Criminal Defense Case Results

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 6

Allegations

After a single-vehicle crash into a utility pole, officers conducted field sobriety tests. The client fell during testing and had visible bruising and a recent head impact, along with documented balance and orthopedic issues. Police later obtained a warrant for a blood draw after alleging a breath-test refusal. We obtained the bodycam and dashcam, secured the 911 audio, and subpoenaed the blood lab records. Citing accident-related injuries and medical history, we challenged the reliability of the testing. The state reduced the case to a lesser charge with deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Comal County, County Court at Law 3

Allegations

After a traffic stop for an expired registration, the officer put our client through field sobriety tests in the cold while the client was visibly shivering and wearing flat skate shoes. The client declined breath and blood testing, a warrant was obtained, and a blood draw later came back only slightly over the legal limit. We pulled the videos and lab records, documented how the conditions could affect performance, and emphasized the narrow margin on the blood result. We negotiated deferred adjudication with probation and an interlock requirement, keeping a conviction off the record upon successful completion.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, CCL10

Allegations

Police found the client asleep in a drive thru and made a DWI arrest. The client declined field sobriety tests, and a blood sample was taken under a warrant several hours later. We obtained patrol and body cam video and the lab packet, focusing on the multi hour delay before the draw and the lab's stated measurement uncertainty around a reported high BAC. We pressed those issues in negotiations. A reduction was not offered, but we secured straight probation with no jail time.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #9

Allegations

After a single vehicle crash, the client was arrested for DWI. They were taken for medical evaluation first, and a later breath test came back just over the limit. Years later, a missed court date and issues from an old monitoring program led to a warrant, and the client was picked up during a routine stop. We obtained the reports and testing records, stressing the delay between incident and test and the borderline reading. We addressed the compliance history and presented mitigation on recent progress. The prosecution agreed to a reduction with a sentence of time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #4

Allegations

Police responded to a minor collision and later linked our client to the vehicle. The client declined field sobriety tests and refused a breath sample, so officers obtained a warrant and drew blood at a hospital. We challenged the identification of the driver, scrutinized the basis for the arrest, and dissected the blood-warrant affidavit and collection process. Using those evidentiary weaknesses, we negotiated a resolution that avoided jail. The result was a probation sentence.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC7

Allegations

The individual was arrested after a minor contact with another vehicle. Officers quickly removed the driver and ran field sobriety tests on a steep, sloped sidewalk, then obtained jail breath samples with mixed results. We secured the police report, video and breath-testing records, and challenged the reliability of sobriety testing performed on uneven ground and the weight the state placed on the breath numbers. While negotiating, we protected driving privileges through the ALR process and managed interlock compliance. The case resolved with deferred adjudication.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 6

Allegations

The case began after a crash where the client clipped a stalled vehicle in rainy conditions. There was no traffic stop; officers contacted her at the scene and she acknowledged having had wine earlier. Field sobriety tests were conducted on wet pavement while she was barefoot, and a warrant blood draw was taken at a hospital after a significant delay. We obtained the reports and video, highlighted the adverse testing conditions and timing gap before the sample, and challenged the reliability of the impairment evidence. The prosecution agreed to reduce the charge.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Travis County, 450th District Court

Allegations

Police responded to a minor parking lot collision. Officers noted the odor of alcohol, slurred speech, and swaying, found open containers, and reported poor performance on roadside tests. The client refused a breath test, a blood warrant was obtained, and the result was high. We obtained and reviewed body and dash video, scrutinized the test instructions and blood draw process, and addressed the license case while preparing to litigate. In parallel, we built mitigation through interlock and SCRAM compliance, a treatment evaluation, IOP, steady AA, and employment. After sustained negotiation, the client received probation instead of incarceration.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 6

Allegations

Police responded to a minor collision and reported an odor of alcohol. After one finger or eye test, the driver declined further roadside tests and was arrested, with a blood draw taken under a warrant. We moved quickly, filed for discovery, and set the license hearing on time, subpoenaing the arresting officer. We flagged a discrepancy in paperwork that claimed a breath request the client never received, noted the limited field testing, and requested medical records documenting an eye condition that could affect tracking tests. Leveraging those issues and the no injuries context, we negotiated deferred adjudication.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 7

Allegations

After a traffic stop for an improper turn, the client was investigated for DWI. Officers had the client perform field sobriety tests and obtained a consensual blood draw. We obtained the reports and body cam video and focused on the narrow basis for the stop and how the roadside tests were administered. The client quickly installed an ignition interlock and complied with pretrial monitoring. We documented that compliance and pressed those points in negotiations. The case resolved with straight probation on a second-offense DWI, keeping the client out of jail.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 4

Allegations

A late-night traffic stop for speeding and crossing a line led to a DWI arrest. The client performed roadside tests and later consented to a breath test that read 0.09. At the jail the breath machine shut down mid-test and was reset. We obtained the dash and bodycam along with jail footage, then challenged compliance with the required observation period and breath-test procedures. Using the borderline BAC and those irregularities, we negotiated a reduction to obstruction of a highway with deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Atascosa County, County Court at Law

Allegations

The case began after a late-night single-car crash on a rural, unlit road. A crash-alert system notified police, who arrived to find our client at the scene. No roadside sobriety tests were conducted, and the arrest was made largely on the officer’s opinion. The client declined a breath test, and a warrant blood draw occurred several hours later. We obtained the videos and reports, underscoring the poor lighting, the absence of standardized testing, and the delay before the sample. Confronted with these weaknesses, the state agreed to probation.