DWI/DUI Case Results in Brazoria, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC3

Allegations

After a late-night stop, officers had the client do field sobriety tests, then took them to a hospital for a blood draw after presenting a consent form. The client felt intoxicated and unsure what they were agreeing to, and no roadside breath sample was taken. We challenged the basis for the stop, the instructions on the tests, and whether the consent and blood-draw procedures were properly handled. We also monitored the driver's license side while the blood result was pending. With that pressure, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC3

Allegations

Police found the client on the shoulder after the car ran out of gas, the engine off in a push-to-start vehicle. Over an open phone line, the officer said he had pulled the driver over for speeding, which conflicted with the scene. The client refused field sobriety testing and there was no breath or blood test. We built the defense around the lack of proof of operation and impairment, scrutinizing the basis for the stop and the arrest. We pressed the prosecution on the gaps in evidence and the contradictions in the report. Facing these issues, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law #1

Allegations

The client was arrested for a first offense DWI after a roadside investigation where officers noted slurred speech and poor performance on field tests. There was no breath or blood sample, so the case rested on bodycam footage and reports from multiple officers. We obtained and reviewed the videos, pressed the state on timeline issues raised by the client’s account, and highlighted weaknesses in proving impairment. Leveraging that posture, we secured pretrial diversion. After successful completion, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC2

Allegations

The client was found after a single vehicle crash into a fixed structure and taken to a hospital, with little memory of events. Prosecutors built the DWI on a medical blood sample later obtained by grand jury subpoena, not a contemporaneous DWI warrant. The lab packet had gaps and there was no reliable documentation of collection protocol or chain of custody. We obtained body cams and crash video and prepared suppression challenges to the blood and the investigation. Confronted with these defects, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC1

Allegations

The arrest began when officers responded to a trespass call and found our client in the driver seat by a locked gate in a private lot. The report noted an alcohol odor and multiple open containers, and the client was confused and slurring. He is diabetic and, once in custody, was repeatedly treated for dangerously high blood sugar. We obtained the reports and jail medical records, then challenged whether the stop occurred in a public place and whether the observed symptoms were from a medical episode rather than intoxication. Confronted with those issues, the state agreed to reduce the charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC2

Allegations

Stopped for alleged swerving, the client performed roadside tests on a gravel shoulder while wearing platform shoes, then was arrested. Officers later obtained a breath sample and a hospital blood draw taken hours after the stop, which the state claimed showed a high BAC. We demanded the dash and body-cam video, the lab paperwork, and instrument records, and scrutinized the timing and chain of custody. Leveraging those issues and the client’s clean history, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Brazoria County, CC2

Allegations

A patrol officer stopped our client for alleged phone use while driving and initiated a DWI investigation. The client declined roadside field sobriety tests, was arrested, and later provided a breath sample at the jail that read over .15. We obtained the dash and body camera footage and dissected the paperwork. The video did not clearly show the claimed distraction, there was no documented odor of alcohol, and parts of the testing occurred long after the actual driving. We challenged probable cause and the reliability of the breath result. Confronted with these problems, the prosecution reduced the charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC2

Allegations

After a single vehicle crash, officers arrested our client for DWI. He had been drinking and recalled little after the wreck, and the state claimed a breath sample. We pushed for full discovery, obtaining the video and breath records, and scrutinized the arrest from first contact to booking. We compiled mitigation showing no prior record, cooperation, and significant mental health concerns. Using that package, we negotiated the case down to a lesser misdemeanor, with credit for time served.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC1

Allegations

Officers found the client stopped at a light and arrested for DWI after roadside tests. The client explained longstanding knee and shoulder injuries, declined the breath test, and a blood sample was taken later. Our team pulled the dash and body cameras, field notes, and the blood draw records. We flagged how the sobriety tests were administered given the medical limitations and pressed issues with the handling and timing of the blood evidence. After sustained negotiations using those weaknesses and mitigation, the prosecution reduced the charges.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC3

Allegations

The client was stopped soon after leaving a bar when officers parked nearby claimed his exhaust was too loud and pulled him over. He completed roadside sobriety tests and later consented to a blood draw. We obtained the dashcam, bodycam, and reports, pressed the state on the legal basis for the stop and the manner the tests were administered, and highlighted his clean history and the absence of an accident or unsafe driving. After sustained negotiations, the prosecution agreed to straight probation, keeping him out of jail.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Brazoria County, 461st District Court

Allegations

Responders found the client outside a parked vehicle after a long work shift, and an ambulance had been called by a bystander. Officers arrived later, noted an odor of alcohol, conducted roadside tests, then transported for a blood draw while still labeling the case as a refusal. We emphasized the lack of observed driving, the time gap before police contact, and inconsistencies around the alleged refusal. After pressing these issues and negotiating terms focused on rehabilitation, the prosecution agreed to probation with conditions the client could realistically complete.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Brazoria County, 300th District Court

Allegations

After a 911 report of erratic driving during a road dispute, our client was stopped at night and asked to perform field sobriety tests. A warrant was obtained for blood, which later reported about 0.16. We pushed for complete discovery, forced production of missing dash and body cam footage, and scrutinized the stop, the instructions given, and how the tests were conducted in darkness. We also obtained the blood records and challenged procedure where appropriate. Leveraging these issues, we negotiated straight probation, keeping the client out of prison.