Houston Drunk Driving Lawyer

Texas Criminal Attorney

Houston criminal attorney James Alston is committed to defending you against any driving while intoxicated charge, including DWI, intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter.

Driving while intoxicated is a serious crime that can affect many aspects of your life. We all depend on driving as a means of living in society and being charged with DWI can have serious consequences. You can lose your license and driving privileges, experience higher insurance costs, suffer ongoing license penalties and not to mention the distinct possibility of criminal punishment.

You've seen the billboards and advertisements .. . "Drink, Drive . . . Go to Jail" . . This is not the law. You can drink alcohol and then drive; however, the law is that you can not drive while you are intoxicated. The prosecutor charging you with DWI must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you were driving a motor vehicle and while under the influence of some intoxicating substance:

• You lost the normal use of your mental faculties, and/or
• You lost the normal use of your physical faculties, and/or
• You possessed a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .08 or greater.

If you are charged with DWI, the district attorney will prosecute you criminally AND the Texas Department of Public Safety will try to suspend your license. You have 15 days from the date of your arrest to file the required legal documents to request a hearing and fight the license suspension. A skilled criminal attorney can help you file all the proper legal documentation and get you back on the right track.

When charged with DWI or intoxication assault or intoxication manslaughter you need a criminal Houston criminal defense attorney who knows the means and methods that prosecutors use to seek convictions in Driving While Intoxicated cases. Mr. Alston was trained by some of the best prosecutors in the country and he uses this knowledge to fight against the system and maintain your freedom.

If you have been arrested and charged with DWI or Intoxication Assault or Intoxication Manslaughter, call Houston criminal defense attorney James Alston immediately for a free, in-person consultation about your case.

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