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by Collin County DWI attorney Troy P. Burleson

As we have reported here many times, local counties are implementing “no refusal” weekends in which a person who is accused of drunk driving will be forced to give a blood sample if they refuse a breath test. The purpose of these “no refusal” weekends is two fold. The first is to reduce the number of drunk drivers and the second is to attempt to force more people to plea guilty and not fight their case in trial.

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by Collin, Dallas and Denton County DWI Attorney Troy Burleson

Collin, Dallas and Denton County mandatory DWI blood tests: As I have reported in multiples posts, local counties are experimenting with mandatory blood tests from citizens suspected of DWI who refuse a breath test. These mandatory blood draws are likely to be challenged on state and United States constitutional grounds. As counties increasingly use this overly invasive tactic (forcible inserting a needle into citizens' veins), challenges to these policies are sure to follow.

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