DWI/DUI Case Results in Collin, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, CCL7

Allegations

After a tire blowout, the client pulled into a residential parking area where bystanders called police. Contacted outside the vehicle, she admitted to driving and to having a few drinks. She performed limited field testing, refused a breath sample, and a blood draw was later taken by warrant that reported a high BAC. We scrutinized the basis for the encounter, the testing, and the warrant process, emphasizing that no other vehicles were involved and she had no prior record. The State agreed to straight probation, avoiding jail time.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 1

Allegations

Officers went to the client's home after a report of a minor crash and found the car parked with damage. The client had been drinking at home, agreed to a breath test, and recalled little of the encounter. We obtained body and dash camera video and breath test records, highlighting gaps in the timeline between driving and police contact and issues in the paperwork. We also presented mitigation showing immediate abstinence and counseling. With that leverage, we negotiated deferred probation.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Collin County, 296th District Court

Allegations

Police responded after a neighborhood crash and never observed the client driving. EMS took him to a hospital for a head injury, where a blood sample was drawn later. We obtained the 911 recording, the neighbor’s photos and video, camera footage, and all reports, and compared them with medical records. The evidence showed a shaky timeline between any driving and the blood draw, contradictions about where and what was struck, and paperwork issues by the officer. After we laid out these problems, the state dismissed the felony DWI.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 4

Allegations

The client was stopped after running a red light. The officer reported odor of alcohol and administered field sobriety tests in cold conditions while the client wore sandals. A roadside breath sample was followed by a consensual hospital blood draw, and the case was filed as BAC over .15. We pulled the dash and body camera, examined the testing instructions, blood draw protocol, and chain of custody, and used those issues in negotiations. The result was straight probation, sparing the client a harsher sentence.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, None

Allegations

The client was stopped after leaving a small gathering, making a wide left turn while following a friend’s directions. Officers conducted field sobriety tests and arrested for DWI. The blood draw did not occur until hours later at a hospital after transport from jail, and the client did not recall consenting. We obtained the videos and records, highlighting the extended delay, unclear consent, and issues with how the draw was handled. We used those weaknesses to push the prosecution and negotiated a reduction to a lesser offense with deferred probation, avoiding a DWI conviction.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

A driver was stopped after a tire blew while they were trying to reach a safe place off the road. They admitted to drinking, performed field tests, and later gave a breath sample at the jail reported around 0.153. We moved quickly to contest the license suspension, coordinated interlock installation, and obtained dash and body cam and breath-testing records. We highlighted the emergency stop circumstances, clean history, completed classes, and letters of support. After negotiations and evidentiary challenges to the roadside device and procedures, the State reduced the charge.

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DUI - Class C

Location

Collin County, Allen Municipal Court.

Allegations

After a late-night highway stop for suspected speeding, the client was cited for DUI after a roadside breath test read higher, while a later test at the station was substantially lower. No speeding citation was issued, and a vehicle search yielded nothing charged. We secured the videos and reports, challenged the basis for the stop and the reliability of the testing, and pressed those issues with the prosecutor. The case resolved with deferred probation, keeping a conviction off the client's record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court At Law 4

Allegations

After a flat tire left the client on a highway shoulder, they tried to drive on the damaged spare and were involved in a minor collision. Officers reported an odor of alcohol, claimed consent to search, and ran field sobriety tests before making an arrest. No roadside breath test was given and no one was hurt. We focused on the flat-tire emergency and post-collision setting, and challenged the scope of any consent and the reliability of roadside testing. With no prior record, we negotiated a reduction of the charge.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law No. 5

Allegations

Police stopped our client for an unsafe lane change. Blacked out from drinking, he remembers little and was taken to a hospital, where officers obtained a warrant for a blood draw showing a BAC over .15. We secured the reports and video, scrutinized the stop and the blood handling, and identified issues we were ready to litigate. At the same time, the client completed DWI education, a victim impact panel, and a substance use evaluation. With that mitigation and pressure, the state agreed to deferred probation, avoiding a final conviction.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 5

Allegations

Our client was stopped by officers and arrested for a first offense DWI after roadside exercises. The report alleged impairment, and a subsequent blood draw was analyzed for intoxicants, shifting the focus from alcohol to possible drug influence. We obtained the video, testing paperwork, and laboratory records, then scrutinized chain of custody and the toxicology methodology. We challenged whether the evidence proved loss of normal use and pressed these weaknesses in negotiations. The case resolved with deferred probation, avoiding a conviction.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

Officers contacted our client in a gas station lot after a brief move to a pump, noted an open container, conducted field sobriety tests and obtained a blood sample. We promptly preserved the license case by requesting the ALR hearing and secured the police reports, bodycam and dash video. Our review raised doubts about actual operation and how the tests were conducted in that environment. We also guided the client to complete key classes early to improve terms. Using those leverage points, we negotiated deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, None

Allegations

Officers responded to a report about a car lingering at a light and later found the client parked in a business lot, seated in the back while another person occupied the driver’s seat. The client acknowledged ownership of the vehicle, completed roadside tests, and consented to a breath test that registered over .15. We obtained the body camera and dash camera footage and reports, challenging the element of operation and the timing of any alleged driving since contact occurred after the car was parked. We also guided the client through proactive mitigation and leveraged it in negotiations. The state agreed to deferred adjudication probation, avoiding a conviction upon successful completion.