dwis in tarrant county: what you need to know. benson varghese | varghese & smith fort worth,...
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DWIs in Tarrant County: What You Need to Know. Benson Varghese | Varghese & Smith Fort Worth, Texas Criminal Defense AttorneyTRANSCRIPT
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED
What you can tell your clients.
Benson VargheseVarghese & Smith, PLLC
420 Throckmorton, Suite 200Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) [email protected]
5, 339
CONVICTION RATES IN DWI
• Tarrant County
20112012
2013
0
20
40
60
80
JURY TRIALS (2012)
72%
28%
Guilty Not Guilty
NOT GUILTY VERDICTS
74%
20%6%
Total Refusals Breath Blood
TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
• TDRPC 1.02 (c)
• …shall not assist …to engage in conduct that the lawyer knows is criminal or fraudulent.
• A lawyer may discuss the legal consequences of any proposed course of conduct …
• Preamble 5:
• As a member of a learned profession, a lawyer should cultivate knowledge of the law beyond its use for clients, employ that knowledge in reform of the law and work to strengthen legal education.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU’RE PULLED OVER
Benson VargheseVarghese & Smith, PLLC
420 Throckmorton, Suite 200Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) [email protected]