DWI/DUI Case Results in Bexar, TX

Charge

DUI by a Minor (Class C)

Location

Bexar County

Allegations

A traffic stop for speeding resulted in a Class C DUI citation. The officer noted alcohol consumption but conducted only an eye test, with no breath or blood sample taken. We pressed for full discovery, including reports and any video, and challenged the basis for the citation. When the state could not produce what we requested, we leveraged those deficiencies in negotiations. The prosecutor dismissed the case.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 8

Allegations

The client was stopped after leaving a bar when an officer saw the vehicle traveling the wrong way due to unfamiliar roads. He performed roadside tests after the officer removed his prescription glasses, and he later consented to a blood draw. We obtained the dash and body camera video and showed the tests were done in poor lighting without corrective lenses, undermining their reliability. We scrutinized the blood evidence and provided mitigation, including prompt class completion. The prosecution agreed to reduce the charge and allow deferred probation.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CC4

Allegations

The case began after a minor traffic collision. Bystanders pointed officers to a nearby store where our client had stepped inside, and a DWI arrest followed after a forceful takedown. We obtained body-cam and store video, then mapped the timeline from the crash to first contact, pressing the gaps in the intoxication story. We also protected his license by demanding the ALR hearing and, when DPS later imposed a suspension, secured an occupational license so he could keep working. With those issues in play, we negotiated deferred adjudication.

Charge

DWI - Second Offense

Location

Bexar County, CC14

Allegations

After leaving a bar area, the client was stopped for allegedly crossing the center line while pulling out from a parked position. They declined a roadside breath test, and a blood sample was taken later at the jail. The officer directed field sobriety tests between two painted lines with confusing instructions, and the client reported fatigue. We challenged the basis for the stop, pressed for the missing dashcam and blood-draw videos, and reviewed the collection protocols. Paired with proactive classes and character letters, that leverage led to a reduced charge and deferred probation.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CCL6

Allegations

After a late-night collision, police suspected DWI and the client was taken to a hospital. No roadside field sobriety tests were conducted, and a blood draw was obtained while the client received treatment. We gathered the reports and crash file, scrutinized the limited impairment observations and the medical blood draw procedures, and pressed those weaknesses in negotiations. We also advocated for a case-appropriate diversion track. After the client satisfied the program requirements, prosecutors dismissed the case.

Charge

DWI - Second Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 4

Allegations

The client was stopped for speeding and investigated for DWI. The officer conducted an eye test, the client declined other field tests, was arrested, refused a blood draw, and a warrant was obtained for the sample. With a prior DWI on record, the exposure was enhanced. We obtained the video and lab materials, scrutinized the basis for the stop and the warrant process, and prepared to challenge the evidence while engaging the prosecutor. The case resolved with straight probation, avoiding additional jail time.

Charge

DWI - Third Offense

Location

Bexar County, 227th District Court

Allegations

Our client was arrested on a third DWI. After refusing a breath test, officers obtained a warrant and a blood sample was taken. We engaged early, gathered the police reports and the warrant affidavit, and pressed for the blood records. We scrutinized the warrant and collection steps, highlighted the age of the prior cases, and noted delays in the lab process while preparing to challenge admissibility. With that leverage, we negotiated a plea to straight probation, keeping the client out of prison.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 1

Allegations

A patrol stop for speeding and failure to maintain a lane led to a DWI arrest. An old, empty can was seen in the door, the client struggled on field sobriety tests, and a breath sample registered about 0.13. We secured the dash and body camera videos and dissected the basis for the stop and the testing. At the same time, we built a mitigation package with DWI education, a victim impact panel, and character letters to show accountability. After sustained negotiations, the prosecution agreed to reduce the case to a lesser charge.

Charge

DUI - Class C

Location

Bexar County, Justice of the Peace Precinct #2

Allegations

After a traffic stop for a lane change issue, the client received a Class C DUI citation following a roadside breath test and was released rather than arrested. We entered the case quickly and obtained the citation and officer reports. We emphasized the client’s clean history, the lack of a blood draw, and the limited nature of a roadside screening. Pressing those points in negotiations, we steered the matter away from a conviction. The court approved deferred adjudication with standard conditions, protecting the client’s record.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 15

Allegations

Our client was arrested for DWI after a single vehicle crash. Officers performed only the eye test roadside, then obtained a warrant for a blood draw when the client declined a breath test. The client had a history of nystagmus and told police they had a couple of drinks. We dissected the warrant affidavit and lab records and showed the HGN result was suspect, and that no standardized balance tests were given. The blood result hovered near the legal limit, creating proof issues. The state dismissed the case.

Charge

DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 9

Allegations

Stopped for alleged lane drifting, the client was given multiple field tests, including alphabet and counting tasks, and was asked to do balance exercises he could not complete due to a preexisting leg injury. At the testing facility, a breath sample was taken shortly after he burped, and officers repeated the eye test with different personnel. We pressed issues with the required observation period, the reliability of the breath result, and the expanded field testing. Confronted with these problems, the prosecution agreed to reduce the charge from the high-BAC enhancement.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CCL8

Allegations

After a minor rear-end crash, the client pulled into a nearby neighborhood to get out of traffic and was contacted by officers. They declined a roadside breath test, and a blood draw was later taken under a warrant. We moved quickly to request the license hearing, obtained the police report, body and dash video, and the lab documentation. We analyzed the crash-to-contact timeline and the warrant-based blood draw and prepared to litigate any issues supported by the evidence. Using that leverage and the client's lack of prior record, we negotiated a straight probation resolution.