Criminal Defense Case Results in Texas

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bell County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

After a single-vehicle incident, officers found our client in a field. He admitted drinking, reported blacking out, and was transported to the hospital with significant injuries. No field sobriety tests were conducted, and he only believed he had consented to a blood draw. We highlighted his lengthy hospitalization and reported blackout condition, and questioned the reliability of the intoxication evidence and consent. With that leverage, we negotiated a straight probation outcome, sparing him additional jail time.

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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Tarrant County, CDC1

Allegations

The state filed a motion to revoke the client's felony probation after alleged violations, including a new law allegation. We moved fast to collect favorable records, employment verification, and proof the client was addressing supervision requirements. We opened lines with the probation officer and prosecutor, challenging weaker allegations and proposing targeted modifications. At the hearing we argued rehabilitation outweighed revocation. The court kept the client on straight probation with adjusted terms.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Comal County, County Court at Law 3

Allegations

After a stop for driving well below the posted speed, the client was investigated for DWI. They performed field sobriety tests, initially declined a blood draw, then provided a breath sample around 0.15, and made several admissions on video. We obtained the footage and reports, challenged aspects of the stop and testing process, and highlighted key mitigation like a clean record and prompt enrollment in alcohol education. Leveraging these points, we negotiated the case down and secured a reduced charge.

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Galveston County, JP2

Allegations

After a domestic dispute, officers responded to a 911 call and issued our client a Class C assault family violence citation for alleged offensive contact. The client reported being struck and had visible injury, yet was the one arrested. We obtained the police report, body camera video and 911 audio, and spoke with the complaining witness. The complaining witness signed an affidavit of non prosecution, which we presented to the prosecutor along with the materials we gathered. The State declined to proceed and the charge was dismissed.

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Resisting Arrest

Location

Tarrant County, CCC3

Allegations

During a traffic stop, officers suspected impairment and conducted field tests. When they announced an arrest, the client asked why and hesitated to turn around. Training officers then physically turned the client and added a resisting arrest charge. We dissected the arrest report and emphasized there was no attempt to flee or fight, only brief questioning and a momentary pause. Leveraging the lack of force and intent, we negotiated with the prosecutor. The case resolved with straight probation on the resisting charge, avoiding jail time.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Third-Degree Felony)

Location

Dallas County, 282nd Judicial District Court

Allegations

The client was arrested for felony possession after officers recovered a controlled substance during a police encounter. We quickly requested bodycam, reports, and the lab analysis, then dissected the basis for the stop and search and tracked chain of custody. We challenged the State's proof and presented mitigation showing the client was a candidate for community supervision. After sustained negotiations, the prosecution reduced the charge and the client received deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, CCL6

Allegations

Officers found the client asleep in a vehicle and initiated a DWI investigation after citizen calls. They woke the client, ran field sobriety tests, and made an arrest. The client admitted to drinking but refused a breath test, and no blood was taken. We scrutinized the reports and highlighted paperwork problems, including an incorrect arrest time. We also challenged the reliability of the sobriety testing given the sudden awakening, fatigue, and recent cold medicine. Facing these evidentiary issues and no chemical result, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Abuse of a Corpse

Location

Ellis County, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO 3

Allegations

The client was accused of defacing a gravesite during an ongoing dispute with peers. We obtained the report from a prior incident in which the client's home was vandalized with similar language, and collected screenshots of social media posts showing ongoing taunts and threats. We presented this context to the prosecutor, explaining how it complicated the state's narrative and raised concerns about fairness and proof. After sustained negotiations and review of our materials, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CCCL-12

Allegations

The client pulled into a private parking lot to stop driving, but the car, left in reverse, rolled back and struck a fence and a parked vehicle. Security called police. Officers conducted field sobriety tests in cold conditions, even restarting the eye test after saying they could not tell much. At the jail the first breath test failed, and a second sequence produced marginal results of 0.087 and 0.086. We obtained the video and breath-test records, emphasized the shaky FSTs, officer uncertainty, and irregular testing sequence, and the state dismissed the case at an early setting.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Felony)

Location

Tarrant County, CDC2

Allegations

During a traffic stop for a registration issue, officers discovered our client had an outstanding warrant and took him into custody. A search incident to arrest turned up a small amount of suspected cocaine in a pocket. We obtained the reports and video, scrutinized the lengthy delay during the stop, and challenged the scope and justification for the pocket search. We gathered mitigation and pressed these issues with the prosecution. The state agreed to reduce the charge, and the client received deferred probation instead of a felony conviction.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 6

Allegations

Police stopped the client after a wrong-way turn and made a DWI arrest. The client reported two drinks and a recent back injury, was on prescribed medications, and had vaped THC. A preliminary breath test read 0.09, and a later blood draw came back under the alcohol limit but showed THC and medications. We pressed the state for all videos, uncovered missing body and dash footage, and showed that wind and the removal of a back brace undermined the field tests. Using the sub-legal alcohol result and evidence gaps, we secured deferred probation with interlock and out-of-state supervision, keeping a conviction off the record if completed.

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Public Intoxication

Location

Comal County, New Braunfels Municipal Court

Allegations

The client was arrested for public intoxication after officers alleged visible impairment in a public area. We obtained the report, scrutinized the elements of the offense, and opened negotiations. The client asked about time served, but the state would not agree and the court would only consider it after a plea, creating real risk of a higher fine. We highlighted steps the client had already taken and pressed for leniency. The case resolved with deferred probation, a short class requirement, and no conviction.