Criminal Defense Case Results

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC1

Allegations

Police stopped our client for alleged swerving after he dropped a phone, then noted an odor of alcohol and a sealed beer in the cup holder. He declined the field sobriety tests, and officers obtained a warrant for a blood draw. The client also has congestive heart failure and experienced elevated blood pressure and a panic episode at the scene, with EMS recommending transport. We secured the dash and body camera video and gathered medical documentation to challenge the reliability of the impairment cues and the reason for the lane deviation. We also had the client begin the DWI education course, a victim impact panel, and a substance abuse evaluation to show rehabilitation. After sustained negotiations, the prosecution agreed to resolve the case with straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Comal County, County Court at Law 3

Allegations

After a stop for driving well below the posted speed, the client was investigated for DWI. They performed field sobriety tests, initially declined a blood draw, then provided a breath sample around 0.15, and made several admissions on video. We obtained the footage and reports, challenged aspects of the stop and testing process, and highlighted key mitigation like a clean record and prompt enrollment in alcohol education. Leveraging these points, we negotiated the case down and secured a reduced charge.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Third-Degree Felony)

Location

Dallas County, 282nd Judicial District Court

Allegations

The client was arrested for felony possession after officers recovered a controlled substance during a police encounter. We quickly requested bodycam, reports, and the lab analysis, then dissected the basis for the stop and search and tracked chain of custody. We challenged the State's proof and presented mitigation showing the client was a candidate for community supervision. After sustained negotiations, the prosecution reduced the charge and the client received deferred probation.

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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Tarrant County, CDC1

Allegations

The state filed a motion to revoke the client's felony probation after alleged violations, including a new law allegation. We moved fast to collect favorable records, employment verification, and proof the client was addressing supervision requirements. We opened lines with the probation officer and prosecutor, challenging weaker allegations and proposing targeted modifications. At the hearing we argued rehabilitation outweighed revocation. The court kept the client on straight probation with adjusted terms.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CCCL-12

Allegations

The client pulled into a private parking lot to stop driving, but the car, left in reverse, rolled back and struck a fence and a parked vehicle. Security called police. Officers conducted field sobriety tests in cold conditions, even restarting the eye test after saying they could not tell much. At the jail the first breath test failed, and a second sequence produced marginal results of 0.087 and 0.086. We obtained the video and breath-test records, emphasized the shaky FSTs, officer uncertainty, and irregular testing sequence, and the state dismissed the case at an early setting.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, CCL6

Allegations

Officers found the client asleep in a vehicle and initiated a DWI investigation after citizen calls. They woke the client, ran field sobriety tests, and made an arrest. The client admitted to drinking but refused a breath test, and no blood was taken. We scrutinized the reports and highlighted paperwork problems, including an incorrect arrest time. We also challenged the reliability of the sobriety testing given the sudden awakening, fatigue, and recent cold medicine. Facing these evidentiary issues and no chemical result, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bell County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

After a single-vehicle incident, officers found our client in a field. He admitted drinking, reported blacking out, and was transported to the hospital with significant injuries. No field sobriety tests were conducted, and he only believed he had consented to a blood draw. We highlighted his lengthy hospitalization and reported blackout condition, and questioned the reliability of the intoxication evidence and consent. With that leverage, we negotiated a straight probation outcome, sparing him additional jail time.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law # 1

Allegations

The client was stopped after briefly pausing in an intersection while navigating an unfamiliar area. They completed roadside tests, declined a breath test, and requested a blood draw that was later taken by warrant. Our review of bodycam and reports showed the officer repeatedly pushed for a breath sample, and the warning form had conflicting entries about consent, with hours between any drinking and the draw. We leveraged those weaknesses in negotiations, and the State reduced the case to a lesser charge with straight probation.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Tarrant County, CCC5

Allegations

An argument at a residence escalated after a night of drinking, and police arrested our client for family violence based on the partner's initial statement and photos of injuries. Once retained, we moved quickly to obtain an affidavit of non prosecution and a detailed follow up statement describing mutual intoxication and that the contact occurred while the partner was restraining the client. We presented this context to the prosecutor, emphasized the complainant's lack of interest in prosecution, and made clear we were ready for trial. The state dismissed the case.

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Abuse of a Corpse

Location

Ellis County, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO 3

Allegations

The client was accused of defacing a gravesite during an ongoing dispute with peers. We obtained the report from a prior incident in which the client's home was vandalized with similar language, and collected screenshots of social media posts showing ongoing taunts and threats. We presented this context to the prosecutor, explaining how it complicated the state's narrative and raised concerns about fairness and proof. After sustained negotiations and review of our materials, the state dismissed the case.

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Location

Bell County, DC264

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic dispute at a residence. The report claimed an argument escalated and the complainant said our client injured them while holding a firearm. We pulled the 911 audio, medical records, and body-cam, and compared them with the later interview. Key details shifted over time and a crucial witness was not available, weakening the deadly-weapon allegation. We leveraged those problems in negotiations and the felony was reduced to a misdemeanor with deferred probation, and the ankle monitor was removed.

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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Tarrant County, D432

Allegations

While on felony deferred for a collision involving injury, the client was accused of violating probation after a DWI arrest. We obtained the revocation packet and the new case materials, noting the blood draw occurred hours after the stop and came back near the legal limit, and that the resisting allegation was weak. We compiled mitigation about steady employment, school progress, and prior compliance, and pressed the State and probation for an alternative to prison. The initial push for incarceration shifted. The court continued the client on probation with a treatment‑focused sanction instead of revocation.