DWI With Multiple Child Passengers - Part 7

 Posted on June 04, 2024 in Uncategorized

A felony DWI charge involving multiple child passengers can sound like a very bad DWI charge. The prosecution's inevitable stance will be that the conduct exposed multiple children to harm, making the crime much more reprehensible than the basic misdemeanor DWI charge. But the same circumstances that make a felony DWI with child passengers charge appear especially reprehensible could, with a skilled Houston, TX DWI defense lawyer’s representation, turn a case more to the defendant's favor. It is possible to defeat this charge entirely, or in some cases, to have it reduced to a misdemeanor DWI. 

Defense Themes for DWI With Child Passengers Charges

Many DWI arrests occur after the defendant has just left a bar, club, or other social outing. Parents, though, generally transport their children for very different, and arguably much better, reasons. Your DWI arrest with your children may have occurred not coming home from a bar or club but instead on the way to or from school, grocery shopping, medical care, visits with relatives, or other laudable and even important family activities. 

Your transport of your children, although allegedly while intoxicated, may have indicated your good responsibility for and clear accountability to your family duties, just the sort of thing that judges, jurors, and even prosecutors tend to recognize as beneficial to society and worthy of society's support and indulgence. Trust DWI defense attorney Doug Murphy to articulate an appropriate defense theme to counteract the potentially damaging inferences others may draw from a felony DWI with child passengers charge.

Contact a Harris County, TX DWI Attorney

Facing a felony DWI charge involving multiple child passengers is a daunting situation requiring the utmost attention, commitment, and care. The potential penalties are enough to frighten anyone. The wisest thing to do in that situation is to retain Houston, TX DWI defense attorney Doug Murphy of Doug Murphy Law Firm, P.C. for his substantial experience and premier reputation and skills. Attorney Murphy, who regularly speaks to lawyers and judges nationwide on DWI defense issues, is one of only two attorneys holding both Texas DWI Specialist and Texas Criminal Law Specialist certifications. 

Attorney Murphy, who is also Best Lawyer's 2023 Lawyer of the Year for DWI Defense, serves on local Houston-area and statewide Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association committees and boards. Trust attorney Murphy for the premier skills, experience, and reputation you need for the best outcome to your felony DWI charges involving multiple child passengers. Contact us at 713-229-8333 for a complimentary consultation.