Criminal Defense Case Results

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Public Intoxication

Location

Fort Bend County, Katy Municipal Court

Allegations

The client was arrested for public intoxication after a confrontation in a crowded parking area. She was a passenger, stepped out to defuse an argument, and was struck by others before officers arrived. No field sobriety tests or breath tests were performed, and the other group left. We pushed for the officer’s reports and recordings, questioned whether the legal elements were met, and highlighted that our client was the one assaulted. The case concluded with deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off her record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 1

Allegations

Officers were called to a residence for a medical issue, not a traffic stop. They found our client seated in a parked vehicle, conducted roadside tests, obtained a breath sample, and filed a first offense DWI. We reviewed the police reports and bodycam, which confirmed officers never saw any driving and contacted a stationary car. We mapped the timeline to show any alcohol indicators came after the car was parked, undermining proof of operation while intoxicated. After we pressed these issues and signaled we were ready to litigate, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Second-Degree Felony)

Location

Dallas County, Criminal District Court No. 4

Allegations

The client was stopped for alleged lack of insurance. They declined consent, yet officers extended the stop, brought a K9, and searched the car after an asserted alert, finding a bong with suspected meth and seizing cash. We pulled the body and dash videos, K9 deployment records, and the lab paperwork. Our team challenged the basis for the stop, the prolonged detention to await a dog, and the credibility of any alert. We also attacked the reported drug weight given the water-filled device. Faced with these defects and a pending suppression fight, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 3

Allegations

The client was involved in a traffic crash. Officers reported alcohol indicators and, while processing the scene, found a lawfully owned handgun and filed a UCW charge. We obtained the police reports, analyzed the elements, and showed there was no independent unlawful conduct with the weapon. We also highlighted that the UCW count depended entirely on an unresolved intoxication allegation. After sustained negotiations and notice that we were prepared to litigate, the prosecution dismissed the weapon charge.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Bell County, County Court at Law #3.

Allegations

Following a single-vehicle incident after a night out, officers arrested our client for a second DWI. The client refused breath and blood testing, leaving the state to rely on observations and video. We secured the dashcam and bodycam, scrutinized the stop and on-scene observations, and identified credibility and procedural issues that undercut the state’s proof. We pressed those weaknesses in negotiations while preparing for trial. The prosecution agreed to reduce the case to a lower count, avoiding the harsher second-offense penalties.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Denton County, CCC5

Allegations

Probation filed a motion to revoke after several positive alcohol tests while the client was on supervision for a first-time DWI. We reviewed the supervision file, confirmed completion of classes, community service, and fees, and noted the client reported one interlock alert involved another person. We got the client into an outpatient alcohol program, stressed strict compliance, and compiled proof of progress. In negotiations we pushed back on a costly hair test, citing finances and treatment participation. The prosecution agreed to keep the case on deferred adjudication.

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Theft (Class A or Class B Misdemeanor)

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court #5

Allegations

The client learned about an old misdemeanor theft warrant tied to a store incident where they had occasionally helped out, not as a regular employee. We pulled the reports and evidence and found multiple weaknesses, including a delayed complaint, gaps in the alleged timeline, confusion from a name change, and a missing recording of a witness interview that tended to implicate someone else. We put those issues in front of the prosecutor, pressed for an interest of justice resolution, and kept the pressure on. The state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

Late at night, an officer came upon our client after a single-vehicle motorcycle wreck in heavy rain. Field sobriety tests were administered even though the client had just been injured. The client declined a roadside breath test, and a blood draw was taken at a hospital hours later under a warrant. We reviewed the video and reports, highlighted the unreliable testing conditions, questioned the basis for detention, and emphasized the delay separating the blood result from driving. After sustained negotiations, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Assault - Family Violence by Impeding Breath or Circulation

Location

Hays County, 274th District Court

Allegations

The client was picked up on an old warrant from a domestic dispute involving a former partner. Officers alleged strangulation after noting the complainant’s red eyes, but there were no documented injuries, and both accounts reportedly aligned that the contact was a push during an argument. We scrutinized the state’s reports for any proof of impeded breathing and found the evidence thin. We compiled those weaknesses and credibility issues and presented them to the prosecutor. Unable to reliably prove the essential elements, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Williamson County, CCL2

Allegations

Police were called to a parking lot after a minor vehicle contact. Officers performed only a pen and eye test while the individual remained seated, noted no head movement, then arrested for DWI and obtained a consensual blood draw. We obtained dispatch recordings, dash and body camera video, and lab records, and documented medical limitations that could affect any field testing. The blood result was very low and did not corroborate impairment. After we presented these weaknesses, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CCL-1

Allegations

The vehicle was found with hazard lights on and a flat tire, partially blocking a driveway, and officers contacted our client as they returned to the car. Field sobriety tests were given and the client struggled. A blood draw later reported THC but no alcohol. We pulled the body and dash videos, the report, and lab paperwork, and documented the client’s prescribed medications that affect balance and recent fatigue. We pressed the state on whether this proved impairment at the time of driving, and secured deferred adjudication to avoid a conviction.

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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Bell County, 426th Judicial District Court

Allegations

While on felony probation for a drug case, the client faced a motion to revoke after a new arrest in another jurisdiction and disputed claims about community service and fees. We gathered proof of compliance, including completion certificates from inpatient and intensive outpatient treatment, documentation of aftercare, and receipts showing fines paid. After a brief relapse, we secured immediate reentry into treatment and provided progress updates. Armed with this rehabilitation record, we pushed for a measured outcome. The court reduced the sanction and credited time served, closing the case without further jail.