Ever heard of anyone being charged with DWI in federal court? Neither had I, until I learned about a police detective in El Paso, Texas, whos accused of driving drunk at Fort Bliss, a sprawling Army post.
It turns out that federal DWI charges are somewhat unusual but not unheard of. Most DWI cases are filed in state courts, not federal courts.
An El Paso, Texas, police detective faces a federal DWI charge after allegedly driving drunk at Fort Bliss, an Army post.
The defense of a DWI in federal court is really no different than it would be in state court. The evidence is the same, the standards for proving intoxication are the same and your questions on cross-examination will be virtually the same, Houston criminal defense attorney Jimmy Ardoin says.
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