Criminal Defense Case Results

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 8

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop for alleged speeding and a red light, the client was arrested for DWI. Officers claimed an odor of marijuana, conducted field sobriety tests, and, after a breath refusal, obtained a blood draw by warrant. We requested the license hearing and pressed for full discovery, including the lab report. The blood result came back under the legal limit. We challenged the state’s proof of intoxication, and the prosecution dismissed. We then sought to correct the dismissal language to insufficient evidence to protect the client’s expunction.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Williamson County, 368th Judicial District Court

Allegations

The client was stopped on a highway for traveling in the left lane, with no speeding or erratic driving observed. Field sobriety testing was repeated in bright sun, and the client disclosed an old knee surgery that could affect balance. A voluntary blood draw was refused, and a later warrant-based draw returned a result near the legal limit. We secured and reviewed the dash and body camera footage, challenged the legal basis for the stop, the test administration, and the visibility of required signage, and prepared a suppression motion. Coupled with proactive compliance and treatment, we negotiated straight felony probation.

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Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle (Felony)

Location

Bastrop County

Allegations

The client was arrested for unauthorized use after buying a used vehicle through an online marketplace and being stopped when it was flagged as stolen. He had the title and message history showing a legitimate purchase. We moved quickly to obtain the file, discovered the state had not even produced a police report, and filed a motion for speedy trial along with an application for writ of habeas corpus to force a setting. With continuous pressure and our readiness to litigate, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Possession of Identifying Information

Location

Dallas County, Criminal District Court No. 2

Allegations

The case arose from a prior arrest where officers searched the client’s vehicle and reported finding items tied to other people’s identifying information. After the client missed a setting due to mail issues, we stepped in immediately, filed our appearance, and secured a reset to prevent a warrant. We demanded and reviewed discovery, comparing the allegations to an earlier incident from the same timeframe and scrutinizing how the items were seized. Using those issues and mitigation we developed, we pressed negotiations until the State agreed to deferred adjudication.

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Harassment

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 9

Allegations

After a neighborhood dispute moved from social media into face to face encounters, our client was accused of harassment on a one sided report. We got involved early, contacted intake, and assembled the paper trail, prior call for service history, and video clips from both sides. Lining up the timeline exposed conflicting accounts and mutual confrontations that undercut the allegation. We put those contradictions in front of the prosecutor and made clear we were prepared to fight it. The state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL1

Allegations

After a traffic stop for alleged speeding, the client exited at the next off-ramp and was arrested for DWI. They declined field sobriety tests and indicated willingness to provide blood, but a dispute at the hospital led officers to secure a warrant instead. We pushed for dash and body camera footage and scrutinized the blood draw paperwork and chain of custody. With no roadside testing and questions about the stop and consent, we applied pressure in negotiations. The prosecution reduced the charge, and the case resolved with a sentence of time served.

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Civil Protective Order

Location

Bexar County, 408th Civil District Court

Allegations

A civil application for a protective order was filed against our client after a relationship ended. He had never been served and the applicant continued to take his calls. We secured the file, managed settings by Zoom when needed, and built an evidence packet of call logs, messages, and photos documenting ongoing, consensual contact and credibility problems. We laid this out to the attorney handling the matter and made clear we were ready to litigate. The application was dropped and the case was dismissed.

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Assault - Family Violence by Strangulation (Felony)

Location

Dallas County, Criminal District Court No. 5

Allegations

Our client was arrested after a domestic dispute where the complainant alleged choking. From the start, the client denied it and described a pattern of false claims. We gathered texts, recordings, and messages that undercut the accusation and exposed credibility issues. The state floated a dismissal conditioned on a permanent protective order, which we declined and continued to contest. After further negotiations, the client completed a short anger management class, and the prosecutor dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Third-Degree Felony)

Location

Bexar County, 227th District Court

Allegations

Officers tied our client to suspected narcotics found inside an apartment during a move. We established the client had already reported a new residence and was not living at that location. The room where the item was discovered was used by multiple people. We compiled a notarized statement from a third party accepting responsibility, a letter from the property manager confirming non-residency, and documentation of the address change. After we challenged the ability to prove knowing possession, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Speeding

Location

Davidson County

Allegations

The client was stopped by a motorcycle officer and cited for speeding after the officer claimed an exceptionally high speed. The client maintained that their speed was far lower. We pulled the client’s Life360 trip logs, which showed speeds well below what was alleged, and compared them to the officer’s report. We also pressed the state on the lack of a verified radar reading and the reliance on a visual estimate. After presenting these issues and making clear we were ready to challenge the evidence, the prosecution dismissed the speeding charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CCL1

Allegations

The client was stopped for speeding shortly after leaving home, where they had consumed a single beer. They completed field sobriety tests, performing well on the walk and turn, but the eye test was flagged despite a documented history of epilepsy and natural nystagmus. A breath test was administered well after the stop, following nausea in the patrol car from flashing lights, and registered over the limit. We obtained video and maintenance records, documented the testing delay, medical factors, and officer uncertainty, and presented these defects to the prosecution. The case was dismissed.

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Unlawful Possession of a Firearm (Prior Family Violence Conviction)

Location

Bexar County, 227th District Court

Allegations

During a visit to a residence, officers saw a handgun and arrested our client for unlawful possession tied to a prior family-violence conviction. We moved quickly to show the gun was not the client’s, submitting a notarized ownership affidavit and purchase records, along with a statement from the property manager that the client did not live there and had reported a different address to supervision. We leveraged these facts with the prosecutor and secured a probation outcome.