I have a friend who works for the sheriffs office in one of the counties in Fort Worth. He told me that his Lieutenant on the night shift has been patrolling the local night clubs and bars pulling over people that leave the establishments late at night. If he thinks they’re intoxicated he then orders one of his subordinates to come to the scene and do the arrest and report.
I was curious if this is considered legal? Can a good DWI defense attorney have the case dismissed because the arresting officer, the subordinate who showed up after the original stop, did not witness the suspect driving drunk? The first person who pulled him/her over should be the one making the report and not someone who showed up later right?
I was curious if this is considered legal? Can a good DWI defense attorney have the case dismissed because the arresting officer, the subordinate who showed up after the original stop, did not witness the suspect driving drunk? The first person who pulled him/her over should be the one making the report and not someone who showed up later right?