Criminal Defense Case Results in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Dallas County, City of Mesquite Municipal Court

Allegations

The case began after a brief dispute at a residential pool area. The client lightly tapped the complainant’s shoulder with a phone, police took a report, and a Class C citation arrived later. We gathered the report and accounts from onlookers showing no injury and no attempt to harm, and flagged the minimal contact described. We engaged the prosecutor early and challenged the evidentiary value of the allegation. When the complainant later declined to move forward, the state dismissed the case.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Tarrant County

Allegations

During a traffic stop for a registration issue, an officer asked our client, a passenger, for ID, then reached into her open purse, pulled out suspected marijuana, and kept searching until he found her lawfully owned handgun. Prosecutors filed UCW based on the alleged drug possession. We secured the bodycam and reports, dissected the timeline, and challenged the legal basis for reaching into and searching the purse and the required link between the firearm and contraband. After we pressed those defects with the DA, the UCW was dismissed.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC9

Allegations

Our client was found asleep in a fast-food drive-thru with the engine running. Officers noted slurred speech and slow responses, and a blood sample later reported about 0.21 BAC. We obtained and reviewed the body-cam, dash-cam, and lab documentation, then discussed realistic paths forward. Leveraging early compliance, including installing an ignition interlock and starting the required classes, we pressed negotiations. The prosecution agreed to waive the enhancement and reduce it to a first-offense level, resolved with straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 7

Allegations

After leaving a small gathering, our client was struck by another vehicle that fled. He located a nearby officer to report it, admitted to having had a few drinks, and was asked to perform field sobriety tests in the cold. He later consented to a blood draw. We obtained the videos and reports and pressed the state on the lack of a traffic stop or meaningful driving observations, the conditions under which the tests were given, and the timing between driving and the blood draw. Facing those issues, the prosecution agreed to deferred adjudication.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 7

Allegations

After reporting a hit-and-run and asking officers for help, the client was given field sobriety tests and arrested for DWI. When a passenger opened the vehicle to retrieve keys, officers saw a lawfully owned handgun inside and added a UCW charge. We obtained the reports and video to show the client initiated contact as the crash victim and that the firearm stayed in the vehicle, lawfully possessed. We questioned whether the statutory elements for UCW were met and pressed the state on its proof. The prosecution dismissed the UCW case.

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Assault by Contact (Class C)

Location

Collin County, Plano Municipal Court

Allegations

A minor parking lot dispute led to a citation for assault by contact. As our client tried to get back into the car, the other driver stood in the doorway, and the client briefly used an arm to make space and leave. Officers arrived and issued a Class C ticket. We obtained bodycam and reports, which showed no injury, momentary contact, and the complainant’s account shifting about the amount of force and who was blocking whom. We pressed those issues and made clear we were ready for trial. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Third-Degree Felony)

Location

Tarrant County, D372

Allegations

After a traffic stop for a minor equipment issue, officers asked for ID, then reached into an open bag, pulling marijuana and later alleging a bag of meth. We obtained the reports, bodycam and lab paperwork, and challenged the legal basis for the intrusion and how the evidence was documented. We flagged conflicts between the video and the affidavit and scrutinized chain of custody. We also presented mitigation with clean tests and treatment. The state reduced the charge, avoiding a felony conviction.

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Reckless Damage to Property

Location

Collin County, Plano Municipal Court

Allegations

After parking at a commercial lot, our client's door swung slightly and made brief contact with a neighboring vehicle. The other driver insisted there was damage, and an officer issued a citation for reckless damage. We obtained the police body camera footage and related photos and reviewed them closely. There was no clear evidence of actual property damage, and the footage did not document any. We confronted the prosecutor with those gaps and made clear we were ready for trial. The state dismissed the case.

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Evading Arrest or Detention With a Vehicle (Felony)

Location

Collin County, 296th District Court

Allegations

After leaving a bowling alley, an officer claimed our client was speeding and activated emergency lights. The client heard sirens, thought an ambulance was approaching, accelerated to clear the lane, struck a median on a ramp, and briefly ran in panic. We obtained and reviewed dash and body camera footage, reconstructing the timeline from activation to impact to challenge the intent element, emphasizing confusion over lights and sirens and the lack of any sustained pursuit. Leveraging those issues, we negotiated deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction and incarceration.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 5

Allegations

A traffic stop shortly after a driver switch led to our client’s arrest for DWI. Officers referenced a reckless driving call and had the client perform field tests barefoot on a rough surface, then used an unusual counting exercise. The client declined a breath test but voluntarily provided blood, and the state later alleged a high BAC and imposed an interlock as a bond condition. We obtained the body and dash cams and lab documents, challenged how the tests were conducted, and front‑loaded mitigation. The state dropped the enhancement and agreed to deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record.

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Assault - Family Violence (Strangulation)

Location

Denton County, 211th Judicial District Court

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic dispute and arrested our client on a felony allegation involving strangulation. The client reported being attacked first, sustaining bruising, and using force only to break free. We obtained and reviewed body camera footage and over 200 pages of hospital records, which showed a very high BAC for the complainant and a hospital account that mentioned being struck but not choking. We moved to compel the records and flagged Miranda and evidentiary issues with the state. Facing trial risk, we negotiated deferred adjudication, avoiding a felony conviction and securing supervision instead.

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Possession of THC (State Jail Felony)

Location

Collin County, 219th District Court

Allegations

Police approached our client in a parking lot for what they called a consensual encounter. After the client declined, the officer pointed to a nicotine vape and claimed it justified a search, first of a nearby car, then our client’s car after saying he could grab an ID and alleging an odor of marijuana. A THC vape was seized. We obtained bodycam and reports, flagged major problems with the detention and searches, and set a motion to suppress. Facing that challenge, the state reduced the case to a Class C citation with deferred terms, keeping a felony off the record.