DWI/DUI Case Results in Austin, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop for a turn violation following alleged speeding, the client was investigated for DWI. On video, they were polite and steady, showing only limited clues on the walk-and-turn and one-leg-stand. The officer noted watery eyes and an alcohol odor. The client declined both breath and blood testing, a warrant was obtained, and the lab reported a 0.139 BAC. We dissected the stop, the FST instructions, and the evidentiary chain, then leveraged our findings to secure pretrial diversion. After completing the program, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #9

Allegations

The case began after a minor parking area collision that a security guard reported to police. By the time officers arrived, the client was already out of the vehicle. He declined balance tests due to a knee injury and refused a roadside breath test, and a blood sample was later taken by warrant several hours after driving. We pressed issues with the third party basis to initiate a DWI investigation and the delay before the draw while assembling mitigation. The state agreed to reduce the case to a Class B and offer deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, CCL9

Allegations

Police stopped the client after a flashing signal violation and reported multiple signs of intoxication, along with open containers in the car. Field sobriety tests were conducted. The client declined breath testing and a voluntary blood draw, and officers later obtained a blood warrant. We examined the stop, the test administration, and the warrant and lab handling, and raised those concerns with the prosecutor. With no prior record and sustained negotiations, the case resolved in deferred adjudication.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

Officers encountered a vehicle stopped at a light that rolled forward and struck a pole, then arrested the driver for DWI based on field tests and observed intoxication clues. We obtained and dissected the state’s evidence, focusing on the conditions of the roadside testing and how the minor collision could affect observations. We highlighted the client’s cooperation with law enforcement and lack of prior record, and guided the client in taking proactive steps to show accountability. After sustained negotiations with the prosecutor, the case resolved with deferred adjudication.

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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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DWI - First Offense

Location

Gillespie County, County Court at Law

Allegations

A patrol unit stopped our client near a hotel for failing to signal and arrested for DWI. They declined roadside tests, and a later blood draw reported a high BAC over .15. We obtained the dashcam and bodycam, showing a very short drive with no obvious impairment, and scrutinized the basis for the stop and the lab’s handling of the sample. We also compiled mitigation, including education classes and a low-risk alcohol evaluation. After sustained negotiations, the state dropped the enhancement and reduced the charge, with lighter terms and no interlock.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Gillespie County, 216th District Court

Allegations

The stop began after the client briefly turned the wrong way on a newly posted one-way street and asked the officer if it had changed, then pulled over as directed. He was respectful, parked the vehicle at the officer’s request, and consented to a hospital blood draw. Field tests were limited because of a leg rod and chronic back issues, which we documented. After indictment we reviewed the videos and reports, checked the street signage, and assembled mitigation, including repeated negative hair tests, bond compliance, and an occupational license. We used that package to negotiate deferred adjudication probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop, our client performed field sobriety tests and later provided a breath sample around 0.14. We pulled the video and documented that the tests were given on a sloped roadside and that the client had a recent ankle injury, both factors that can skew performance. With no prior record but a high BAC, we advised against a jury trial and built a thorough pretrial diversion application, including prompt enrollment in recommended classes and interlock. The client was accepted into pretrial diversion.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Williamson County, CCL5

Allegations

The client was found roadside with a disabled vehicle, and what began as a welfare check became a DWI investigation. Officers moved the client to a lot for field sobriety tests and later obtained a breath sample reported around 0.12. With no prior record, the client promptly complied with bond conditions, including installing an interlock. We obtained and reviewed the video and reports, documented the apparent mechanical issue and lack of crash evidence, and presented mitigation and treatment readiness. The state agreed to place the case into pre-trial diversion.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, CC6

Allegations

Stopped for speeding, our client was arrested after the officer claimed to smell alcohol. The client acknowledged drinking earlier and politely declined field sobriety tests. No breath or blood test was taken. We obtained and reviewed the video, which showed steady speech and coherent responses, and we gathered medical documentation of balance issues to explain brief unsteadiness on exit. We emphasized the lack of poor driving beyond speeding and the absence of scientific proof. The State dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #5

Allegations

Officers responded to a minor single-vehicle incident and later contacted our client at a nearby residence. He attempted field sobriety tests while sweating and shaky after hours outdoors, with a history of concussion and recent rib and knee injuries. No breath or blood sample was taken, and there was no witness placing him behind the wheel. We obtained the bodycam, dispatch timeline, and paperwork, showing a gap between the incident and contact, defects in statutory warnings, and medical factors undermining the tests. After sustained pressure, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Gillespie County

Allegations

After an evening out, the client was stopped for speeding and investigated for DWI. The officer began with an ABC recitation, then attempted field sobriety tests on a sloped surface with patrol lights in the client’s eyes, and gave muddled instructions. The client declined breath and blood, and a warrant blood draw happened several hours after the last drink. We secured the dash and body cam footage, documented the poor footing and lighting and the instruction errors, and emphasized the delay undermining any reliable BAC proof. Faced with these problems, the State dismissed the case.