Brownsville Herald
Former state lawmaker Rene Oliveira has filed motions calling his arrest unlawful and challenging the legality of a warrant used to test his blood after the Brownsville Police Department arrested him on driving while intoxicated in April 2018.
County-Court-at-Law No. 1 Judge Arturo A. McDonald was scheduled on Thursday afternoon to consider motions to suppress evidence obtained after Oliveira’s arrest and to suppress evidence obtained from a blood analyses that revealed the former lawmaker’s blood alcohol level, as well as showing that he tested positive for a drug that prosecutors have not publicly identified.
However, McDonald said the motion to suppress evidence obtained after his arrest will be postponed because Oliveira’s defense attorney, Ed Stapleton, has not been able to view body camera video of the arrest because he is unable to open the video format the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office has the video saved in.
Assistant District Attorney Rehaman Merchant told McDonald he will meet with Stapleton and allow the attorney to view the video and convert it into a format that will work for him.
Merchant entered the alcohol and drug results as exhibits during the hearing, but McDonald sealed them at Stapleton’s request. The defense attorney asked McDonald to seal those results to protect Oliveira’s privacy. Merchant said he was not opposed to the results being sealed.
Separately, McDonald said he will rule on the motion to suppress evidence obtained from the blood analyses at a later date.
The Brownsville Police Department arrested Oliveira on April 28 at his residence and charged him with drunken driving.
A police report indicates that Oliveira left Cobbleheads just before 10:30 p.m. on April 28, 2018, before he crashed into a vehicle stopped at a light on the 800 block of Boca Chica Boulevard.
Former state lawmaker Rene Oliveira has filed motions calling his arrest unlawful and challenging the legality of a warrant used to test his blood after the Brownsville Police Department arrested him on driving while intoxicated in April 2018.County-Court-at-Law No. 1 Judge Arturo A. McDonald was scheduled on Thursday afternoon to consider motions to suppress evidence obtained after Oliveira’s arrest and to suppress evidence obtained from a blood analyses that revealed the former lawmaker’s blood alcohol level, as well as showing that he tested positive for a drug that prosecutors have not publicly identified.
However, McDonald said the motion to suppress evidence obtained after his arrest will be postponed because Oliveira’s defense attorney, Ed Stapleton, has not been able to view body camera video of the arrest because he is unable to open the video format the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office has the video saved in.
Assistant District Attorney Rehaman Merchant told McDonald he will meet with Stapleton and allow the attorney to view the video and convert it into a format that will work for him.
Merchant entered the alcohol and drug results as exhibits during the hearing, but McDonald sealed them at Stapleton’s request. The defense attorney asked McDonald to seal those results to protect Oliveira’s privacy. Merchant said he was not opposed to the results being sealed.
Separately, McDonald said he will rule on the motion to suppress evidence obtained from the blood analyses at a later date.
The Brownsville Police Department arrested Oliveira on April 28 at his residence and charged him with drunken driving.
A police report indicates that Oliveira left Cobbleheads just before 10:30 p.m. on April 28, 2018, before he crashed into a vehicle stopped at a light on the 800 block of Boca Chica Boulevard.
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6 comments:
He's another alcohol fan, Montoya. Like you! smh
THIS SHIT HEAD IS PUSHING HIS WEIGHT AROUND WITH HIS ATTORNEY OF RECORD....OF COURSE HE IS GOING TO USE ANY LOOP HOLDS HE CAN FIND ON THE PROBABLE CAUSE ISSUES!!!! HOPING THE INVESTIGATING OFFICERS OF THIS ACCIDENT/ARREST HAVE FOLLOW THROUGH WITH ALL OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE/SUPPORTING EVIDENCE AND PROPERLY SHOWED PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE ARREST AND WARRANT?????? IT'S ALL UP TO THE STATE PROSECUTOR ON HOW HE OR SHE PRESENTS OR ARGUES THE CASE TO THE COURT????? I THINK THIS SHIT HEAD WILL GET AWAY WITH THIS CHARGE....AND THE JUDGE WILL RULE IN FAVOR FOR THIS SHIT HEAD???? I HOPE THE JUDGE WILL RULE ON THE LAW AND NOT POLITICALITY!!!!! WE'LL SEE...TEFLON SHIT HEAD GETS AWAY WITH IT AGAIN!!!!! THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE IS GOING TO HAPPEN!!!!!! COPPLEHEAD HERE I COME AGAIN....SAYS THE THIS SHIT HEAD!!!!!
THERE IS NO JUSTICE HERE ONLY FOR THE RICH AND FAMOUS AND FOR THE POOR AND UNKNOWN THEY CAN ALL JUST GO TO JAIL.
Rene Oliviera is worthless. He was worthless as a legislator and is worthless now. He should be treated like any other citizen who is arrested for DWI. He should not be given special privileges. Rene is a DICK and should be treated any other DICK. Try him and get it over with. The problem is that all the judges are part of the corruption and they don't want to be put in a situation where they would have to render a a fair judgement...GUILTY! The Cameron County Judicial System is corrupt from Sheriff to District Attorney to the Judges.
Rene how about a little white polvo? Nose candy? Dont tell me you are n Honest Ex state rep and attorney too just like Luis Saenz our DA? Things go better with Coca-Cola?
He hits a pregnant lady from behind in his car and is stupid enough to get out and leave his card with female he hit and just leaves. Drop the DWI charges and charge him with article 22-1 Super sonic stupid idiot. What a pendejo, There are not enough words.
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