Showing posts with label blood test. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blood test. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Just looking for an excuse to affirm

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In 2012, Milton Kay was driving in Orange, Texas without wearing his seatbelt and without having a current registration sticker on his winds...
Monday, March 3, 2014

Let's play cowboys and vampires

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March is a busy time in the Houston area. First there's the Livestock Show and Rodeo that opened this past weekend with the World Champi...
Monday, January 27, 2014

Passing along the costs of blood testing

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As if the costs associated with a DWI arrest aren't high enough, prosecutors with the Harris County District Attorney's Office are ...
Monday, July 22, 2013

No refusal isn't just for weekends anymore

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No longer must we wait for holidays and three-day weekends to celebrate the evisceration of the Fourth Amendment. Now, in Harris County, we ...
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Monday, April 29, 2013

High court says no to warrantless blood draws - or does it?

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Tyler McNeely was heading home from a local watering hole one evening when a police officer stopped him for speeding and crossing the center...
Friday, January 18, 2013

High court to decide case involving warrantless blood draws

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Back in October 2010, Tyler McNeely was stopped for driving 11 miles over the speed limit by Missouri state police officer Mark Winder in Ca...
Friday, December 21, 2012

Time for the annual crackdown on the Fourth Amendment

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Once again it's that time of year when law enforcement agencies get together to celebrate the demise of the Fourth Amendment and crack ...
Thursday, October 4, 2012

Court to weigh in on warrantless blood draws

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A person commits an offense if, knowing that an investigation or official proceeding is pending or in progress, he alters, destroys or conc...
Monday, July 23, 2012

Swearing on the telephone

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A few days ago Scott Greenfield over at Simple Justice   picked up on a piece written by Walter Olson decrying the use of a judge's gave...
Friday, February 3, 2012

Nevada high court tosses blood test

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It is common, particularly with the rise of "No Refusal Weekends," for blood draws to be conducted long after a motorist has been ...
Friday, January 13, 2012

Crime lab loses federal funding

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The honeymoon for Sam Houston State's Regional Crime Lab in The Woodlands is now over . The lab was opened with the help of a federal ...
Thursday, December 15, 2011

'Tis the season to give

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If you're planning on drinking and driving over the holidays, you might seriously think twice. More and more counties will be conducing ...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Blood or breath?

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Is a blood test more accurate than a breath test? Is either one reliable when it comes to proving whether a motorist had an alcohol concentr...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

Isn't it ironic? (Don't you think?)

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Sgt. Roy Marquez of the Houston Police Department's Traffic Enforcement Division (the guys in charge of the DWI task force) found himsel...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Search warrants for dummies

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Maybe it's because they're lazy. Maybe it's because they can't be trusted to do it right by themselves. Whatever the reason ...
Friday, October 7, 2011

The volunteer army

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From: Bill Reed Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 11:31 AM To: Criss, Susan Subject: FW: Needing volunteers for Galveston County "No-Refus...
Thursday, October 6, 2011

Filling in the blanks

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June 25, 2008   "The Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office is coordinating another no-refusal weekend for Friday ...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Should I bring a pen along?

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Last August I wrote about documents I received through an open records request for documents related to No Refusal Weekends in Harris County...
Friday, September 2, 2011

Into the belly of the beast

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The other day I had the opportunity to go on a tour of the DPS Houston Crime Lab up on the northwest side of town. I would like to thank Mr....
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Twisting and contorting by the pool

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Just when you thought the courts had injected some sanity into the DWI "crisis," an appellate court finds a way make it go away. T...