Author Archives: Deandra Grant

Whirlwind May

Whirlwind May

I want to thank the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and, specifically, Larry Boyd and David Burrows, for bringing me on board again this year as a Course Director for the annual DWI Defense Project.  It was an honor and a pleasure to help assemble the agenda and then have the opportunity to teach alcohol […]

Deandra Grant Named as One of Texas’ Top Rated Lawyers

Attorney Grant Is Attorney at Law Magazine's New Local Legal Authority in DWI for Collin, Dallas, and Denton Counties

Over the years, Collin County DWI Attorney Deandra M. Grant, has received many accolades and much recognition for her dedication, commitment and continued success. In 2010 Attorney Grant was listed amongst D Magazine’s Best Women Lawyers in Dallas. The following year she was recognized as one of D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas, as well […]

Minnesota Supreme Court to Rule on Intox 5000EN Admissibility

Deandra Grant

From today’s New York Times: A Lawyer in Minnesota Challenges the Accuracy of D.W.I. Breath Tests By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Published: August 19, 2011 For nearly five years, the accuracy of drunken driven tests administered with a breath testing device used by Minnesota law enforcement agencies has been in question. About 4,000 people in 69 Minnesota counties have challenged the […]

Update on Ohio’s Breath Testing Battles

Update on Ohio's Breath Testing Battles

Defense attorneys point out breath test flaws NEWARK — Would you trust a machine that is banned in other states for unreliability to test your blood-alcohol content? The state of Ohio does. In 2011, Licking County law enforcement agencies started using the Intoxilyzer 8000, a breath-alcohol testing machine manufactured by CMI Inc. in Owensburg, Ky., Newark Law […]

Gas Chromatography training at Axion Labs

I’m in Chicago attending the Gas Chromatography course at Axion Analytical Laboratory with the giants in this field, Dr. Harold McNair and Dr. Lee Polite. Gas chromatography is the testing method used to determine blood alcohol concentration in Texas when blood is drawn from a DWI suspect. This course is 5 long days of classroom […]

The Latest on Surcharge Amnesty

Deandra Grant

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is offering a discounted amnesty program for drivers whose licenses have been suspended and who owe fines and other surcharges, the Department of Public Safety said Tuesday. If payment is not received by April 17, the amnesty reduction is voided, all surcharge balances revert to the original owed amounts and suspensions are […]

A Scarlet Letter for DWI’s?

A Scarlet Letter for DWI's

One of the first crappy DWI bills for the Lege:  A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to requiring a distinctive symbol or marking on the driver’s license issued to a person convicted of certain intoxication offenses. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section […]