Legal Opinion
Mireles v. Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1999No. 99-0612PublishedCited by 294 opinions
1Per curiam
Albert Míreles, Jr., was stopped for speeding and arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. The arresting officer noted that Míreles had slurred speech and glassy eyes, had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath, and swayed as he walked. Míreles also failed field sobriety tests. Breath tests administered about one hour later showed Míreles’ alcohol concentration to be 0.161 and 0.162. Because Míreles had a blood-alcohol concentration above the legal limit of 0.10, 1 the Texas Department of Public Safety suspended his driver’s license. Míreles requested an administrative hearing to…
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