Austin Texas Drunk Driving Defense, Ken Gibson, Attorney at Law

Personal Information

Name

Your Home Address

Date of Birth

Driver License Number

State Where Licensed

Do you currently have a Commercial Driver's License?
yes / no

Email Address

Please indicate any restrictions on phone calls:

Home Phone

Business Phone

Cell Phone

Facsimile Number

Contact Preference (how do you want to be contacted, i.e. be discrete, email, etc.)?

Occupation

Place of Employment

Annual Income

Your Current Arrest Matter

Is it your goal to win your DWI case?
yes / no

Date of your Current Arrest

For Texas, scheduled to appear in which County?

Cause Number:

What date and time is your court date?

Have you ever been arrested for DUI/DWI before?
yes / no

If you have had prior DWIs please list them below.
Please include month/year, court, & court results.

Are you currently on probation or parole?
yes / no

Please check below all other tickets/charges received with this DWI:
Speeding
Illegal U-turn
Running red light
Defective equipment
Careless Driving
Failure to yield
Other (please indicate type of charge)

What did the officer indicate to you as the reason for the traffic stop or contact with you (check all that apply)?
Speeding
Weaving
Involved in accident - no injury to anyone
Involved in accident - injury to at least one person
Roadblock / checkpoint
Unknown
He/she didn't tell me
Other (please indicate the reason for the stop of your vehicle or contact with you)

Did the officer see you driving, or if he/she did not, did you admit to driving a vehicle?
yes / no
I don't know | not applicable

Was there an accident?
yes / no
Not sure

Was anyone injured? (check all that apply)
No one was hurt | Not applicable
Myself
Passengers(s) in my vehicle
Passenger(s) in another vehicle
Pedestrian
Not sure

Did you drink any alcoholic beverages, and/or take any drugs, within 10-hours of being stopped by the officer?
yes / no
I don't know | not applicable

If you drank alcoholic beverages, what type? (check all that apply)
None consumed
Beer-regular
Beer-microbrew
Beer-malt liquor
Wine-red
Wine-white
Gin
Vodka
Rum
Tequila
Martini
Long island ice tea
Other (please indicate type of beverages)


Think about the drinks you had. Many people underestimate how many drinks they had, or cannot remember. This can be extremely important to your case though. In order to calculate your Blood Alcohol Level please indicate how many drinks you had total (one drink is equal to a 12-ounce beer, a regular 4-ounce glass of wine, 1-shot [1.5-ounces] of hard liquor)?

Number of servings of alcohol:


Approximately what time did you finish your LAST alcoholic beverage?

If you were on prescription medications or other drugs, what type? (select all that apply)
Not applicable
Anti-depressant
Pain medication
Valium/tranquilizer
Marijuana
methamphetamine
Powdered cocaine
'Crack' cocaine
Heroin
Ecstasy
Other (please indicate type of medication or drug)

Did you take any field balance/coordination (field sobriety tests [FST's]) tests prior to being arrested and handcuffed?
yes / no
I don't know | not applicable
Refused

Were you ordered or did you do them voluntarily?
Ordered / Voluntary

Please select the field sobriety tests you were ordered to perform (check all that apply)
Did not take any field tests
Follow a pen, finger, or other object with your eyes
Standing with my head titled back and eyes closed, feet together
Standing on one foot for a period of time
Patting your hands together
Counting on your fingers
Saying or writing the ABC's
Walking a straight line, or heel-to-toe
Touching your nose with finger
Other (please indicate what they made you do)


Did the officer advise you that tests were 100% optional and that no penalty would result from not doing them?
yes / no

Did you fail to satisfactorily perform the balance and coordination tests as demonstrated to you by the officer?
yes / no
I don't know | not applicable

Did you blow into a field breathalyzer or hand-held type gadget?
yes / no

If you know, what was the result of the hand-held breathalyzer gadget test?


Did the officer advise you that you could refuse to take the hand-held gadget breath test?
yes / no
I don't know | not applicable

Did you take a blood, breath or urine chemical test? (check all that apply)
none
Blood
Breath
Urine
I don't know | not applicable

Did you take the chemical test within 2 hours of driving?
yes / no
I don't know | not applicable

If you took at least one chemical test, did you elect (choose for yourself) the chemical test?
yes / no
I don't know | not applicable

If you took at least one chemical test, enter the test(s) and the results you know:


If you are charged with refusing a chemical test, where or when did you supposedly refuse?
I took the chemical test.
He/she told me I would have my license suspended if I refused, and I refused anyway.
I refused during the initial vehicle stop or contact with the cop.
I refused when they handcuffed me.
I refused in the patrol car.
I refused in the patrol car, on the ride to the chemical test location.
I refused at the chemical test location.
I refused everything from the beginning.
I refused when he first stopped me.
I refused when we were doing the field tests.
I refused when at the station, but he didn't tell me I would loose my license if I refused.
He/she told me I could refuse the test when he used a hand-held breathalyzer, so I did.
He/she never told me I had to take a test and he didn't tell me I would loose my license for refusing.

If you refused, but later changed your mind, please give details:

What type of law enforcement officer was the arresting officer?
Highway Patrolman/Trooper
Local Sheriff Deputy
City Police Officer
Other Law Enforcement Officer

Please input the arresting officer's last name and badge or serial number:


Please input the testing officer's last name and badge or serial number:


Please input the agency that the officer worked for (i.e. Austin Police Department):


Did the officer treat you fairly and professionally?
yes / no

Please enter any comments about the officer below:

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