Posts tagged Felony
How Do I Get a DWI Expunction From My Record in Houston Texas?
Aug 24th
Reader’s Question:
I heard that my DWI charge here in Houston, Texas can be completely removed from my record. Who is entitled for this, how do I go about doing that and what are the conditions for it?
Marquis
Houston, TX
You can have your DWI charge in Houston, Texas completely removed from your record by way of expunction. Not only does it remove criminal charges from personal records but also arrests, including those of DWI and DUI. Anyone who has been placed under a noncustodial or custodial arrest for committing either a misdemeanor or felony is entitled to have all records and files relating to the arrest expunged. A person charged with DWI can do this if he/she has already been tried for the offense and acquitted by the trial court or convicted and subsequently pardoned.
If you have been released and your DWI charge has not resulted in a final conviction and is no longer pending and there was no court ordered community supervision, you are definitely entitled for expunction. After notice to the state at your request, the trial court presiding over your DWI case in which you were acquitted should enter an order of expunction for you not later than the 30th day after the date of your acquittal. Also, you should not have been convicted of a felony in the five years preceding the date of your arrest is a condition for having your DWI charge expunged.
Hiring a Houston Texas DUI Lawyer
Jul 19th
Reader’s Question:
My sister has been charged with DUI here in Houston, Texas. We have not decided whether or not we will hire a lawyer because my sister said that she can get out of this on her own. How important is having a lawyer in cases such as this?
Lindsay
Houston, TX
Often times, the importance of retaining a good DUI defense lawyer if arrested for driving under the influence is being overlooked. Since she was charged with DUI in Houston, Texas, the magnitude of having a good DUI lawyer on your sister’s side equals that of having the best doctor trying to save her life. Of course, a DUI conviction is not a matter of life or death in its literal sense, but a DUI conviction or guilty plea would definitely affect her life.
If your sister will be convicted for DUI, the most obvious effect on her life by is the punishment. Depending on whether she is guilty of a misdemeanor offense or a felony DUI offense, she would pay a fine, potentially lose her license to drive, possibly serve some sort of community service, and maybe serve some time in prison. Not to mention the fact that in Texas, the punishment escalates if the person is convicted of a DUI-related offense for the second time within a certain time frame.
These are just some of the possible consequences that your sister might be facing if she will be convicted for DUI. So, she has to think hard about the importance of having a DUI lawyer on her side.
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