Posts tagged Trial Court
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.
Do I Really Need a Houston DUI Lawyer
Feb 1st
Dealing with a DUI is stressful, so the most important thing for you to do is elax and stop worrying so that you can figure out what the next step is for you to take. After you have arranged transportation and the like after having your driver’s license suspended, that next step will probably be hiring a Houston DUI lawyer to help you with your case. DUI cases are not quite as open and shut as other traffic offenses, and can often lead to criminal convictions. In a few of the following ways, a Houston DUI lawyer can help you:
- A Houston DUI lawyer knows DUI law and, knowing that, has a better position to help you come to an understanding of it. If you’re on your own, you could find yourself learning too much of the wrong thing, but a lawyer can introduce you to specific parts of the law which apply to you and thus make you see what you’re facing so that you can prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
- A lawyer can handle the small stuff which is easy to forget during the stress and can mess your case up if you do forget. Paperwork, scheduling, phone calls, and so on.
- A lawyer is able to be your representation in trial court and defend your case in a way that can help you get less consequences.
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