Felix Rippy Criminal Law Blog

Although statistics show 93% of folks who refuse to blow after a DWI stop actually lose their ALR hearing and their license, at least 7% win.  One who won recently was represented by our firm and it was very important since he is a fireman and his commercial driver's license is crucial to his job...and thanks to us remains so.... Read More

The statistics say that 93% of people lose their ALR hearing, which makes one ask, in Texas, how much of a hearing is that really?  Is the ALR judge really listening to both sides, or is there really probable cause to pull over 93% of folks who get pulled over? At any rate, after winning one of these hearings recently, the DPS issue was "who has the burden to get the license back?"  The answer is that if there is no probable cause to pull someone over, then the burden in on D... Read More

Just had a great Travis County result in which probationer who was on Deferred Adjudication was replaced on deferred adjudication despite a DWI arrest...what this shows is that prosecutors really won't proceed with a revocation in a case where the "new offense" is a not guilty,... Read More