Criminal Defense Case Results

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Continuous Violence Against the Family

Location

Tarrant County, CDC1

Allegations

Police alleged our client committed two separate assaults in a domestic setting, and the State filed a continuous family violence charge. From the start, we treated it as a credibility case. We interviewed multiple witnesses who described the complainant as the initial aggressor in one incident and gave conflicting versions of what happened. We organized those statements against the reports and highlighted gaps in the timeline and proof of the required pattern. After sustained negotiations as the file changed hands, the State dismissed the case.

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Assault by Contact (Class C)

Location

Williamson County, Hutto Municipal Court

Allegations

At a construction site, a delivery worker threw a strap that nearly struck our client's vehicle. After a heated exchange, the other man advanced, and the client pushed him away. Police issued a Class C assault citation. We secured the reports and statements, showing the contact was brief, defensive, and caused no injury, with evidence that the other party moved toward the client. We presented these weaknesses to the prosecutor, and the state dismissed the case.

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Assault - Family Violence (Misdemeanor)

Location

Tarrant County, CCC5

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic dispute after a family member called for help, and our client was arrested for assault. We documented that the complainant had been the aggressor, including prior threats and hostile behavior, and that our client stepped in to protect another relative. We gathered and presented witness accounts that corroborated that sequence of events. We compiled these credibility issues and pressed the prosecution on their evidentiary gaps. Confronted with those weaknesses, the state dismissed the case.

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Assault on a Pregnant Person (Felony)

Location

Bexar County, Pre-Indictment Court

Allegations

The client called police to have his pregnant partner leave after a dispute at a residence. Officers saw a red mark on her hand and arrested him for assault on a pregnant person. We acted pre-indictment, secured the reports, body-cam and 911 audio, and showed he was the one seeking help. The materials aligned with his account that contact happened as he shut a bathroom door while being followed, pointing to an accidental injury. The complainant also expressed she did not want prosecution, and the state dismissed the case.

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Assault - Family Violence (Misdemeanor)

Location

Travis County, None

Allegations

During a drive with acquaintances, a passenger became combative and struck our client's partner inside the vehicle. He pulled over and separated them, removing the passenger to stop the attack, then took her home. Shortly after, a third party sent messages reporting that the same passenger was now assaulting them as well. We gathered those texts, the partner's account, and evidence that our client acted to prevent harm. Faced with these contradictions, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Assault Causing Bodily Injury

Location

Travis County, Pflugerville Municipal Court

Allegations

The case arose from a heated encounter during a vehicle tow where the complainant accused our client of pushing him. We obtained the offense report, dash videos, and the only body camera file. The body cam captured no interaction, and the car videos were too distant and lacked useful audio. The report’s reference to incriminating footage did not match what actually existed. Several bystanders told officers there was no physical contact. We set the case for trial and pressed the credibility and proof gaps, and the prosecution dismissed the charge.

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Assault Causing Bodily Injury

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

Police were called to a bar incident where our client was accused of striking security after being stopped from leaving with a drink. Because the client remembered little, we obtained the probable cause affidavit, body cams, and sought any surveillance. In the paperwork we flagged contradictions, including a line suggesting the caller, not the accused, was slurring. We paired those weaknesses with mitigation, submitting character letters, employment proof, and proactive classes and service. The state dismissed the case.

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Assault Causing Bodily Injury

Location

Tarrant County, D297

Allegations

During a mental health crisis at a healthcare facility, staff alleged our client struck an employee. An earlier police contact that day ended without charges, and the later arrest relied largely on a brief accusation and the client’s confused yes responses. We gathered treatment records, medication logs, and photos documenting the client’s own injuries, and obtained discovery including reports and body cam. We presented the mental health context, lack of observable injury, and credibility concerns to the prosecutor and pushed for a therapeutic path. The case was moved into a diversion track, and the client received pre-trial diversion.

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Assault - Family Violence by Impeding Breath or Circulation

Location

Hays County, 274th District Court

Allegations

The client was picked up on an old warrant from a domestic dispute involving a former partner. Officers alleged strangulation after noting the complainant’s red eyes, but there were no documented injuries, and both accounts reportedly aligned that the contact was a push during an argument. We scrutinized the state’s reports for any proof of impeded breathing and found the evidence thin. We compiled those weaknesses and credibility issues and presented them to the prosecutor. Unable to reliably prove the essential elements, the state dismissed the case.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Bexar County, CCL7

Allegations

After an argument at a hotel parking lot following a night out, a bystander called 911 and officers arrested our client for family violence based on the initial statement and minor scrapes reported. We moved quickly, requesting body cam, 911 audio, and reports, and sought any hotel surveillance before it could be overwritten. The complainant later submitted an affidavit of nonprosecution, which we delivered to the prosecutor, and we documented the client’s counseling efforts and character references. Faced with shaky evidence and no cooperation, the state dismissed the case.

Charge

Continuous Violence Against the Family

Location

Tarrant County, D396

Allegations

The case began after police responded to a domestic dispute at a residence. Officers alleged multiple incidents within a short span and the state filed Continuous Violence Against the Family. We obtained the body cam videos and reports, mapped the timeline the state relied on, and compared statements from the incident to later interviews, highlighting inconsistencies and thin corroboration. The complaining witness later expressed she did not want to press the case, which we documented. Leveraging those weaknesses and mitigation, we negotiated deferred probation, avoiding a felony conviction.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Tarrant County, CCC5

Allegations

During a domestic dispute, an argument over a phone was reported as an assault. The client promptly gave his statement to police, and a relative on scene supported that version. We secured the 911 audio, body cam, and the complainant’s phone recording, then lined them up against later interviews that conflicted with the original report. The complainant also later indicated she did not wish to proceed. Leveraging those weaknesses, we negotiated deferred probation, avoiding jail and giving the client a path to resolve the case.