DWI/DUI Case Results in Brazoria, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC2

Allegations

After a beach gathering, the client drove along sand, missed an exit, and struck a parked vehicle. No injuries were reported at the scene. Officers noted possible intoxication, conducted the eye-tracking test, and later obtained a consensual blood draw. We secured the videos and reports, highlighting the crash with airbag deployment, the unstable surface where evaluations occurred, and the absence of standardized walk-and-turn or one-leg tests. Using those points and holding the state to its proof on the blood, we negotiated deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law #4

Allegations

Officers stopped the client after a 911 tip about a silver SUV. The caller never gave a plate, changed descriptors, and dispatch appeared to supply locations, and there was no video of the alleged traffic infraction. The client cooperated and chose a blood test that later showed a moderate BAC. We obtained the recordings and reports, challenged the thin link between the tip and the stop, and pressed the State on the missing stop video. With that leverage, we negotiated deferred probation with limited interlock and reduced terms, keeping a conviction off the record.

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DWI with Child Passenger

Location

Brazoria County, 149th DC

Allegations

The client was approached by police while parked at a medical facility with a child in the car. She had fallen asleep after a long wait, the vehicle was off, and a push-button start led to confusion when officers asked her to turn it off. They conducted roadside tests, she refused a breath test, and a blood warrant followed. We obtained the body camera footage, documented that the car remained stationary and off for an extended period, and showed the timeline of any drinking hours earlier. Confronted with the inability to prove operation, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law #1

Allegations

Police stopped our client for allegedly weaving and rolling a stop sign, then arrested for DWI. The officer pointed to a receipt, a sealed beer in a cooler, a flask in a seat pocket, and claimed the field sobriety tests were failed. We obtained and dissected the patrol video, which showed steady driving and a brief pull past the line to see cross traffic, and the client performing far better than reported. We challenged the legal basis for the stop, the scoring of the tests, and emphasized that the containers were closed. After cross-examination at trial, the jury found the client not guilty.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law #1

Allegations

A state trooper stopped the client for failing to maintain a single lane after the client left a residence following a heated argument. The officer noted an odor of alcohol, conducted only the eye-tracking test, and the client declined the remaining field tests and refused a breath sample. Blood was later drawn under a warrant. We examined the basis for the stop, emphasized the limited field testing and the client’s explanation that phone use caused the drifting, and scrutinized the blood draw procedures. With that leverage, we negotiated a reduction and a time served resolution, closing the case without additional jail.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, JP2

Allegations

After leaving a bar, the client rode with friends and was stopped following a brief pursuit when he did not initially see the patrol lights. He admitted to drinking, completed field sobriety tests while wearing stiff riding boots, refused a breath test, and no blood was drawn. We scrutinized the basis for the stop and the alleged attempt to flee, and emphasized that evading was never charged. With no chemical evidence, the case hinged on disputed roadside exercises. We pressed these weaknesses with the prosecutor until the state dismissed the charge.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law # 1

Allegations

The client was stopped after briefly pausing in an intersection while navigating an unfamiliar area. They completed roadside tests, declined a breath test, and requested a blood draw that was later taken by warrant. Our review of bodycam and reports showed the officer repeatedly pushed for a breath sample, and the warning form had conflicting entries about consent, with hours between any drinking and the draw. We leveraged those weaknesses in negotiations, and the State reduced the case to a lesser charge with straight probation.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

The case began after a single-vehicle crash where airbags deployed. Officers noted slurred speech, but the client had just left a dental procedure and still had numbing medication in effect. No field sobriety tests were performed and there was no breath or blood sample. We obtained video and medical records to explain the post-crash condition and anesthetic effects, and stressed the absence of chemical proof. Confronted with these weaknesses, the state reduced the charge and agreed to straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC1

Allegations

Officers found the client after the vehicle left the roadway, appearing disoriented, and had them transported to a hospital where a screening blood test showed a high level. We obtained the hospital records documenting dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, plus proof of a later infection. Those conditions helped explain the client's presentation. We questioned the evidentiary weight of the hospital screening result and demanded full forensic documentation. Using that leverage and mitigation, we negotiated deferred probation to avoid a conviction.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

The client was stopped for speeding and questioned roadside. Officers noted slurred speech, the client admitted to having a few drinks, performed field sobriety tests, and later provided a breath sample around 0.16. We obtained the discovery, pressed for missing patrol-car footage of the initial stop, and examined the field tests and breath-test paperwork. With the incomplete video record and the client's limited history, we pushed back on the over .15 allegation. The prosecution agreed to reduce the charge.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law #4

Allegations

Stopped for an improper lane change, the client was arrested on a second DWI. They invoked the right to remain silent and refused all field sobriety tasks and any breath or blood testing, leaving the case with no BAC evidence. We obtained the video, scrutinized the reason for the stop, and highlighted inconsistencies and minimal impairment signs in the report. After sustained negotiations focused on the evidentiary gaps and trial risk, the prosecutor agreed to reduce the charge, sparing the client the harsher second-offense penalties.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

Stopped for excessive speed, our client was first booked for reckless driving and later charged with DWI after officers claimed signs of intoxication at the station. The client declined field tests and a breath test, so police obtained a blood warrant. The result, taken well after the stop, was barely over the limit. We reviewed video showing steady speech and normal demeanor, then challenged the reliability of the blood draw and handling of the sample. With those weaknesses, we negotiated a reduction to a non-DWI misdemeanor with deferred probation.