Texas DWI Manual - 2017

Preliminary Sections

• Preliminary Sections
• About the authors
• Contributing authors
• Acknowledgments

Taking the Case

• Effective DWI Representation and Client Communications
• Investigation of the Case and DWI Discovery

Drivers License Issues

• Administrative Driver's License Revocation Hearings
• Occupational Driver's License

Defending the Case

• Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and Their Use in Trial
• The Breath Test Case
• The Blood Alcohol Test Case
• Retrograde Extrapolation
• Driving Under the Influence of Drugs
• Punishment Strategies
• Error Preservation and Appeal
• DWI Expunctions
• DWI Nondisclosure Orders

Legal Principles

• The Elements of DWI
• Intoxication Offenses and Punishment
• Bond & Jail Release Considerations
• Charging Instruments
• Index

Appendices

• Effective DWI Representation and Client Communications
• Investigation of the Case and DWI Discovery
• Administrative Drivers License Revocation Hearings
• Occupational Drivers License
• Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and Their Use in Trial
• The Breath Test Case
• The Blood Test
• Drug Recognition Expert Program
• Punishment Strategies
• Error Preservation and Appeal
• DWI Expunctions