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[texanjoker]

Wow... they sure don't do this to anybody else in Travis County. Is this going to be the new norm? If not it is not right IMO as she should receive the same punishment anybody else receives for this exact scenario..... The 45 days will be cut in half as well unless they don't do that for her like they would everybody else. I note the class A and suspension for 180 days. That means she must have refused the blood draw and that is why they obtained a warrant.


Lehmberg was sentenced to 45 days in jail and a $4,000 fine for the Class A misdemeanor. Additionally, she will also have her driver's license suspended for 180 days after being released from jail.

Her attorney told FOX 7 News that this is the harshest penalty for a first time DWI offender in Travis County.





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[baldeagle]

In the Navy it was known as RHIP.

[Redneck_Buddha]

Her blood draw was .23. So glad to see this as long as she's not sitting in jail on my dime.

[JALLEN]

Will she resign?

How can an incumbent District Attorney sit in jail?

What circumstances result in disbarment? Here it takes a crime of "moral turpitude" but they let you back in if you say your are sorry.

[texanjoker]

Will she resign?

How can an incumbent District Attorney sit in jail?

What circumstances result in disbarment? Here it takes a crime of "moral turpitude" but they let you back in if you say your are sorry.

She will do 1/2 time at most. I'm sure she is on vacation leave. Lets start seeing the teachers, nurses, doctors, janitors, illegals, ect get the same jail sentence..that won't happen.

[baldeagle]

Will she resign?

How can an incumbent District Attorney sit in jail?

What circumstances result in disbarment? Here it takes a crime of "moral turpitude" but they let you back in if you say your are sorry.

In Texas it takes a felony. She'll face the voters and, knowing Austin, probably get re-elected in a landslide. For Dems a conviction is a badge of honor.

[JALLEN]

Will she resign?

How can an incumbent District Attorney sit in jail?

What circumstances result in disbarment? Here it takes a crime of "moral turpitude" but they let you back in if you say your are sorry.

In Texas it takes a felony. She'll face the voters and, knowing Austin, probably get re-elected in a landslide. For Dems a conviction is a badge of honor.

IMnotalwayssoHO, she should resign from office, and be disbarred. Anyone with even a modicum of self-respect would do at least that, and most of us would be ashamed to even show our faces in public again after a stunt like that. Of course, she is a Democrat, and shame is not an emotion those folks are familiar with. Were it otherwise, Teddy Kennedy would not have died in office, and Alcee Hastings would not be a Congressman, just to name two.

[texanjoker]

Wow... during the night she was arrested she required a prostraint chair and spit sock (mask to stop spitters)?? this is a disgrace! Get a DWI..so be it, but be a person like this in jail? I can only imagine the arrest video.

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[gthaustex]

I highly doubt she will resign. If she does, Governor Perry can appoint a replacement to serve out the rest of her term. Odds are that would be a Republican...

Since the DAs office in Travis County heads up the statewide ethics commission, they can investigate ethics charges of any officeholder. My guess is that the Dems are afraid of payback for previous investigations done by the previous Travis County DA Ronnie Earle....

[JALLEN]

I highly doubt she will resign. If she does, Governor Perry can appoint a replacement to serve out the rest of her term. Odds are that would be a Republican...

Since the DAs office in Travis County heads up the statewide ethics commission, they can investigate ethics charges of any officeholder. My guess is that the Dems are afraid of payback for previous investigations done by the previous Travis County DA Ronnie Earle....

Opportunity sometimes arrives in strange and unanticipated ways.

[A-R]

Interesting read (it seems prosecutors and judges are more equal than peace officers):

http://m.statesman.com/news/news/local/ ... dwi/nXR5M/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Others said the hypocrisy of insisting others follow the law can erode moral authority. Prosecutors “have the advantage of understanding the seriousness of the crimes, the horrible things it causes,” said John Bradley, the Republican former Williamson County district attorney. “If someone commits that crime, despite having all of that knowledge, it damages the public’s perception of integrity.”

That’s why the state agency overseeing police licensing deals so harshly with officers accused of crimes, said John Helenberg, director of agency operations for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. While a felony conviction means automatic license revocation, the commission has discretion on misdemeanor convictions.

Agency records show that most officers don’t receive much sympathy, however. From 2010 through 2012, the agency heard 93 cases of licensed police or correctional officers convicted of DWI. Of those, 72 — 3 of every 4 — saw their licenses to work as law enforcement officers suspended for 10 years.

Helenberg said one reason is that a DWI conviction, in particular, would make it difficult for a police officer to be an effective trial witness. “How can he testify in a DWI case if he’s committed the same crime?”

As cases move farther away from street-level enforcement, though, how to penalize law enforcement officials whose personal misjudgments bleed into their professional lives becomes less clear. That is especially true for elected officials, whose ultimate bosses — voters — are permitted performance evaluations only every two to six years, leaving the decision of whether to stay or go in the hands of the accused.

[K.Mooneyham]

Lets be honest here. If it was a Republican who did this, there would be thunderously loud calls for resignation. But, its a Democrat, so its no big deal. That is the way it works.

[texanjoker]

Lets be honest here. If it was a Republican who did this, there would be thunderously loud calls for resignation. But, its a Democrat, so its no big deal. That is the way it works.

The democrat county commissioners have already said they will not vote to remove her.

[texanjoker]

Helenberg said one reason is that a DWI conviction, in particular, would make it difficult for a police officer to be an effective trial witness. “How can he testify in a DWI case if he’s committed the same crime?”

That's crap. Why couldn't they testify? If they merely received a DWI like the 10000's of others, then they would be in the same boat having committed a misdemeanor that unfortunately is too common place. The only difference being the LEO would also face a huge suspension (loss of pay) and possible reassignment from a good assignment, loose a promotion opportunity, ect. I have known some guys that got DUI's (CA version of TX DWI). They received 6 weeks w/o pay, took their lumps and came back to have good careers.

[tomtexan]

Lets be honest here. If it was a Republican who did this, there would be thunderously loud calls for resignation. But, its a Democrat, so its no big deal. That is the way it works.

The democrat county commissioners have already said they will not vote to remove her.

So much for accountability these days.