Criminal Defense Case Results in Texas

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Evading Arrest or Detention with a Vehicle

Location

Rockwall County, 439th District Court

Allegations

Police alleged the client fled from a traffic stop on a motorcycle and continued until stopping near a residence. We obtained the dashcam and helicopter videos and compared them with the reports, emphasizing how distance, lighting, and the radioed descriptions made it unclear a stop was being attempted and whether the rider recognized law enforcement. We also flagged inconsistencies in the motorcycle description. Leveraging those evidentiary problems, we negotiated a reduction to a misdemeanor with deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, CCL7

Allegations

After a single‑vehicle rollover, our client was taken to a hospital and arrested for DWI without any roadside tests. The officer claimed an alcohol odor and found an empty mini bottle near the car. At the hospital, the client offered breath testing, but officers declined and pursued a blood draw, with consent and procedure unclear. We pulled the bodycam, highlighted coherent speech and no mental impairment, and challenged the reliability of post crash sobriety clues. Combined with voluntary classes and service, the state dismissed.

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Deadly Conduct (Misdemeanor)

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 7

Allegations

Police alleged the client drove through a neighborhood and pointed a firearm at two people who knew the client from a prior job. Investigators relied on their statements, a 911 call, and video stills showing the car with headlights off. We reviewed the available recordings and interview footage and built a timeline showing the client had just left a closed gas station and was searching for an open one, which explained the lights and route. We underscored the lack of any corroborated display of a weapon and the complainants’ potential bias. The state dismissed the case.

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Felony Theft - Investigation

Location

Brazoria County, None

Allegations

An investigator called the client's family claiming her driver's license appeared in a rental car theft. She had never rented a car and immediately retained us. We stepped in, directed all contact through counsel, and reached the detective to review the basis for the lead. Our follow up showed the number on the rental paperwork that was run as a driver's license was not a license number at all, and the vehicle had since been recovered. With no evidence tying our client to the incident, the investigation was closed and the case was dismissed.

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Assault - Family Violence (Misdemeanor)

Location

Travis County, CC4

Allegations

Following a breakup, a domestic dispute at a residence resulted in our client being charged. The allegation grew out of ongoing conflict over returning personal property. We moved quickly to collect text messages showing the client repeatedly asked for the property to be picked up, not withheld or used as leverage. We also secured statements from third parties who had witnessed prior interactions and contradicted key parts of the account. After we presented those materials and pressed the credibility issues, the prosecutor dismissed the case.

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Criminal Trespass - Class B Misdemeanor

Location

Tarrant County, CCC3

Allegations

The client was arrested after entering an abandoned office building at night with friends, when security alarms and cameras drew police to the scene. They told officers they used an already open window, caused no damage, and had not seen any posted warnings. Our team moved quickly to gather the reports and video, highlighting the absence of property damage, unclear notice, and the client’s lack of prior record. We pressed those issues in negotiations and prepared to litigate. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 4

Allegations

The client was contacted by police for suspected public intoxication, and officers located one holstered firearm while being told about a second. After bonding out, the individual recovered the second gun and voluntarily turned it in. They were booked for unlawful carrying based on the intoxication allegation. We moved quickly, gathered reports, and documented the client’s cooperation and mitigation. We challenged the evidentiary basis for the underlying intoxication and pressed for a prefile resolution. The prosecutor declined to file, and the case was dismissed.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Fort Bend County, County Court at Law 3

Allegations

Following a traffic stop where officers claimed they smelled marijuana, the car was searched and a pistol was found in the driver door, not in a holster. We scrutinized the basis for the stop and the scope of the search, and emphasized weaknesses in how the weapon was discovered. We also documented the client’s clean record and had them complete a voluntary gun safety course. Combined, those issues and mitigation convinced the prosecutor to dismiss the case.

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Possession of THC (State Jail Felony)

Location

Galveston County, 212th DC

Allegations

After a minor traffic stop, officers claimed they smelled marijuana and searched the car and our client, seizing a THC vape cartridge along with paraphernalia. The individual had no prior record but was charged with felony possession. We obtained discovery and scrutinized the basis for the stop and search while directing the client to complete a drug education course and secure a verified clean drug test. We packaged that mitigation with our findings and presented it to the prosecution. The state dismissed the case.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Bastrop County, 21st District Court

Allegations

While on misdemeanor probation, the client faced a motion to revoke based on a missed court setting, a positive drug test, and a new Class C citation tied to a domestic dispute. We obtained the probation file and revocation paperwork, then pulled jail records showing the missed appearance occurred while the client was in custody on an unrelated matter. We compiled the timeline and pressed the prosecution and probation to account for it. We also addressed the drug testing history during negotiations. The case was resolved with a reduced sanction and credit for time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #5

Allegations

An officer made contact with our client at a roadside scene and noted an odor of alcohol. The client acknowledged having a few drinks earlier, and field sobriety tests were conducted, but there was no breath or blood test. The encounter did not arise from a traffic stop, so the case hinged on video and the officer's observations. We obtained and reviewed the footage and emphasized the limits of coordination tests without scientific corroboration. Using that leverage, we secured a reduction to a lesser offense, and the court accepted a sentence of time served so the client avoided further jail.

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Bastrop County, Bastrop Municipal Court

Allegations

Police were called after a domestic argument, and the client received a Class C citation alleging a family-violence threat. The case rested almost entirely on the complaining witness’s statement, with no injuries or independent corroboration. After a missed setting, a warrant issued and the client spent a short period in custody. We reviewed the report, challenged the timeline and proof issues, and pressed the prosecutor on the weaknesses. The state agreed to a reduction and to count the client’s time in custody as the sentence, resolving the case as time served.