Criminal Defense Case Results in Austin, TX

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Interference with an Emergency Call

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #4

Allegations

After a domestic dispute at a residence, officers alleged our client interfered with an emergency call. We moved quickly, filed our appearance, and obtained the 911 and non-emergency recordings, body-worn camera footage, and police reports. The complaining witness told authorities he did not wish to pursue the matter and later signed an affidavit of non-prosecution, which we provided to the prosecutor. The audio and video raised serious doubts that our client intentionally prevented a call for help. Confronted with these issues and our readiness to litigate, the state dismissed the charge.

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Indecent Assault

Location

Hays County, CCL1

Allegations

Police were called to an apartment after a late night gathering. The client was accused of indecent assault, with claims of touching during a rideshare and later in a common room. We obtained the bodycam, interviews, and offense reports, and mapped how key details shifted between the scene and later statements. The record also showed everyone had been drinking, and the door knocking officers treated as sinister was the client trying to find a partner. At trial we exposed the inconsistencies and lack of corroboration. The jury returned a not guilty verdict.

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Burglary of a Habitation

Location

Hays County, 274TH DC

Allegations

After a campus event, our client was a guest at a shared college apartment. Intoxicated, he was put to bed and later knocked on a roommate's locked door calling for his partner. A 911 call brought officers, and the state charged him with burglary of a habitation, claiming he intended a sexual offense. We pulled bodycam video, gathered statements from the parent and residents who confirmed he had permission to be there and was looking only for his partner, and dismantled the state's theory of intent and unlawful entry. At trial, the jury agreed and returned a not guilty verdict.

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Indecent Assault

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #1

Allegations

The client was accused of indecent assault after a gathering at a shared apartment. After an afternoon of drinking, a roommate claimed he touched her in a rideshare and again inside the apartment. When officers arrived, family members asked only that he leave, and the client was heard calling for his partner at a locked bedroom door. We obtained body cam and reports, mapped the timeline, and highlighted inconsistent accounts about where and how contact occurred and the impact of intoxication. At trial, cross examination exposed those gaps, and the jury returned a Not Guilty verdict.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Hays County, CCL2

Allegations

The individual was found asleep in a parked vehicle when officers conducted a welfare check. The car was off and the keys were not in the ignition, but after field sobriety tests and questions about earlier drinking, police obtained a warrant for a blood draw that later reported a 0.12 BAC. We pulled the videos, emphasized that no driving was observed, the client had chosen to stop and sleep, and closely examined the basis for the warrant and the FSTs. Using those issues as leverage, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client’s record.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #4

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic argument at a home and, after interviewing both sides, arrested our client when an officer noted a superficial mark on the complainant’s neck. We secured the body-camera footage and the written statement, which claimed our client chased and injured the complainant and suggested prior incidents. Soon after, the complainant made clear he did not wish to prosecute. We presented his affidavit of non-prosecution and contrasted it with inconsistencies in the initial account and evidence pointing to defensive contact. The prosecutor dismissed the case.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Hays County, CCL1

Allegations

The client was contacted by police while asleep in a parked vehicle. After being questioned, he disclosed a pistol stored in a bag in the back seat, and officers found it during a search tied to a separate arrest. Prosecutors filed UCW on the theory that he possessed a gun while committing another offense. We obtained the reports and video, highlighted that the firearm was secured and not readily accessible, and challenged the link between the weapon and the predicate offense. After pressing these issues with the prosecutor, the UCW was dismissed.

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Unlawful Restraint

Location

Coryell County

Allegations

A domestic dispute at a residence escalated when the complainant and a relative tried to leave. Officers alleged our client prevented the complainant from leaving by blocking a doorway and holding a car door, leading to an arrest for unlawful restraint. We gathered the client’s medical records and photos showing injuries from being struck, obtained Ring footage and bodycam video where available, and identified witnesses. The accounts proved inconsistent and did not show an intent to restrain, and the State dismissed the case.

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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Coryell County, 440th District Court

Allegations

The client was on felony probation for an older case when the state filed a motion to revoke after a positive drug test. Before contacting us, the client had self reported the relapse and entered counseling, psychiatric care, and an intensive outpatient program. We compiled proof of treatment, attendance, recent clean tests, steady employment, and provider statements. We also resolved a supervision mix up and coordinated a single plan across matters. After presenting this mitigation and pressing our position, the prosecution withdrew the motion and the court dismissed the revocation.

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Assault by Contact (Class C Misdemeanor)

Location

Bell County, BELTON MUNICIPALITY COURT

Allegations

The case began after a brief confrontation at a restaurant where the complainant said the client made physical contact during an argument. The client acknowledged a momentary chest bump but denied any injury. We obtained the municipal file, flagged surveillance video from the location, and collected statements describing prior friction between the parties and the limited nature of the encounter. We challenged whether the proof showed intentional, offensive contact. The prosecutor dismissed the case.

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Theft (Misdemeanor)

Location

Gillespie County

Allegations

The client was accused of taking a coin collection from a neighbor’s safe. She never had the key or combination, and any coins in her possession were prior gifts that she promptly returned. An investigator suggested a polygraph and further questioning. We intervened during the investigation, advised against unrepresented interviews, and conducted our own inquiry, gathering messages and third party statements. After our investigator conferred with the detective and outlined access and credibility issues, the agency closed the matter for insufficient evidence and it was dismissed.

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Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Location

Williamson County, 277th Judicial District Court

Allegations

Police stopped the client after claiming an unsafe maneuver, then brought in a K9 and conducted a search. Two first-degree counts for manufacture or delivery were initially filed for cocaine and meth, but the meth count was dropped early and bond was set high with monitoring conditions. We obtained the reports and video, scrutinized whether a valid traffic infraction occurred, and challenged any prolonged detention for the dog sniff. We also pressed the state on proof of intent to deliver. Confronted with these issues, the prosecution dismissed the remaining case.