Criminal Defense Case Results

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, County Court at Law #4

Allegations

Officers responded to a minor crash after another driver braked abruptly, and the client made light contact while passing. At the scene the client admitted to one drink. They refused a voluntary blood draw, and hours later a warrant was obtained, with the sample testing at 0.11. We dissected the bodycam, how the roadside tests were given, and the late timing of the draw compared to the time of driving. We also flagged paperwork discrepancies and emphasized the client’s clean record. With that leverage we negotiated deferred probation, keeping a conviction off the record.

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Evading Arrest or Detention with a Vehicle

Location

Rockwall County, 382nd District Court

Allegations

Police claimed our client fled on a motorcycle after an attempted stop on a rural road, ending in a crash and hospitalization. We pulled the dash and body camera video, radio traffic, and reports, then challenged the basis for the attempted stop and whether the state could prove intentional flight. The footage did not show the initial violation and left real doubt about his awareness of a pursuit. We also raised concerns about pursuit tactics contributing to the wreck and documented his serious injuries and rehabilitation. Under pressure, the state reduced the case and he received credit for time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC4

Allegations

A late-night traffic stop for speeding led to a DWI arrest. The officer questioned our client, who acknowledged having a few drinks, conducted field sobriety tests in a parking lot, and then obtained a blood sample after stating they would otherwise get a warrant and physically take it. No roadside breath test was used. We secured the bodycam, reports, and lab packet, challenged the voluntariness of the blood draw and the state’s ability to prove impairment, and pressed these issues with the prosecutor. The state dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, CCL16

Allegations

The client was stopped after a motorist reported reckless driving. Video showed the officer coming up behind him amid flashing emergency lights from an unrelated roadside scene, with the client moving right, exiting, and pulling over. He declined field sobriety tests, and a blood sample was taken roughly 1.5 to 2 hours later. We scrutinized the basis for the stop, the timing and handling of the blood draw, and documented medical factors. Using those weaknesses, we negotiated a DWI second resolution to probation, avoiding jail and keeping conditions manageable so he could keep working.

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Theft of Property ($20,000 to $100,000) - Third-Degree Felony

Location

Bexar County, 226th DC

Allegations

Police stopped a rental car and identified our client as the passenger. No cash or stolen property was found, but months later investigators linked that same vehicle to an earlier theft and filed a felony case. We obtained the reports and video and focused on the legality of the stop and the prolonged detention, including being removed from the car and restrained without cause. We prepared a suppression challenge and laid out the weak connection between the client and the offense. Faced with those issues, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

After a traffic collision, officers impounded the vehicle and performed an inventory search. A handgun was located inside a closed bag in the back seat. The bag and firearm belonged to another person, not our client. We reviewed the police materials, including the tow inventory, and documented that the gun was discovered during inventory and that the client had no knowledge or control over it. We pressed these defects with the prosecutor. The state dismissed the case.

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Dallas County, Garland Municipal Court

Allegations

Police issued a Class C family violence citation after a heated household dispute. Our client reported being struck and had visible facial injuries, yet officers relied on the other side's version and wrote him up. Once retained, we obtained the 911 call the client placed earlier, the later call to police, and the responding officers' body camera footage. Comparing those records to the statements revealed contradictions and undermined any claim of self defense. We presented the issues to the prosecutor, and the case was dismissed.

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Protective Order

Location

Bexar County, 150th District Court

Allegations

After a domestic dispute, the client was pulled into a protective order case that initially barred all contact with the children. We obtained CPS materials, reviewed the reports, and pressed the prosecution to narrow overbroad restrictions. Through negotiation, we secured an order with no family-violence finding and restored visitation on a supervised basis, with communication limited to a co-parenting app. To avoid a risky contested hearing that could extend the order, the client accepted a straight probation term with strict compliance conditions.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

The case began after a traffic collision. Officers initially indicated our client could leave, then a second officer escalated the stop and a vehicle search followed, turning up two pistols and a small rifle stored in the vehicle. We pulled the bodycam and reports, which showed conflicting assessments of sobriety and that the firearms were lawfully possessed. We challenged the basis for any search and the claim that carrying was unlawful only because of an accompanying intoxication allegation. Faced with those defects, the prosecution dismissed the charge.

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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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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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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.