Criminal Defense Case Results in Texas

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Disorderly Conduct (Class C)

Location

Harris County, Seabrook Municipal Court

Allegations

Our client received a Class C disorderly conduct citation after a scuffle as a large group was leaving a boat outing. The client reported being attacked and was evaluated by EMS and at a hospital. We obtained the case file, police report, bodycam, and the 911 recording, and secured statements from the client’s companion and an independent member of the other group confirming the client was assaulted. The narratives conflicted and the alleged aggressor fled. We presented the contradictions and injury documentation to the prosecutor. The case was dismissed.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, None

Allegations

Police contacted the client after a traffic stop for headlights off as the vehicle parked at an apartment lot. The client declined roadside tests and a breath sample, and officers later obtained a blood draw by warrant. Our team dug into the video, arrest paperwork, and the blood warrant and lab records, finding problems that weakened probable cause and the admissibility of key proof. We filed a focused motion attacking those issues. The court granted our motion, leaving the state without the evidence it needed. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Harris County, CC15

Allegations

Police responded to reports of shots fired and converged on a vehicle at a gas station. With the driver's consent they searched and found a handgun under the driver’s seat, arresting our client for unlawful carrying. The car had multiple occupants and the firearm was not claimed by our client. We pressed the State on proof of knowing possession and kept our client from making further statements when detectives later tried to question him. We negotiated a path to dismissal that required a short class, community service, and forfeiture of the seized gun. After fulfilling those terms, the case was dismissed.

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Deadly Conduct (Felony)

Location

Denton County, 211th Judicial District Court

Allegations

Police arrested our client after a domestic dispute at a residence, alleging he endangered others when a firearm was discharged. We stepped in, pushed for a bond hearing, and met with him in jail while we gathered discovery. Our review of reports, potential security footage, and witness statements revealed conflicting accounts of who handled the gun and how the shot occurred. We highlighted those weaknesses and the client's medical needs in negotiations. The case resolved in deferred adjudication, avoiding a felony conviction.

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Location

Denton County, 211th Judicial District Court

Allegations

Police arrested our client after a domestic dispute at a residence where a firearm was reportedly discharged. We were retained while the client was in custody, filed notice of representation, pushed for a bond setting, and met at the jail to map strategy. Our team demanded and reviewed full discovery, including digital evidence officers had seized. We compared it against the complainant’s later statements, which had shifted, and compiled mitigation. Leveraging those issues, we negotiated a resolution to deferred adjudication.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Harris County, CCCL3

Allegations

Officers found the client asleep in a vehicle during a roadside welfare check. During the investigation, they reported recovering a handgun from inside the car and filed a UCW charge. We obtained the police reports and discovery and rebuilt the timeline of the detention, focusing on why officers opened compartments and how the firearm was located. We challenged the legal basis for the search and whether the facts actually satisfied each element of the offense. After presenting these problems and signaling we were ready to litigate suppression, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Denton County, 16th Judicial District Court

Allegations

While on misdemeanor deferred probation, the client faced a motion to adjudicate after a new arrest, a positive hair test, unpaid fees, and delays starting treatment due to a work transfer. We compiled emails and records showing IOP was being arranged and that the transfer caused scheduling gaps, along with evidence of ongoing cooperation. We coordinated an appearance and contested the violations point by point. After negotiations, the prosecution kept the case on deferred adjudication with modified terms for treatment and payments. The client avoided a conviction and jail.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #2

Allegations

Police filed a family violence assault case after a domestic dispute at a residence where accounts conflicted. Our client reported acting to protect himself and sustained significant injuries that required hospital treatment. We obtained bodycam and reports, compared them to medical records and prior statements, and highlighted inconsistencies about who initiated force. We also secured an affidavit of non-prosecution from the relative and submitted it with our evidentiary packet to the prosecutor. Facing credibility problems and a reluctant complainant, the state agreed it could not prove the case. The charge was dismissed.

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Aggravated Assault - Family Violence (Serious Bodily Injury)

Location

Bexar County, 187th DC

Allegations

Officers responded to a domestic dispute after our client had already called 911 and waited outside. Later, the complainant claimed a broken foot and serious injury, elevating the case to a felony. We attacked the credibility of that claim by compiling the client’s 911 account, social media posts attributing the injury to a separate skiing incident, and photos showing her moving normally soon after. We pushed for medical records and highlighted inconsistencies between statements and video clips. Confronted with these problems, the prosecution reduced the charge and agreed to deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Comal County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

Stopped for a wide turn shortly after leaving a venue, the client was arrested for DWI. Officers conducted field sobriety tests while the client wore slide sandals and used a roadside breath screen, then obtained a warrant for a blood draw after the evidentiary breath test was declined. We secured and reviewed dash and body cam video, noting the reported driving was not clearly shown and the test instructions were questionable given the footwear. We raised suppression issues and submitted early mitigation. The prosecution agreed to reduce the charge.

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DWI with Child Passenger

Location

Williamson County, 277th Judicial District Court

Allegations

The client was arrested for DWI with a child passenger after an officer reported reckless driving and a near miss during a traffic stop. A family member retrieved the children from the scene. With no prior record, we moved quickly to gather the reports and available video, examine the arrest narrative, and identify leverage points. We emphasized the client’s clean history and addressed the state’s child-safety concerns in negotiations. The case resolved with deferred adjudication and supervision, keeping a conviction off the record.

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Harassment

Location

Dallas County, CCC2

Allegations

After a dispute with a former coworker, the client was accused of sending harassing texts and was later arrested on a warrant. Investigators tied the messages to a VoIP number and conducted a noncustodial interview that led to statements the state relied on. We obtained the discovery, scrutinized how the messages were attributed, highlighted the mutual back and forth and lack of threats, and raised concerns about the interview tactics. After sustained negotiations across multiple settings, the prosecution agreed to reduce the case to a Class C offense with brief deferred probation.