Criminal Defense Case Results in Texas

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 5

Allegations

The client was on deferred probation from a prior DWI when a missed probation visit led to a motion to revoke and a warrant. We pulled the revocation file, confirmed the alleged violations, and compiled mitigation showing steady employment, no new arrests, and prior compliance. We explained the scheduling issue behind the missed contact and pressed for an alternative to full revocation. After sustained negotiations, the state agreed to reduce the charge and resolve the case for credit for time served, avoiding extended jail exposure.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 6

Allegations

The client had recently been placed on deferred adjudication for a misdemeanor when the State filed a motion to revoke based on alleged new violations from another county. We obtained the court file and probation records, confirming the plea was recent and the client had not yet met with supervision or been oriented to written conditions. We highlighted those timing issues and challenged the sufficiency of the allegations. After pressing the issue with the prosecutor and preparing for a contested hearing, the State dismissed the motion.

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Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Location

Lampasas County, JP4

Allegations

After a traffic stop, officers searched the car and reported finding an empty THC vape device, leading to a Class C paraphernalia charge. The client consistently stated they did not know it was in the vehicle. We examined the basis for the stop and search and compared the reports with the video evidence. We highlighted weaknesses in proving knowing possession and whether an empty device qualified as usable paraphernalia. Faced with these issues and our readiness to fight the evidence, the State dismissed the case.

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Possession of Marijuana

Location

Rockwall County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

A traffic stop for a registration issue ended with our client arrested after the officer claimed to smell marijuana and searched the vehicle, locating a small amount. We secured the dashcam, bodycam, and reports and scrutinized the basis for the stop and the search. We pressed the odor-based probable cause and scope-of-search problems with the DA and highlighted evidentiary weaknesses. The prosecution dismissed the misdemeanor possession case.

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Intoxication Assault

Location

Harris County, 482nd DC

Allegations

After a night out, the client was involved in a roadside crash that injured another person and was charged with intoxication assault. They were treated for injuries and a hospital blood draw later reported a result around 0.13. Our team obtained and reviewed extensive dashcam and bodycam footage, crash documentation, and medical records to reconstruct the event. We compiled a strong mitigation package with AA attendance logs, character letters, employment proof, and clean bond compliance. After sustained negotiations and punishment-hearing prep, the court granted probation.

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Assault - Family Violence by Strangulation

Location

Travis County, 450th DC

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic dispute at a residence after a relative reported their breathing had been impeded. The client consistently denied choking anyone. We quickly obtained the 911 recording, bodycam and police reports, secured the complaining witness's affidavit of non-prosecution, and documented the client's treatment and pretrial compliance. The materials exposed credibility problems in the initial account. We presented the package early to the prosecutor, who declined to indict and dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC7

Allegations

The client faced a first offense DWI charge. We secured the discovery, examined the state's evidence in detail, and assessed it for weaknesses. We prepared mitigation materials and engaged the prosecutor to push for a non-incarceration outcome. Through persistent negotiation, the state agreed to a plea to probation rather than time in jail. The case concluded with straight probation and court-ordered conditions the client could complete while remaining in the community.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Fort Bend County, County Court at Law 5

Allegations

Stopped for a minor plate light issue, our client admitted to one drink and agreed to field sobriety tests. Despite complying, the officer arrested and later claimed slurred speech, belligerence, and an odor of alcohol. A blood draw was taken at a hospital. At trial, we attacked the credibility of the observations, pointing out how the reports and testimony did not match our client's cooperative behavior, and challenged the relevance of the blood evidence to actual impairment. The court found the state had not met its burden and returned a not guilty verdict.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Rockwall County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

After a minor rear-end collision in a construction area, police contacted the driver and moved field sobriety testing to a nearby lot because of lighting and traffic. The individual reportedly did well on the tests. They declined breath testing, and a blood draw was taken later only after a warrant, several hours after the incident. We obtained the videos and reports, challenged the administration of the roadside tests and the reliability of any retrograde BAC claims given the delay, and pressed those weaknesses in negotiations. The case resolved with deferred adjudication.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CC6

Allegations

After a welfare call, officers found our client on the roadside next to a parked vehicle. She reported the car was off and the keys were lost, but she was arrested for DWI and an open container was noted. We demanded the body and dash camera footage and the blood results, and pressed the State to produce them. Months went by with no video and the case still unfiled. We challenged whether she was operating a vehicle at all and set a speedy trial hearing to force the issue. Confronted with the delays and missing evidence, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Possession of THC (State Jail Felony)

Location

Rockwall County, 503rd District Court

Allegations

During a routine traffic stop for a registration issue, officers said they smelled marijuana. A search followed and a THC vape cartridge was found and logged at a low weight, leading to a felony possession arrest. Our team focused on the legality of the stop and search, the handling and weight of the cartridge, and the client’s clean record. We pressed to have it treated as a marijuana concentrate matter and pushed for a non-conviction path. The result was deferred adjudication with community-based conditions, keeping a conviction off the record if completed.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Harris County, CC7

Allegations

Stopped for speeding on a toll road, the client performed roadside tests and was arrested after officers reported signs of intoxication. A breath test at the jail read well over .15, and dash/body-cam captured the stop, the field exercises, and statements. We obtained and reviewed all video and testing records, pressed on how the stop unfolded and how the tests were administered, and assembled strong mitigation, including documented treatment efforts. Leveraging those issues and mitigation, we negotiated a reduction and a disposition for credit for time already served.