Jill Daniels recently retained us to represent her in connection with the DWI charge against her in Travis County (this case has been assigned Cause No. 236218 and is before the County Court at Law #5). I met with Jill this morning to review her case and discuss our options. Although her blood alcohol level was significant when she was arrested last week, this is her first DWI offense and she has a clean criminal record. I think we will be able to negotiate a plea agreement with the County Attorney. Jill has agreed to this approach over trial. I will meet with the County Attorney next week to discuss this matter and hopefully reach an agreement.
In order to facilitate my meeting, I’d like you to prepare both a Plea Agreement and a “Plea of Guilty or No Contest, Admonishments, Voluntary Statements, Waivers and Stipulations.” These should be done as two separate documents. The Travis County Courts webpage (www.traviscountytx.gov/courts) has forms and examples you can use to put these together. The Plea Agreement should be done as a new Word document you put together and format based on the example available on the Travis County Courts webpage. Please make sure the style is like what we’ve used from the O’Connor’s book, but otherwise format it like the example online with signature lines for myself, our client and the County Attorney. No need for a signature block for me. Jill indicated that she would agree to 20 months of probation, a $400 fine, 80 hours of Community Service Restitution, completing a DWI education course within 180 days, and payment of all necessary Court costs. The Plea of Guilty is a PDF fillable form on the Travis County Courts webpage. For this document, do not create a new document, but fill in what you can on the form.
Please charge your time for this work. Many thanks!
Jill Daniels recently retained us to represent her in connection with the DWI charge against her in Travis County (this case has been assigned Cause No. 236218 and is before the County Court at Law #5). I met with Jill this morning to review her case and discuss our options. Although her blood a
