Criminal Defense Case Results in Texas

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Accident Involving Injury

Location

Bexar County, 187TH District Court

Allegations

After a rear-end collision, the client parked nearby, briefly walked away, then returned as first responders arrived. The other driver later reported back pain and EMS responded. Prosecutors pursued a felony accident involving injury, alleging he failed to remain. We obtained the crash report and EMS records and emphasized that he returned, that his account referenced a memory lapse, and that the evidence did not clearly establish intent. After sustained negotiations, the state reduced the charge and he received deferred probation, avoiding a felony conviction.

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Theft - Class A Misdemeanor

Location

Harris County, CCCL3

Allegations

After a routine traffic stop, our client was arrested on a warrant for a retail theft the client did not commit. An old ID had been stolen from the client's vehicle and was used by someone else. We obtained police body worn video and discovery, which showed loss prevention detained and released a different individual after relying on that outdated ID. We secured employer time records and location data confirming the client was at work, and provided updated identification photos showing clear mismatches. The state dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Felony)

Location

Tarrant County, CDC4

Allegations

Stopped near a residence for an alleged failure to signal while driving a rental, the client was ordered back into the car as additional officers arrived. She immediately disclosed there were two firearms in the vehicle, after which officers removed them and conducted a sweeping search. They reported finding a very small amount of cocaine along with cannabis items. We challenged the basis for the stop, the expansion into a full search after a minor traffic allegation, and questioning that began before proper warnings. Faced with these suppression issues, the prosecution dismissed the felony charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bastrop County, County Court at Law

Allegations

The client was found sitting in a parked car after an evening at a local venue when an officer illuminated the vehicle and initiated a welfare check. The officer requested field sobriety tests, and our client declined, noting they would not perform well. At the hospital, the officer sought a blood sample, and the paperwork reflected a refusal after unclear advisement. We pursued the body camera footage and scrutinized whether the statutory warnings were properly given and whether the initial detention was lawful. Confronted with these problems, the prosecution agreed to reduce the charge and we secured probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 5

Allegations

Responding officers found the client on the roadside with a flat tire, not in motion. One officer worked on the tire while another engaged in casual conversation for an extended period before beginning any DWI investigation. Field tests were later conducted at a different location, and the client, cold and nervous, consented to a blood draw that came back high. We dissected the bodycam and timeline, highlighting the prolonged pre-investigation contact and rising absorption issues. Using that leverage, we negotiated a reduction and secured deferred probation.

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Continuous Violence Against the Family

Location

Hays County, 483rd District Court

Allegations

Police opened a felony continuous family violence case after an ex reported two separate pinching incidents months apart and supplied photos of minor redness. We obtained the full discovery, reviewed the interview recordings and images, and built a clear timeline. Our team pressed on the reliability and sufficiency of the proof and documented that the complaining witness’s cooperation was uncertain. After sustained negotiations and pressure on those evidentiary gaps, the prosecution dismissed the felony case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

Officers responded to a minor property damage incident and contacted the client on foot. They performed field sobriety tests and obtained a consensual hospital blood draw. With a prior DWI on record, the exposure was significant. We obtained the police reports and lab records, scrutinizing the basis for the stop and the administration of the tests. At the same time, we documented the client's treatment efforts, interlock compliance, and medical considerations to mitigate punishment. After focused negotiations, the prosecution offered straight probation with conditions centered on sobriety and monitoring.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Tarrant County, CCC8

Allegations

The client was stopped after an officer claimed a turn signal violation near a residence. They immediately disclosed that two handguns were in the vehicle. Officers seized the firearms and searched the car, leading to an unlawful carrying charge. We dug into the basis for the stop, the scope of the search after the voluntary disclosure, and inconsistencies in how the weapons were handled. Leveraging those issues in negotiations, we secured misdemeanor deferred probation, keeping a conviction off the record if completed.

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Theft of Property (State Jail Felony)

Location

Dallas County, 282nd Judicial District Court

Allegations

The client was accused of felony theft after a dispute with an auto dealership over a profit sharing arrangement. The dealership claimed vehicles and sales proceeds were missing, while the client reported months of unpaid compensation and offsetting sales. We gathered the client’s saved deal paperwork and text messages, showing ongoing payment issues and that some allegedly missing units had been accounted for, framing it as a business dispute. After negotiating restitution terms and challenging valuation, the state agreed to deferred probation.

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Forgery of a Financial Instrument (State Jail Felony)

Location

Dallas County, 282nd Judicial District Court

Allegations

The case arose from a dealership transaction where two finance contracts were processed on the same vehicle and both were later funded. The client was accused of falsifying paperwork, but he maintained it was a business mix up during a broader pay dispute. We secured the deal files, funding records, and text communications, then showed the prosecutor gaps in the timeline and the absence of clear intent to defraud. After sustained negotiations, the state agreed to deferred adjudication probation, keeping a conviction off the record if all terms are completed.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Kendall County, 451st District Court

Allegations

After another motorist reported a minor scrape, our client was stopped and questioned about drinking. He admitted to a couple of beers earlier, performed roadside tests that appeared poor because of longstanding balance and back issues, and later registered about 0.10 on a breath test. We obtained dash and body camera footage and collected medical documentation, including GERD that can affect breath results and records of neurological and mobility problems. Using those weaknesses and mitigation, we negotiated deferred probation, keeping a conviction off the record.

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DWI with Child Passenger

Location

Williamson County, 26th District Court

Allegations

The case began when officers responded to a dispute. They asked the client to leave and use a rideshare, then performed field sobriety tests while the client was cold and shaking. Later, after returning to a parked truck with a minor child and moving the vehicle, officers stopped and arrested for DWI with child passenger. Two breath samples registered .078 and .073. We pressed the below-limit results and the testing conditions in negotiations, and secured deferred probation to avoid a final conviction.