DWI/DUI Case Results in Austin, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, CCL3

Allegations

Officers responded to a minor crash in a residential parking area and arrested our client for a first DWI. The client cooperated and consented to a breath test that read well above 0.15. We obtained the 911 audio, bodycam, and dash video, scrutinized how the field and breath tests were administered, and handled communications with property management and the insurer to resolve damages. The client promptly completed an alcohol assessment, classes, and installed an interlock. We leveraged mitigation and evidentiary issues to negotiate a reduction to a lower-level charge with deferred probation, avoiding the harsher penalties originally on the table.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #4

Allegations

Police responded after a collision with a parked car and arrested the client for DWI, with a breath test reported over .15. We pushed for full discovery and scrutinized the stop and testing procedures while addressing bond conditions, including arranging a portable alcohol monitor when the client had no vehicle. We gathered mitigation through alcohol assessments, counseling plans, and proof of compliance to reduce perceived risk. In negotiations, the state dropped the high BAC enhancement and reduced the case to a first offense with deferred probation.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Bastrop County, County Court at Law

Allegations

Officers found the client stopped at a traffic light, woke them, conducted field sobriety tests, and recorded a .112 breath test. We investigated medication use and fatigue, obtaining statements from the client's doctors explaining side effects that can mimic intoxication and affect roadside testing. We emphasized the circumstances of the stop and closely reviewed how the SFSTs were given. Using that leverage in negotiations, we secured a reduction. The court accepted a plea to a lesser charge with credit for time already served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Gillespie County, County Court at Law

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop for speeding as the client left a local festival, officers noted alcohol on the breath. The client admitted to having a few drinks, performed field sobriety tests, and later provided a breath sample around 0.11. We pulled the dash and body-cam video and found problems with the eye test, minor deviations on the walk-and-turn, and a strong one-leg stand, plus questions about the posted speed. We compiled mitigation, including early completion of required classes, and pressed these issues in negotiations. The prosecution agreed to deferred adjudication probation, avoiding a conviction.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #9

Allegations

During a holiday weekend, the client pulled over to retrieve a dropped phone and was arrested for DWI after the officer reported an alcohol odor. He declined roadside tests, and a blood sample was later taken under a warrant at the station. We obtained and scrutinized the dash and body camera video and lab records, challenged the basis for the stop and the timing and handling of the blood draw, and presented mitigation the client completed. Leveraging those issues, we negotiated a reduction to a non-DWI offense with credit for time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law, #3

Allegations

After reporting that another driver had hit their vehicle and fled, the client waited for police. When officers returned, the encounter shifted to a DWI investigation after the client acknowledged drinking after a night out. They submitted to a preliminary breath test and a blood draw. We scrutinized the reports, highlighted that our client was the reporting party with no prior record, and pushed for an alternative resolution. The client was approved for pre-trial diversion, and we oversaw onboarding and conditions like interlock, DWI education, and a victim impact panel.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

After a stop for alleged swerving and failure to signal, our client admitted to drinking and was asked to do field sobriety tests despite an injured leg. The officer’s explanation for the stop shifted, and several officers arrived while a tow truck waited nearby. The client refused a breath test, and police obtained a warrant for blood. We reviewed the videos and reports, highlighting the shaky basis for the stop, the subjective testing on the injured limb, and whether required advisements were given. Using that leverage, we secured entry into a pre-trial diversion program, keeping a conviction off the record upon completion.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop for speeding, officers claimed our client smelled of alcohol and arrested for a second DWI. There were several passengers, one getting sick in the vehicle, and the client declined field tests and a blood draw. No breath test was taken, and no warrant was obtained, leaving the case without chemical evidence. We pulled the reports and video, showing no standardized testing and a clear alternative source for the odor. We challenged probable cause and made plain the state could not prove impairment. Faced with those gaps, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

The client was stopped shortly after leaving a restaurant and arrested for a second DWI. The reason for the stop was unclear, and field sobriety tests were conducted while the client wore heeled boots, with disputed instructions. The client refused breath testing and later described a blood draw at the jail, while questioning whether the statutory warnings were given. We reviewed video and reports, challenged the stop, the testing conditions, and the timing and handling of any sample, and highlighted extended ignition interlock use on bond. The state reduced the case to a first-offense DWI with straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law, #8

Allegations

Police arrived after a minor crash and found our client on the roadside with EMS. The individual remembered little about the incident, performed field sobriety tests, and later consented to a breath test. We obtained the reports and scrutinized the roadside exercises as well as the timeline from drinking at home to the driving event. We emphasized the gaps in proof and pressed the state on whether they could establish intoxication at the time of operation. The pressure led to a reduction to a lesser charge with deferred probation, keeping the client out of jail.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

After a traffic stop for an alleged rolling stop, our client was arrested for first offense DWI. They cooperated, completed roadside tests, and later provided a breath sample around 0.11 at the station. We obtained and reviewed the body and dash camera videos, challenged the basis for the detention, and noted problems with how the field tests were explained and conducted. We also pulled the breath machine’s maintenance and usage records to question reliability. Leveraging these issues, we negotiated a reduction to a non-DWI offense with deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

Police contacted our client after they had already parked at a second location, and an arrest followed despite no traditional traffic stop. Reports cited an open container and breath tests over the limit. We centered the defense on the timing of any alcohol consumption versus actual driving and challenged the state’s ability to link impairment to operation. With trial approaching, we leveraged these issues to secure a reduction to obstruction of a highway. The resolution avoided jail exposure tied to the open container and eliminated any interlock requirement.