Texas DWI Against Judge Dismissed

Case of drunk driving in Texas thrown out for lack of evidence.

A special prosecutor has dismissed charges of driving while intoxicated in Texas against a state district judge. While refusing to elaborate, the reason given was insufficient evidence.

Longtime judge Raymond Angelini was charged with drunk driving in San Antonio after police officers stopped him for weaving in traffic. Angelini, 57, reportedly had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. He needed to use the car door to remain standing and he failed a field sobriety test. While admitting to having ‘maybe three drinks’, he refused to submit to a breath test.

Angelini’s Texas DWI defense attorney said that a video taken an hour after the arrest showed that his client was “clearly not intoxicated.” The defense also brought into question the credibility of one of the arresting officers.

A special prosecutor was assigned to the case after the District Attorney filed a motion to recuse the office because of professional connections with Angelini. A separate administrative law judge ruled that Angelini could continue to hear criminal cases, just not those involving the officers who arrested him.

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