Criminal Defense Case Results in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC3

Allegations

A minor speeding stop escalated when the officer said he smelled marijuana, performed roadside sobriety tests, and searched the car, locating an open container. The client explained he was nervous during the tests and had a prior leg surgery affecting balance. He later consented to a hospital blood draw after being warned about license consequences. We scrutinized the legal basis for the stop, the scope of the search, and the reliability of the field tests in light of his medical history. After persistent negotiations and evidentiary challenges, the state dismissed the DWI.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #5

Allegations

After a late-night stop in a parking lot where an officer said the car accelerated briefly, the client was questioned about drinking and asked to perform field sobriety tests. They declined a breath test, a warrant was issued, and a blood draw occurred hours later. The state leaned on that result and an alleged open container claim to press a first DWI. We challenged the basis for the detention and the weight of the testing, compiled mitigation through courses and an evaluation, and pressed negotiations. The case ended with deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction.

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Possession of Marijuana

Location

Tarrant County, CCC2

Allegations

A routine traffic stop for a turn signal violation led officers to claim the odor of marijuana and remove our client from a vehicle. In the ensuing search, a small amount of marijuana was found near the passenger seat and the client was arrested. We obtained the reports and video, scrutinized the basis for the stop and search, and challenged who actually possessed what was recovered. Leveraging these issues in negotiations, we secured a reduced resolution. The court credited the client with time already served, ending the case without additional jail time.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Tarrant County, County Criminal Court No. 6

Allegations

Police responded to a bar incident where a bartender accused our client of striking a partner, while both denied any assault. We obtained the officers' body camera and surveillance video, which did not show the conduct alleged. Comparing accounts, we highlighted significant inconsistencies in the bartender’s statements. We also documented the partner’s later clarification to prosecutors that nothing happened and that prior references involved someone else. Confronted with credibility and proof problems, the prosecution reduced the case to Class C assault by contact with a short, nonreporting deferred term leading to dismissal.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Ellis County, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO 3

Allegations

After a stop for allegedly touching the center line, officers administered roadside tests that our client reports he performed well. A second officer then directed a blood draw even though the client did not consent. We pulled the videos, reports, and lab materials, and pressed on three fronts, the minimal lane violation used to justify the stop, how the field tests were conducted and scored, and the lack of clear consent and procedures surrounding the blood draw. Faced with those issues, the State reduced the charge and offered straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court No. 5

Allegations

Officers found our client stopped at a traffic light, woke them, ran field sobriety tests, and made a DWI arrest. The client consented to a hospital blood draw, which later came back elevated and triggered an interlock requirement during the case. We secured the body and dash cam videos and the lab materials, scrutinizing the roadside testing, the delay before the blood draw, and chain of custody. We also prepared a mitigation packet with strong character support. Using those points in negotiations, we got the case reduced to a lesser offense with deferred probation, avoiding a DWI conviction.

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Possession of THC (State Jail Felony)

Location

Tarrant County, D396

Allegations

Our client was a passenger in a car stopped for failing to signal. The officer claimed an odor of marijuana, detained both occupants, frisked them, and asked to remove items from our client's pockets, producing a THC vape pen. Small amounts of marijuana were also found in the vehicle. We obtained the reports and video, scrutinized the basis for the stop, the scope of any consent, and whether the state could prove knowing possession beyond a shared car. After pressing these issues with the prosecution, the felony was dismissed.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Ellis County

Allegations

Our client was stopped after an alleged rolling stop at a sign and arrested for a second DWI. They asserted their rights, declined roadside testing and a breath test, and officers later obtained a warrant for a hospital blood draw, which came back elevated. We pulled the dash and body cam, scrutinized the basis for the stop, and pressed on the blood draw procedures and the lab analyst’s qualifications. We also emphasized the age of the prior and proactive compliance with an interlock device. The prosecution agreed to probation, avoiding additional jail time.

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Resisting Arrest (Class A)

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #4

Allegations

The incident began when bystanders flagged down officers at a busy recreation area. As they moved to detain the client, the report alleged she went limp, locked her legs, and had to be guided into the patrol car. We obtained the bodycam and affidavits and pressed the state on whether that passive noncooperation, with no flight or threats, met the statutory elements. Leveraging those issues in negotiations, we undercut the state’s leverage. The prosecution reduced the case and credited time already served, closing it without additional jail or probation.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 11

Allegations

A domestic argument at a residence led to a misdemeanor family violence charge. The arrest relied almost entirely on the complainant's initial statement, and officers never interviewed our client. The residence reportedly had cameras, yet no video was produced to corroborate an assault. In a later call with police, the complainant said everything was fine, which undercut the original report. We compiled these evidentiary gaps, signaled readiness for trial, and pressed the weaknesses. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

After a traffic stop for speeding, the client was investigated for DWI. They performed field sobriety tests at the roadside, blew about 0.11 on a portable device, and later consented to a hospital blood draw. Our team obtained the videos, reports, and ALR file and closely reviewed the testing timeline and procedures. The ALR case was dismissed when the officer did not appear, which we used to push for a resolution without a conviction. The case concluded with deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client’s record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #4

Allegations

Officers were called to a lakeside parking area after reports that a vehicle clipped a cart and the driver had been drinking. Bystanders identified our client, but no officer actually saw any driving. After roadside tests and an arrest, prosecutors filed an enhanced DWI based on an alleged high BAC. We obtained body and dash cam, 911 audio, and statements, highlighting weak proof of driving and issues with the tests and arrest sequence. Leveraging those problems, we pressed the state to back off the enhancement. The case was reduced to a standard first-offense DWI and closed with credit for time already served.