DWI/DUI Case Results in Austin, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Hays County, CC#2 Hays

Allegations

Police responded to a single vehicle crash where the car had struck a tree. The client admitted to drinking, performed field sobriety tests, and was taken to a hospital where a blood sample was drawn. We obtained the reports and available recordings, scrutinized the sobriety testing, and examined how the hospital blood draw was conducted. We presented these concerns to the state and pressed for a fair outcome. The prosecution agreed to reduce the charge, and we secured deferred probation to avoid a permanent conviction.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law, #7

Allegations

The client was stopped for an alleged registration issue, and the officer claimed a faint odor of marijuana. The client denied drinking, completed field sobriety tests, and blew 0.00 on a roadside device and at the jail. Yet the license suspension notice checked a box for over 0.08. We highlighted the zero alcohol readings, documented a longstanding eye condition affecting the tests, and raised concerns when a requested same-gender pat down was ignored. We challenged impairment and the voluntariness of consent. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law, #8

Allegations

This case began with a single car incident where the driver swerved to avoid an object, struck a curb, and reported a leg injury. When officers arrived, the client was upset, explained the injury, and could not perform roadside exercises. The client admitted to drinking earlier but refused both breath and blood testing. We gathered the reports and available recordings, documented the injury and crash dynamics, and emphasized the lack of a chemical result. After sustained negotiations, the case resolved with deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Williamson County, CC2

Allegations

After a single-vehicle rollover, officers claimed our client showed signs of intoxication and had them perform field sobriety tests despite the client reporting significant back pain. At the hospital, police obtained a blood draw after medication was administered and later alleged an open container was found in the wrecked vehicle. We secured body-cam video and medical records showing serious spinal injuries and zero alcohol. We challenged the claimed odor, the validity of the field tests, and the timing and reliability of toxicology. We also noted the container likely shifted during the rollover. The State dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Williamson County, CC5

Allegations

Stopped for a broken brake light, our client declined field sobriety tests and was arrested for DWI. At the station, two breath samples registered .093 and .089. We obtained the dashcam and station video and emphasized that this was an equipment stop, with no roadside tests to show impairment. We also pulled the breath-testing records and pressed the state on proof of compliance and reliability at the time of testing. With limited impairment evidence and our challenges to the breath results, the prosecutor dismissed the case.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

After a pre-dawn traffic stop for an apparent vehicle issue, the client was asked to perform field sobriety tests and later provided multiple breath samples at the station, which registered over .15. We obtained the police reports and testing records, and closely evaluated how the roadside exercises and breath testing were conducted. The client completed alcohol education on their own initiative, and we presented that mitigation to the prosecutor. We negotiated deferred adjudication with probation and an ignition interlock requirement, avoiding a conviction.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

A traffic stop in a downtown area led to an arrest after the client performed field sobriety tests and acknowledged recent drinking. A breath test registered at 0.08, and the client had no prior record. We gathered the reports and pressed the borderline reading and clean history in negotiations. The prosecution agreed to a dismissal path conditioned on completing a course and community service. We tracked progress to ensure everything was finished before the discharge date. After completion, the case was dismissed.

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DWI with Child Passenger

Location

Williamson County, 26th District Court // cc2

Allegations

Stopped after maneuvering around a road hazard, our client was accused of weaving with a child secured in the back seat. They admitted drinking earlier, completed roadside tests, and later gave a breath sample at the station. Our review found two inconsistent breath results and no video of the actual test. We demanded dashcam and bodycam footage, breath test maintenance records, and challenged the basis for the stop. Confronted with those evidentiary gaps, the prosecution agreed to reduce the case from a felony to a misdemeanor and allow deferred probation.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Coryell County, 440TH DISTRICT COURT

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic dispute and detained our client in the driveway. Officers never observed any driving, and the client made no admission. He declined field sobriety testing and a blood draw after the statutory warning. The state tried to pin him as the driver using a spouse's statements about him leaving and returning after drinking. We focused the defense on the operation element, investigated the timeline, and on cross exposed inconsistencies in her account and the lack of direct evidence. The jury returned a not guilty verdict.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

The client was stopped for speeding after clipping a curb, admitted to drinking, and performed field sobriety tests in high winds before a blood draw. We closely reviewed the evidence and police reports, focusing on how the wind and testing conditions undermined the exercises. We examined the blood evidence for compliance and consistency. We compiled these weaknesses and made clear we were prepared to challenge the arrest and the evidence in court. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law, #6

Allegations

A traffic stop for alleged moving violations led to a second DWI arrest. Officers noted HGN clues, the client declined the walk and turn and one leg stand, and a blood sample was taken under a warrant. We obtained the videos, reports, and warrant affidavit, and scrutinized the basis for the stop, the HGN administration, and the handling of the blood draw. We pressed the prosecution on the limited roadside evidence and the reliance on a post-arrest blood test. With that leverage and mitigation about the client’s need to drive for work, we negotiated a reduction to a lesser misdemeanor with straight probation.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

After a multi vehicle collision, officers had the client perform field sobriety tests and then took them to a hospital for a blood draw. We dug into the police and medical records and pressed the state on whether the blood was drawn with valid consent and on the reliability of the roadside testing. With a prior DWI on file, jail time was a risk, so we focused on narrowing the evidence the state could comfortably rely on. The prosecutor ultimately agreed to resolve the case with straight probation.