Olney, TX DWI Law Firms & Lawyers

Without knowin additional details regarding your case, the county, and court you are in, it is impossible to predict. However, it is not a good idea to just pay the fine for a DWI offense without having a lawyer review the evidence, facts and circumstances of your case. You may have defenses. You may be able to keep it off of your record completely - with no prior criminal history, or even no prior DWI's, you may have options available to you as a first time offender.   Even a conviction for a DWI can have lifelong consequences. Hire a lawyer you trust to defend your case. If you cannot afford a lawyer, consult with your appointed attorney before you make a decision.  Good luck. 

Judges do not sign probable cause charges. Charges at signed by prosecutors, and the judge may find based upon the allegations contained in the charging document that there is probable cause to bind the defendant over. But if the judge finds that the charging document does not contain facts sufficient to establish probable cause, she/he will release the defendant at arraignment.

The attorney is typically the person who will access to the State's file. They're not going to release their evidence to a non-lawyer, for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, you won't be able-on your own-to determine whether he's "innocent," or not, if and until an attorney reviews their file. Usually, you don't see an arrest for DUI and tampering. DUI is a class c offense, which would apply in the case of a 19 year-old stopped for suspicion of DWI (DUI is the offense applicable to underage drivers - the burden of proof required to convict a person of DUI is not the same as that which is required to convict an adult of DWI). If the officer was able to articulate "any detectable amount" of alcohol, then your son could in fact be guilty of DUI. Tampering, in these situations, usually implies a person destroyed potential evidence. If it was a drug case, and, for example, he swallowed whatever the substance was, that would considered tampering. And there is no such thing as an inconclusive breath test. It's either above the limit; or not. Again, the "limit," or 0.08 g/ml, does not apply in a DUI case.  Mostly, I've offered a bunch of educated guesses, given the limited facts provided. An attorney would very likely be able to answer more intelligently with additional information.