Lawyer’s Frustration: Consumer’s DWI Case Dismissed But Pct. 4 Posts Images on Social Media

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A legal protection lawyer says his shopper’s DWI case was dismissed by a choose, however Harris County Constable Precinct 4 retains posting images of him on social media.

The posts appear to point out his shopper being cuffed and being walked via a discipline sobriety take a look at.

In the event you comply with native regulation enforcement social media pages, you’ll have seen the Fb posts for the Harris County Constables’ Precinct 4 workplace. The web page is energetic, with greater than 20 posts made on Friday alone.

“There is no such thing as a disclaimer that it is simply accusations, that everybody is harmless till confirmed responsible,” legal protection legal professional Michael Stoll stated.

Stoll stated he took explicit concern with two posts that featured his shopper. The primary is from December sixth, Stoll stated, when his shopper was pulled over and accused of driving beneath the affect.

“There was no language that he was charged for DWI for allegedly violating the regulation. It was simply here is a drunk driver we pulled off the street,” Stoll stated.

Stoll stated a choose dismissed his shopper’s case earlier than he bonded out. Court docket information present the choose discovered no possible trigger.

In line with Stoll, he commented beneath the Pct. 4 put up, asking that it’s eliminated, however it was not.

Stoll then stated, to his shock, his shopper’s images had been posted once more, naming him as one among 28 suspected drunk drivers Pct. 4 arrested prior to now few days.

“These posts will reside on perpetually, and when you will have a shopper whose case has been dismissed. Two years later, he would possibly get googled, and it’ll pop up, and there’s no rationalization our shoppers may give aside from the truth that it was dismissed,” Stoll stated.

Johnathan White is a fellow legal protection legal professional who works with Stoll. He stated he understands regulation enforcement wanting to tell the general public about their work, however stated he takes concern with Pct. 4’s strategy.

“I do not like the general public shaming side of it. After we’re placing faces and identifiable info, it modifications issues,” White stated.

ABC13 reached out to Pct. 4 and was informed it could possibly’t monitor all social feedback and was unaware of the request to take away the put up. Stoll spoke to Pct. 4 at this time, however the workplace right here tells ABC13 they do not know if the put up will come down and that the case has been refiled.

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