To: MRMEAN
Being intoxicated to the point of presenting a danger to yourself or others is grounds for arrest.That is the Law in Texas, and that is what the State must prove.
Request a jury trial and have everyone with you testify in your behalf (if you really weren't dangerous). Its not an easy thing to prove.
To: Doe Eyes
I suspect, that, like with DUI, it's "guilty until proven innocent," and that once the cop "articulates" that someone is intoxicated, by claiming that the arrestee had "Loud or slurred speech, exaggerated movements and unsteady balance..." that in the Texas courts that will be equivalent to "presenting a danger..." -- but I agree, that's what people should do, take the JBTs to court and make them prove it.
239 posted on
03/24/2006 9:52:17 PM PST by
MRMEAN
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