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Joel H Thomas Attorney at Law

3.7
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  • 408 West Market Street, Sinton, TX 78387, U.S.A.

  • Law Office with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • A law firm practicing criminal defense law.

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John H. Miller, Jr.

  • 111 N. Odem Bldg., Ste. 4, Sinton, TX 78387, U.S.A.

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  • Sinton, TX

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If I committed a 3rd degree felony, then a class C misdemeanor a month later, will that change the level of the misdemeanor?

William R. Pelger
Answered by attorney William R. Pelger
Criminal Law lawyer at Pelger Law
YOu really need to talk to a local lawyer. The new charge will not be changed because of the prior. If you pled guilty to the felony before being arrested for the new case, the sentencing guidelines may worsen for you if you plead and are sentenced on the new case. 
YOu really need to talk to a local lawyer. The new charge will not be changed because of the prior. If you pled guilty to the felony before being arrested for the new case, the sentencing guidelines may worsen for you if you plead and are sentenced on the new case. 
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Can I be pulled over for simply stopping in a street with no traffic and then asked to do field sobriety tests?

Cynthia Russell Henley
Answered by attorney Cynthia Russell Henley (Unclaimed Profile)
Criminal Law lawyer at Cynthia Henley
Whether or not you can "beat" the case depends on way too many factors that cannot be summarized in a little answer. You appearance on the video, if one was made, is a HUGE factor. Can the officer stop you for stopping in the roadway for no apparent reason? Yes. He can stop you because stopping in a moving lane of traffic is not legal, even if you are not impeding traffic. He can stop you because of welfare concerns - because what you did was not normal and he was concerned about your welfare. Once he stopped you, if he smelled alcohol on your breath, if your speech was slurred, or if there was any other reason that he thought you might be impaired, he could conduct an investigation which includes field sobriety tests and offering you a breath test. You need to hire a lawyer ASAP. There are driver's license issues at stake with strict time deadlines. You must request a hearing on your administrative license revocation matter within 15 days or your license will be suspended automatically on the 40th day after your arrest for a period of 6 months because you refused the breath test. Many lawyers use this hearing to conduct discovery on the DWI charge - to see the officer testify, etc. - to help make a decision on how to proceed on the DWI.
Whether or not you can "beat" the case depends on way too many factors that cannot be summarized in a little answer. You appearance on the video, if one was made, is a HUGE factor. Can the officer stop you for stopping in the roadway for no apparent reason? Yes. He can stop you because stopping in a moving lane of traffic is not legal, even if you are not impeding traffic. He can stop you because of welfare concerns - because what you did was not normal and he was concerned about your welfare. Once he stopped you, if he smelled alcohol on your breath, if your speech was slurred, or if there was any other reason that he thought you might be impaired, he could conduct an investigation which includes field sobriety tests and offering you a breath test. You need to hire a lawyer ASAP. There are driver's license issues at stake with strict time deadlines. You must request a hearing on your administrative license revocation matter within 15 days or your license will be suspended automatically on the 40th day after your arrest for a period of 6 months because you refused the breath test. Many lawyers use this hearing to conduct discovery on the DWI charge - to see the officer testify, etc. - to help make a decision on how to proceed on the DWI.
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How long will he actually do for signing for 2-year probation revocation, 1st time non-violent offender?

Cynthia Russell Henley
Answered by attorney Cynthia Russell Henley (Unclaimed Profile)
Criminal Law lawyer at Cynthia Henley
He will probably get a serve-all meaning that he will do his time, less good time, and not be released on parole.
He will probably get a serve-all meaning that he will do his time, less good time, and not be released on parole.