DWI/DUI Case Results in Bell, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bell County, CC3

Allegations

After a stop for speeding, the client admitted to drinking and was arrested for DWI. Due to significant leg injuries and the use of crutches, only the HGN eye test was attempted. There was no breath test and no blood draw. We gathered documentation of the injuries and scrutinized the officer’s report, emphasizing the lack of standardized field tests and any chemical evidence. We challenged whether those limited observations could meet the burden of proof. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Bell County, CC2

Allegations

After a late-night stop for alleged swerving, officers conducted roadside tests and made an arrest. At the station, a breath sample was taken well after the arrest and reported around 0.20. We scrutinized the basis for the stop, how the field tests were given, and the gap in time before the breath test. We presented those weaknesses to the prosecution and addressed the interlock already in place as a release condition. The case was resolved with straight probation rather than additional jail time.

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Intoxication Assault

Location

Bell County, None

Allegations

After a serious multi-vehicle collision, our client was treated at a hospital and later accused of intoxication assault. He reported blacking out before the crash and had no memory of events. Investigators claimed he admitted to drinking and consented to a blood draw while in the ER. We obtained the records, challenged the reliability of any purported statement, and contested whether any consent was voluntary given his injuries and medication. Faced with these suppression issues, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Intoxication Assault

Location

Bell County, DC27

Allegations

Following a serious multi-vehicle crash, our client was treated at a hospital and later investigated for intoxication assault. The client reported blacking out and had no memory of events, and did not admit to drinking during a later interview. A detective claimed the client had admitted alcohol use at the hospital and consented to a blood draw. We dug into the medical records and timeline and challenged whether any statements or consent were voluntary given the injuries and medication. Confronted with those evidentiary problems, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - Class B

Location

Bell County, CC#2

Allegations

After a two car collision where another driver ran a light, officers investigated our client for DWI. Despite significant vehicle damage and reports of a head impact and a seizure condition, the officer required field sobriety tests, which the client struggled to perform before being transported for a hospital blood draw. We obtained the accident documentation and medical records to show how injuries and medical history undermined the roadside testing. We pressed those weaknesses with the prosecutor, and the case resolved with deferred probation.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Bell County, CC2

Allegations

After a serious crash where another driver ran a red light and T-boned our client, officers still treated it as a DWI. Despite airbag deployment and the client reporting a head injury and a seizure disorder, the officer insisted on roadside tests the client could not balance for, then sent them to the hospital for a blood draw. We secured the crash report, bodycam, and medical records, showing our client was the collision victim and that any balance issues were injury related. We challenged probable cause and the reliability of the field tests. The prosecutor dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Bell County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

Officers arrested our client for a second DWI after a traffic incident, and a breath test was reported well above the legal limit. We immediately audited the case filings and timelines. Our review showed the State had opened overlapping prosecutions from the same event. We compiled the record to show the duplication and pressed the issue with the prosecutor. The State agreed to drop the misdemeanor filing, and the court dismissed the case.