will be suspended. If a request is not made in that very short window of opportunity, the license will automatically be suspended. That means people will have no way to get to work, school, or even back home. There are three conditions that constitute a DWI charge, one of which is a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or higher. The other two conditions are that the driver has lost normal physical and mental faculties. There is a lot of opportunity to present what is normal behavior and what is not. A lawyer may be able to present other explanations for what may have seemed like abnormal behavior.

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