DWI/DUI Case Results in Bexar, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 5

Allegations

The client was stopped on a highway and arrested for DWI after an officer claimed a stop-sign violation. He told the officer he had a severe needle phobia, which was treated as a refusal, and a blood draw was later taken under a warrant well after the stop. We obtained the police reports and video, mapped the timeline from stop to draw, and challenged both the basis for the stop and whether the test proved intoxication at the time of driving. We built a suppression strategy and pressed the prosecution on these weaknesses. The state dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Bexar County, CCL1

Allegations

Our client was stopped after an officer said the vehicle swerved and nearly struck another car shortly after leaving a store. The driver admitted to drinking, declined roadside tests, and later provided a breath sample around 0.185. With a prior DWI many years earlier, the stakes were high. We pulled the dash and body camera footage and dug into the basis for the stop, the breath machine's maintenance and calibration, and whether required observation procedures were followed. We pressed those issues with the prosecutor. The case was reduced to a lesser charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CCL2

Allegations

Police found our client stopped in a drive-thru with the car in park and began a DWI investigation. After the officer moved the car to a nearby lot, the client performed field sobriety tests and later gave a breath sample at the station. We obtained dash and body camera footage, station surveillance, and breath-testing maintenance records. We challenged the instructions, testing conditions, and machine documentation, and presented those concerns to the prosecutor. The state agreed to reduce the charge, and the case resolved with deferred probation.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Bexar County, CCL8

Allegations

Our client was arrested for DWI after a traffic crash. Officers performed field sobriety tests, transported the client for processing, and later recorded a breath result over .15. We obtained the videos and noted that officers repeated the eye test at the station, raising questions about the reliability of their initial observations. Discovery also showed the state lacked the necessary breath-test supervisor to support the instrument's results. We set the case for trial, pressed those weaknesses, and negotiated a reduction to standard DWI with deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record upon completion.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CCL6

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop for alleged speeding, the client was ordered out of the car, denied drinking, and performed field sobriety tests that were repeated. At the station, a breath sample reportedly read over .15. We pulled the body-cam, dash video, police report, and breath records, then challenged the basis for the stop and the way the tests were administered, including the repeated instructions and lack of a clear speed reading. Using those issues in negotiations, we secured a reduction to a lesser DWI with deferred terms.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 12

Allegations

The client was stopped at night for an alleged equipment problem and put through roadside tests by two different officers. One indicated the client did fine, another claimed eye clues and made the arrest. The client refused a breath test after arrest, and a blood sample was taken later. We scrutinized the justification for the stop, the inconsistent administration of the tests, the client's known vision issues, and the handling and timing of the blood draw. Leveraging these weaknesses, we negotiated a reduction to a lesser, non-DWI offense with deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 4

Allegations

Police responded to a minor rear-end collision and arrested our client for DWI after noting slurred speech and inconsistent answers about where they were coming from. The report described poor performance on field sobriety tests, and a breath test registered just under .15. We secured discovery, requested breath-machine calibration records, and obtained officer materials. At the same time, we built a mitigation package with early classes and proof the property damage was addressed through insurance. Relying on the sub-.15 result, no injuries, and our mitigation, we negotiated deferred adjudication.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Bexar County, 437th District Court

Allegations

Police stopped our client after a reported traffic light violation. At the scene the officer escalated quickly, and when a breath test could not be administered, a blood sample was taken. We obtained the video, reports, and lab records, and worked up a mitigation plan, getting the client into AA, a repeat-offender DWI program, and a victim impact panel, along with character letters. We used that package in negotiations and pressed the State on the details of the stop and the testing. The felony was resolved with probation, avoiding a prison sentence.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 8

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop for alleged speeding and a red light, the client was arrested for DWI. Officers claimed an odor of marijuana, conducted field sobriety tests, and, after a breath refusal, obtained a blood draw by warrant. We requested the license hearing and pressed for full discovery, including the lab report. The blood result came back under the legal limit. We challenged the state’s proof of intoxication, and the prosecution dismissed. We then sought to correct the dismissal language to insufficient evidence to protect the client’s expunction.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CCL1

Allegations

The client was stopped for speeding shortly after leaving home, where they had consumed a single beer. They completed field sobriety tests, performing well on the walk and turn, but the eye test was flagged despite a documented history of epilepsy and natural nystagmus. A breath test was administered well after the stop, following nausea in the patrol car from flashing lights, and registered over the limit. We obtained video and maintenance records, documented the testing delay, medical factors, and officer uncertainty, and presented these defects to the prosecution. The case was dismissed.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 8

Allegations

After a late night traffic stop for speeding, our client was arrested for DWI. There were no driving irregularities beyond speed, and bodycam later showed clear speech and solid performance on the field tests. At the station, the client provided a breath sample just over the legal limit, with no blood draw. We secured the videos and reports, challenged probable cause for the arrest, and filed to exclude the state's late disclosed breath-test expert. At trial the state fell short, and the jury returned a Not Guilty.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CCL2

Allegations

The client was stopped for swerving and speeding and was arrested for a first-time DWI after field sobriety tests and a station breath test. We secured the video and reports, pinpointing problems with how the roadside tests were administered, including the officer's instruction to switch legs during the one-leg stand. We scrutinized the breath-test process and pressed those issues with the prosecutor. The result was deferred adjudication, allowing the client to avoid a conviction upon successful completion of terms.