Criminal Defense Case Results

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Sexual Assault of a Minor

Location

Wilson County, District Court

Allegations

The client faced a felony allegation after a delayed report involving someone they knew personally. Months later an investigator contacted the client, who voluntarily met and gave a statement. A warrant issued and the client was later arrested following an unrelated stop. We secured the discovery, mapped the timeline against the interviews, and documented major gaps tied to the late reporting and the state's proof of essential elements. We pressed the issue with the prosecution, and the case was dismissed.

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Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Location

Harris County, La Porte Municipal Court

Allegations

Following a domestic argument, our client left a vehicle with a backpack. A caller told police he had a gun, so officers stopped him, opened the bag to locate a firearm, then continued searching and cited him for a small pipe. We obtained the reports and requested video, focusing on whether officers had lawful grounds to detain him in the first place and whether the search could go beyond securing the weapon. We prepared a suppression challenge and presented these defects to the State. Faced with the search issues, the case was dismissed.

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Protective Order

Location

Guadalupe County, 456th District Court

Allegations

After a neighbor sought an ex parte protective order, our client was suddenly barred from approaching their own residence under a broad stay-away provision. We stepped in immediately, instructed the client to comply, and moved to challenge the order. At the hearing we highlighted the lack of recent threats, months of peaceful co-existence, and the practical hardship caused by the distance requirement. We also identified inconsistencies in the applicant’s account. The court dismissed the case and dissolved the order.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Harris County, County Court #9

Allegations

Police found our client stopped at an intersection and asleep behind the wheel. After roadside tests, officers reported slurred speech and located an open container, and a station breath test came back well over 0.15. We pulled every patrol and body cam file and pressed the state on missing footage of the actual stop and the lack of a plate match from the 911 tip. We also challenged how the tests were conducted and the reliability of the device. Facing those issues, the prosecution reduced the charge and offered a plea with credit for time served.

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Public Intoxication

Location

Travis County, Downtown Austin Community Court

Allegations

Police were called after a heated argument among friends in a car spilled into a public area, and our client was arrested for public intoxication. We obtained the police reports and bodycam video and walked through the encounter step by step with the client. The footage did not match several claims in the arrest narrative and raised questions about whether the legal elements of the offense were met. We pressed these issues with the prosecutor and made clear we were prepared to litigate. The state dismissed the case.

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Resisting or Evading Arrest

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #7

Allegations

An outstanding misdemeanor warrant for resisting or evading arrest put our client at risk of being taken into custody. We moved quickly, reached the investigating officer and the prosecutor, and coordinated a walkthrough so the client could address the warrant without a custodial hold. We also provided background materials the client prepared to give context to the incident. After our discussions with the state and the court, the charge was dismissed and the warrant was recalled.

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DWI - Class B

Location

Comal County, 433rd DC

Allegations

Prosecutors floated an enhancement based on prior history, but we pulled records and showed there was only one prior conviction, which blocked a felony upgrade. When a specialty court option was denied, we set the case for trial with punishment to the court and built strong mitigation, including supervisor and family support and documented interlock compliance. Facing that posture, the state offered straight probation. We coordinated license and interlock requirements so our client could keep working.

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Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Tarrant County, D432

Allegations

Probation moved to revoke after a multi agency search led to an arrest in another county and a series of technical alerts, including GPS exclusion zone pings and a few late or missed breath tests. We pulled the supervision file, interlock logs, and monitoring records and showed the client was otherwise compliant and that no new case had been filed. We worked with probation to correct the zone settings and cure any reporting issues. Confronted with those gaps and due process concerns, the prosecutor dismissed the revocation.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Williamson County, 26th District Court

Allegations

After a traffic collision the morning after a holiday, officers investigated our client for DWI, pointing to an open container found among trash scattered by the crash. Body cam showed the first officer ready to let him go, field tests largely clean, then a supervisor arrived and retested him. A hospital blood draw came back well below the legal limit, and a later lab report showed only THC, with no proof of impairment while driving. We pulled the videos and lab materials, challenged probable cause and the toxicology, and set the case for trial. Faced with those problems, the state dismissed the felony DWI.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law #1

Allegations

Police stopped our client for allegedly weaving and rolling a stop sign, then arrested for DWI. The officer pointed to a receipt, a sealed beer in a cooler, a flask in a seat pocket, and claimed the field sobriety tests were failed. We obtained and dissected the patrol video, which showed steady driving and a brief pull past the line to see cross traffic, and the client performing far better than reported. We challenged the legal basis for the stop, the scoring of the tests, and emphasized that the containers were closed. After cross-examination at trial, the jury found the client not guilty.

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Illegal Dumping of Trash

Location

Galveston County, 405th DC

Allegations

Officers responded to a report of a small burn pile on private property. Later, the individual was arrested and charged with felony illegal dumping. We obtained the police reports and body camera video and closely analyzed the statute. We challenged whether any disposal occurred at an unauthorized site and whether the state could prove the alleged weight range. The evidence reflected a controlled burn on the property with no reliable measure of debris. After we pressed these gaps with the prosecutor and prepared to litigate, the state dismissed the case.

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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Galveston County, 405th DC

Allegations

The client faced a felony motion to revoke probation after a new arrest for alleged illegal dumping and a late report to supervision. We coordinated a planned surrender and sought a bond reduction to avoid extended jail time. Our team obtained the reports and video from the new case, compared them to the statute, and identified that the conduct on private property did not satisfy key elements. We also presented the client’s long record of clean compliance. The prosecution dismissed the new case and withdrew the revocation, and the MTR was dismissed.