Texas Police Officers Must Respect Your Constitutional Rights
After any arrest for a criminal offense in the state of Texas, including DWI offenses and drug crimes, it is important to know your rights and exercise them. Police officers and prosecutors must respect your rights and any infringement, including the improper gathering of evidence, can result in evidence being thrown out or charges being dismissed entirely.
An important right is the ability to hire an attorney to represent you at your Administrative Law Review (ALR) hearing and your criminal proceeding. As a lawyer in Galveston County, Texas, who has handled hundreds of DWI and DUI cases, I, Bret Griffin, am able to provide a high level of criminal defense to individuals facing serious criminal charges.
Knowing your rights can help you ensure that you are not being unfairly treated in the criminal justice system. I can inform you of those rights and make sure that they are being respected at all times.
Know Your Rights Under Texas DWI Laws
During a DWI stop, after your arrest, and during your criminal proceeding, you are able to exercise a number of rights that could protect you in your case. These rights include:
- Not having to answer any questions from police or other law enforcement officials
- Refusing to perform field sobriety and other roadside tests, including hand-held breath tests
- Refusing to give a blood sample without a search warrant
- Hiring an attorney to represent you in Texas
- Protecting your driver's license at your ALR hearing
As a DWI attorney, I can help you understand when it is appropriate to use these rights. In all cases, however, it is important to remain polite and cooperative with police officers. Being polite, however, does not mean consenting to whatever a police officer asks you to do. Instead, politely remain silent - It is your right.
Contact Attorney Bret Griffin in Houston, Texas
If you have been arrested for a DWI and would like to know more about the criminal defense practice at my law firm, contact me to schedule a free initial consultation and discuss your case. Call my Houston office toll free at 888-889-0926 and get started with a level of representation and counsel that you deserve. Get honest answers you need to know your rights.
