Texas Attorney Arrested For Cocaine Possession in Court

We caution the reader that one is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in court. But if the following allegations turn out to be true, it is once again proof that substance abuse and addiction does not discriminate on the basis of education, class, or profession.

Given the immense stress that attorneys face in the legal profession, they tend to suffer higher rates of alcohol abuse. When attorneys turn to illegal drugs, the substance of choice is normally cocaine. That may be the case concerning a lawyer from Texas. An attorney from Corpus Christi - who happens to be 70-years old - was in court for a pre-trial docket call for his own trial for possession of a controlled substance. But he is accused of failing a drug test and was about to be jailed. Must have been for breaking the terms of bail. Officers said he had cocaine on him so he was arrested. The story, photos, and a video is here.

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Texas Judge Arrested For Driving While Intoxicated - Again

According to KGBT-TV Channel 4 ("Action 4 News"), a Texas municipal judge from Mercedes was recently arrested for his third drunk driving incident.

The judge, Rogelio Garcia, was pulled over after state troopers caught him speeding. He failed a field sobriety test, and then refused to submit to a breath test. The troopers said he appeared highly intoxicated. Because this is his third arrest for DWI, he faces a felony DWI this time around.

Garcia was first arrested for DWI in 1984. He was convicted and got two years probation. His second arrest was in 1995. For that DWI he was convicted in 1996 and received one year probation and a $350 fine.

In the Marine Corps, one DWI is called an alcohol related incident. It is an episode of substance abuse. Three such incidents and the abuser will be screened for alcoholism. This in no way implies or suggests that the judge here is alcohol dependent. But just maybe he should reflect upon his conduct. For the rest of us, we can reflect upon what three arrests would do to our families and professional life.




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