Common DWI Defenses

Challenging Evidence in Your Texas DWI

Effective Strategies by Proven Criminal Defense Lawyers

Field sobriety tests, breathalyzers, intoxylizer, breath test, videotape, witness accounts, scene photos. The same tools law enforcement uses as a basis for drunk driving arrests may in fact be the key to winning your case. Our attorneys are especially skilled at examining the evidence in a DWI and exposing weaknesses in the prosecution's case.

Serving Dallas County and Collin County, the law firm of Christopher N. Hoover, P.C. is uniquely qualified and we handle only DWI cases. Contact us immediately, no matter how hopeless you think your case may be. We fight to avoid conviction or work out the lowest possible penalties. The firm has a long record of success stories, including many dismissed cases and jury trial acquittals.

Field Sobriety Tests

Roadside tests (the walk and turn, the one leg stand, reciting the alphabet) are relied upon by law enforcement to gauge whether a person is drunk. But these exercises are not reliable indicators - studies have proven that even a sober person will "fail" standard field sobriety tests (SFST) nearly half of the time. In about 80 percent of cases, the arresting officer improperly administers the test, drawing unsupportable conclusions. Our firm has had considerable success in excluding this evidence from court proceedings through motions to dismiss. Christopher Hoover certified in standard field sobriety testing through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This is the same training law enforcement officers receive to identify potentially drunk drivers during traffic stops. In fact, Chris Hoover is a Certified Field Sobriety Instructor.

Blood-Alcohol Breath Tests

Mr. Hoover was the first attorney in Texas certified as an operator of the Intoxilyzer 5000, a breathalyzer widely used by police. He personally owns several machines - latest "5000-N" that measure blood-alcohol content (BAC), and understands the complex molecular science used to extrapolate intoxication levels from a person's breath. He is familiar with the many factors that can throw off the reading, making a sober driver appear to be over the legal limit of .08 BAC. Mr. Hoover has tried many breath test cases, successfully arguing that the device was administered incorrectly, was not calibrated, or that any number of substances caused a false reading (e.g., dental appliances, acid reflux medications like Prilosec or Zantac, the chemical powder from airbag deployment). Some of the most common occupations that may cause a false breath test readings are, workers on oil rigs, in body shops and in nail salons (manicurists).

Videotape Evidence

Police squad cars are equipped with the latest digital video recording cameras, dash-mounted cameras, to record traffic stops and field sobriety tests. We also have the latest technology to view all police video software recording programs. At Christopher N. Hoover, P.C., we always obtain this video evidence to see if it will be helpful in defending our clients. We have successfully employed video to show that the officer improperly administered tests, or to let a jury decide if the defendant performed as poorly as the police report indicated.

Mr. Hoover and his attorneys have helped hundreds of clients win their cases or obtain lesser penalties by successfully challenging the evidence. One client whose BAC tested at .23 - three times the legal limit - escaped conviction because of Mr. Hoover's skills and investigation of the incident.

We can't promise that your case will be dismissed, or that you will be acquitted by a jury. But we will aggressively pursue every possibility. In a FREE consultation, we will examine the facts of your case and give an honest opinion of the likely outcome for your case. Contact us now at 1-888-252-4DWI. We accept credit cards and can meet clients at our McKinney or Dallas offices. Our goal is to win "when results truly matter".