DWI/DUI Case Results in Austin, TX

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

After an evening out, our client was stopped following an improper turn at a traffic signal and arrested for a second DWI. They completed field sobriety tests, and a breath test taken later registered just above the legal limit. We obtained the dash and bodycam video and showed that the officer's report overstated impairment and did not align with what the footage revealed. The client also was not wearing prescribed glasses, a factor that can affect those tests. We pressed the state on these issues and negotiated a reduction to a lesser charge, avoiding second-offense penalties.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

Officers responded to a minor property damage incident and contacted the client on foot. They performed field sobriety tests and obtained a consensual hospital blood draw. With a prior DWI on record, the exposure was significant. We obtained the police reports and lab records, scrutinizing the basis for the stop and the administration of the tests. At the same time, we documented the client's treatment efforts, interlock compliance, and medical considerations to mitigate punishment. After focused negotiations, the prosecution offered straight probation with conditions centered on sobriety and monitoring.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bastrop County, County Court at Law

Allegations

The client was found sitting in a parked car after an evening at a local venue when an officer illuminated the vehicle and initiated a welfare check. The officer requested field sobriety tests, and our client declined, noting they would not perform well. At the hospital, the officer sought a blood sample, and the paperwork reflected a refusal after unclear advisement. We pursued the body camera footage and scrutinized whether the statutory warnings were properly given and whether the initial detention was lawful. Confronted with these problems, the prosecution agreed to reduce the charge and we secured probation.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law, #5

Allegations

The client was stopped for a traffic violation and arrested after roadside sobriety tests. They declined a breath test, and a later blood draw showed a BAC around 0.18. Filed as a second-offense DWI with a prior on record, the risks were significant. We gathered proof of proactive steps, including treatment, course completion, clean interlock reports, and character letters, and pressed issues with the roadside testing. The prosecution agreed to reduce the case to a first-offense DWI with deferred adjudication. This kept a conviction off the record upon successful completion.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Coryell County, County Court at Law

Allegations

After a traffic stop for registration issues and no insurance, the client was contacted in a parking lot and questioned about drinking. The client acknowledged two beers many hours earlier. Field sobriety tests were conducted on a gravel, uneven surface, and the client reported knee problems that affected balance. A handheld breath device allegedly showed a high number, and a blood sample was later taken. We reviewed the dash and body camera footage, documented the poor testing conditions, and scrutinized the blood evidence. Using that leverage, we negotiated supervised probation so the client could keep working under manageable conditions.

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DWI with Child Passenger

Location

Williamson County, 26th District Court

Allegations

The case began when officers responded to a dispute. They asked the client to leave and use a rideshare, then performed field sobriety tests while the client was cold and shaking. Later, after returning to a parked truck with a minor child and moving the vehicle, officers stopped and arrested for DWI with child passenger. Two breath samples registered .078 and .073. We pressed the below-limit results and the testing conditions in negotiations, and secured deferred probation to avoid a final conviction.

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DWI With Child Passenger

Location

Travis County, 450th District Court

Allegations

Following a minor crash, the client was arrested for DWI with a child passenger. They told officers they had hit their head, were barefoot and dizzy, and experienced anxiety, then declined field sobriety tests. A blood sample was taken several hours after the incident. We examined the police reports, highlighted the injury and poor testing conditions, and challenged the reliability of a delayed blood draw. Using those issues in negotiations, we pushed to remove the felony exposure. The charge was reduced and the client received straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bastrop County, County Court at Law

Allegations

Police approached our client during a welfare check while the car was parked off the roadway after the driver began feeling ill. The individual admitted to a few drinks earlier and performed field sobriety tests despite preexisting ankle injuries and elevated blood pressure. The portable breath device malfunctioned, and the officer proceeded with an arrest. We reviewed the police reports and blood records and documented that implied-consent warnings were not properly provided before the blood draw. We challenged the arrest basis and the reliability of the testing. The state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Coryell County, County Court at Law

Allegations

Officers found the client asleep in a parked vehicle after drinking. Field sobriety tests were conducted, and a breath sample registered under 0.15. We reviewed the reports and discovery, stressing that there was no observed driving, the contact occurred in a parking area, and the testing conditions were less than ideal. We also presented mitigation, including counseling and licensing compliance taken during the case. After continued negotiations, the case was resolved with probation, avoiding any jail time.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

Police contacted our client in a parking lot, not during a traffic stop. Field sobriety tests were conducted despite medical limitations, and the client initially refused a blood draw before officers obtained a sample several hours later. We emphasized the lack of observed driving, the delayed blood evidence, and issues visible on the testing video. After sustained negotiations built around those weaknesses and the client’s circumstances, the case was resolved with a term of probation.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

The case began after a nighttime crash brought officers to the scene. The client, who had a prior DWI, performed field tests, declined a breath test, and a blood sample was later taken. We obtained the videos and lab records, documented the client’s proactive steps, including completing a DWI course, attending meetings, and strict interlock compliance, and prepared to contest the state’s proof while negotiating. Leveraging those mitigations and our readiness to litigate, we secured straight probation with no additional jail time.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Gillespie County, CCL

Allegations

After a dispute over a bar tab, staff called police. The client had already pulled over when officers arrived, performed field sobriety tests, and later provided a breath sample under .15. We obtained the reports and any video, scrutinized how the tests were given, and emphasized her clean history and cooperation. We also lined up alcohol education and an evaluation to reduce conditions and pursue an interlock waiver. The prosecution agreed to deferred probation, preserving the chance to keep a conviction off her record.