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Texas Lawyer report most detail so far in Glickler case.
A probable cause affidavit in Texas v. Glickler, filed in Hays County Court-at-Law No. 1, said that an
officer at 11:30 p.m. on May 26, 2015, saw a Hyundai Santa Fe speeding on the highway, changing lanes without signaling and swerving between lanes. The officer pulled over the vehicle and smelled alcohol on the driver.
The driver identified himself as “County Judge David Glickler” and gave the officer his driver’s license and a business card.
Glickler’s eyes were “bloodshot and watery, his face was flushed and he seemed nervous and frustrated,” the affidavit said. He was sweating profusely. He said he had “a few beers more than two hours prior to the traffic stop,” according to the affidavit.
The officer asked Glickler to get out and noticed he “was very deliberate when taking steps and seemed to have to focus on his feet. He was very unsteady while walking and swayed once standing still,” the affidavit said.
During two field sobriety tests he showed signs of intoxication: he stopped walking, stepped off the line, used his arms for balance, swayed and put his foot down. Glickler refused to give a blood and breath sample.
Based on the tests and signs of intoxication, the officer determined that Glickler was intoxicated and arrested him.
According to a March 3 state’s motion in limine, officers discussed getting a search warrant for Glickler’s blood, but they couldn’t do it because no judge or magistrate was available to review a search warrant application.
