Collin, Dallas or Denton County, Texas DWI Lawyer: Filing of a DWI
After an arrest, the arresting officer will complete a written report and send it, along with any videos and blood/breath test results, to the District Attorney’s office in the county of the arrest. Once the evidence arrives at the DA’s office, attorneys in the intake division review the evidence and decide whether or not to accept the case for prosecution and file an “Information” with the court (this is the misdemeanor process) or submit the information to a grand jury for an indictment (this is the felony process).
Very rarely, cases are dismissed by the district attorney. The district attorney will accept the case for prosecution in almost EVERY DWI case. If you have been arrested for a misdemeanor DWI, it usually takes 20-40 days from the date of your arrest before the case is filed and you are issued your first court date. The felony process is much longer and it can be several months before your case is presented to a grand jury and you are issued a court date.
