A Guide to Search Results for "DWI Texas"
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The search term "DWI Texas" is a specific reference to the crime of "Driving While Intoxicated" (abbreviated DWI) in the state of Texas, which is codified at Section 49.04 of the Texas Penal Code. Under Texas state law, a first offense for DWI is a "Class B Misdemeanor," punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000.00, confinement in the county jail for a term of not less than 72 hours nor more than six months, and community service of not less than 24 hours nor more than 100 hours. A second offense is a "Class A misdemeanor," punishable by a fine not to exceed $4,000.00, confinement in the county jail for a term of not less than 72 hours nor more than one year, and community service of not less than 80 hours nor more than 200 hours. A third offense is a "Third Degree Felony," punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000.00, confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of not less than two years nor more than ten years, and community service of not less than 160 hours nor more than 600 hours. In addition to and/or in lieu of fines, incarceration, and community service, a person convicted of DWI in Texas may have their driving privilege suspended and have other terms of probation imposed.

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  • Texas DWI Law - Cases
    A collection of noteworthy DUI cases from the Law Office of E. G. "Gerry" Morris.

    [Note: Most of the high profile Texas DWI cases on the World Wide Web focus on the impact that said cases have on immigration law, as it was in the high profile cases indexed below.]

  • National Immigration Law Center - Matter of Puente-Salazar
    Summary of the Board of Immigrations Appeal decision finding that a conviction for Texas DWI can constitute an aggravated felony.
  • Ruling Denying Rehearing of United States v. Chapa-Garza
    The complete text of the Fifth Circuit's ruling denying rehearing of the decision published at 243 F.3d 921, including the dissenting opinion of Circuit Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale which objected to the published opinion's finding that Texas DWI was not a "crime of violence" for the purposes of sentence enhancements.

  • United States v. Roberto Cervantes-Nava, No. 01-50200 (5th Cir. Feb 4, 2002)
    The complete text of the revised slip opinion, later published at 281 F.3d 501, which followed the finding in Chapa-Garza that Texas DWI was not a "crime of violence" for purposes of sentence enhancements.

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