Defense Attorney Charged With DWI

HIGH PROFILE DEFENSE LAWYER ROBERT GORENCE IS NOW CHARGED WITH DWI AND POSSESSION OF AN OPEN CONTAINER. THIS AFTER HE WAS PULLED OVER BY BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ON I-25 IN ALBUQUERQUE ON APRIL 13TH. THE ENCOUNTER WITH POLICE WAS CAPTURED ON DASH CAM VIDEO, SHOWING GORENCE DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR ON I-25 AND SWERVING.

WHEN HE WAS PULLED OVER, GORENCE TOLD DEPUTIES THAT HE’D JUST LEFT A NORTHEAST HEIGHTS BAR BUT HAD NOT HAD ANY ALCOHOL. HE WAS GIVEN A SOBRIETY TEST, DURING WHICH STUMBLED … THEN TELLS DEPUTIES HE CANNOT REMEMBER THE ALPHABET WHEN HE’S TOLD TO RECITE IT. GORENCE ALSO REFUSED TO TAKE A BREATHALYZER TEST.

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