Criminal Defense Case Results

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Harassment

Location

Harris County, CC15

Allegations

The client was accused of misdemeanor harassment after a series of calls and messages to a local agency, which the state claimed were excessive. The allegations relied heavily on call logs from blocked numbers and generalized references to voicemails. We obtained discovery, reviewed recordings and correspondence, and found no reliable voice identification or other affirmative links tying our client to the anonymous communications. We also challenged whether the contacts showed intent to harass. Faced with these proof issues, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CC 11

Allegations

Police responded to a single-vehicle crash, not a traffic stop. The client performed portions of the field tests, declined breath, and a blood draw was taken by warrant. We pulled the 911 dispatch, body and dash video, the warrant affidavit, and the lab packet. The footage and paperwork showed gaps in proof of who was driving and problems with the instructions and refusal warnings. We pressed those weaknesses at the license hearing and in negotiations. The state agreed to reduce the DWI to a lesser misdemeanor, avoiding a DWI conviction.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #5

Allegations

After a domestic dispute at a residence, our client was accused of assaulting a family member when an argument escalated and brief physical contact occurred. He consistently reported that the other person closed the distance and he put hands on them only to create space. We moved quickly to address restrictive conditions, obtaining a modification so he could return home while the case was pending. We scrutinized the statements and timeline, highlighting that the evidence did not prove intent to injure. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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Fleeing a Police Officer

Location

Waller County, None

Allegations

Our client was accused of fleeing after a patrol car trailed the vehicle with lights activated. The driver had loud music on and a broken interior rearview mirror, and pulled over as soon as they realized. We sent a letter of representation, demanded the dash and body camera footage, and engaged the intake prosecutor early. We provided photos of the damaged mirror and mitigating documentation showing strong ties and compliance. Emphasizing the lack of intent to elude, we persuaded the State to drop the charge, and the case was dismissed.

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Aggravated Assault by Strangulation

Location

Davidson County, Birch Bldg, Court Room 4B

Allegations

Police arrested our client after a brief scuffle with a sibling outside a nightlife venue, alleging he used a brief headlock and charging aggravated assault by strangulation. We reviewed the reports and the officers' account of surveillance video, showing the two repeatedly reconciled, there were no injuries, and the contact was a short restraint to prevent further trouble. The sibling did not wish to prosecute and confirmed that position. We presented these issues to the prosecutor, challenged the strangulation element, and kept pressure on at each setting. The state dismissed the case.

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False Imprisonment (Class A Misdemeanor)

Location

Davidson County, General Sessions

Allegations

After a domestic dispute, the client was accused of preventing a partner from leaving and allegedly taking keys. The client denied any confinement and said he left to work shortly after the argument. We obtained the complainant’s statement, police bodycam, and built a minute‑by‑minute timeline from phone records, texts, and rideshare trip logs. Those records conflicted with the alleged timeframe and showed no period of restraint. We presented the inconsistencies to the prosecutor, and the false imprisonment charge was dismissed.

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Protective Order

Location

None County, None

Allegations

Following a domestic dispute arrest, an emergency protective order barred our client from the home and all contact. We moved quickly, requested the officers’ materials, and collected the client’s home surveillance clip showing the brief encounter outside. The protected person consistently told police they did not want to pursue action and that a visible cut came from a fall, not an assault. We compiled those statements with the video and showed there was no ongoing threat. The court dismissed the protective order.

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Terroristic Threat

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 13

Allegations

Police alleged our client threatened a former partner during a driving encounter, then later threatened another person while passing a residence. The client consistently said no words were exchanged, the windows stayed up, and he only went around after being brake checked, then drove past without stopping. We dissected the police report and probable cause affidavit and showed there was no reliable evidence of a communicated threat or imminent fear beyond disputed statements. We pressed these weaknesses with the prosecutor and prepared for trial. The state dismissed the case.

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Domestic Assault - Offensive or Provocative Contact

Location

Davidson County, General Sessions

Allegations

During a domestic argument at a residence, the complainant alleged the client made offensive, provocative contact. Police arrested him on the spot based primarily on that statement. He maintained he had been away for part of the evening and denied any physical misconduct. We pulled the arrest paperwork and aligned it with phone messages and other timestamps the client preserved, exposing gaps in the timeline and elements the State had to prove. After we pressed those issues and prepared for a hearing, the prosecution dismissed the charge in General Sessions.

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Domestic Assault - Bodily Injury

Location

Davidson County, General Sessions- Birch Bldg, Court Room 4C

Allegations

Police were called after a domestic dispute at a residence. The complainant alleged our client hit and spit on them, threatened to kill them, and briefly blocked them in a bathroom, though no weapon was involved. Our client denied the claims. We obtained the arrest reports, recorded statements, and body camera video, then mapped the timeline using phone records and other data the client provided. We pressed the prosecutor on proof issues and made clear we were ready for a contested hearing. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bell County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

After a traffic stop, the client was arrested on suspicion of DWI. They declined field sobriety tests and the breath test, and no blood warrant was obtained, so the case rested mostly on observations. We reviewed the reports and evidence, questioned the basis for the stop, and underscored the lack of scientific proof. We pressed the prosecutor for a non-conviction outcome. The state agreed to deferred adjudication with conditions, keeping a conviction off the client’s record.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Bexar County, CC13

Allegations

After a domestic dispute at a residence, police arrested the client even though he was the one who called 911 reporting he had been struck. We obtained the 911 audio, body cam video, and the offense report. The footage and statements did not align, her account of the contact and injuries shifted, and a later protective order narrative conflicted with what was said on scene. We highlighted those contradictions and the context of a brief phone struggle that had already ended. Confronted with these credibility issues and our intent to litigate, the prosecution dismissed the case.