Criminal Defense Case Results in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #5

Allegations

After a late night traffic stop for speeding, the client was investigated for DWI. She completed field sobriety tests, performing well on the balance tasks, and declined a blood draw; a warrant was later obtained and a sample taken at the jail. We requested the dash and body camera footage and lab records, and scrutinized the basis for the stop, the FST instructions, and the blood draw paperwork and chain of custody. We also handled the license hearing, guided bond conditions like an interlock, and started mitigation. Leveraging these points, we negotiated a reduced charge with deferred terms, avoiding a conviction.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Tarrant County, CCC6

Allegations

A domestic argument at a residence led to police being called and our client’s arrest based on the complainant’s first statement. At the scene, officers tried to photograph a claimed hand injury but there were no visible marks. The complainant later asked not to pursue the case and cooperated with our office. We presented her changed account and the lack of corroborating injury evidence to the prosecutor and made clear we were prepared to litigate. The state dismissed the charge.

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Assault Causing Bodily Injury

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 1

Allegations

After a bar altercation, the client was accused of assault for grabbing another patron and briefly taking her to the ground. We got involved during the investigation, routed all police contact through our office, and arranged a controlled surrender when a warrant issued. We gathered video and witness context showing ongoing harassment and that the contact was restraint, not strikes. Leveraging those facts and the client’s clean history, we negotiated a reduction to a lesser offense with deferred probation, avoiding a conviction.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Denton County, 462nd Judicial District Court

Allegations

The client was on deferred adjudication when probation alleged violations for failed drug tests, unpaid restitution, and incomplete service and classes. We obtained the probation file, requested lab confirmations, and gathered records showing course completion and community service that had not been credited. The family paid the outstanding restitution in full. We pursued a bond and pressed the prosecutor and probation for a fair outcome based on the corrected record. With proof of compliance and payment, we negotiated to avoid a conviction. The court reinstated deferred adjudication.

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Theft - Class C

Location

Denton County, Colony Municipal Court

Allegations

Store personnel stopped the client after a self‑checkout incident and issued a Class C theft citation. When the client could not appear, a warrant followed. We engaged the prosecutor, obtained the evidence, and explained the client’s travel‑heavy work and medical limits that made community service impractical. Through focused negotiations, we secured deferred adjudication with a short term, an anti‑theft class, and standard fees, with no community service, keeping a conviction off the record.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 7

Allegations

After a domestic argument, police arrested our client for assault based on the complainant’s claim of pain. We got to work fast, securing the 911 audio and patrol recordings and collecting our client’s own videos from the drive home and exterior cameras. The recordings showed the complainant initiating contact, no injury, and statements that conflicted with what was later reported. We presented that package to the prosecutor. After the client completed a brief behavior course, the state dismissed the case and all bond conditions were lifted.

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Denton County, Providence Village Municipal Court

Allegations

A domestic dispute at a residence led to a citation for assault by contact after the complainant reported being offended but not injured. The client maintained he was trying to prevent the other person from entering a room, not to cause harm. We secured bodycam and incident videos and pressed for the full police file. The footage raised issues with intent and credibility, and we discovered the state’s discovery was incomplete, including missing portions of the officer’s report. Confronted with these defects and our readiness for trial, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Third-Degree Felony)

Location

Rockwall County, 439th District Court

Allegations

After a traffic stop for expired registration, the officer claimed to smell marijuana and searched a vehicle our client was driving but did not own. No marijuana was found, but a small bag later surfaced deep in the center console and tested as psilocybin. We dissected the officer’s account and reports, stressing the gap between the alleged odor and what was recovered, the item’s concealed location, and the lack of proof of our client’s knowledge. Leveraging these weaknesses, we negotiated a reduction to a misdemeanor with straight probation, avoiding a felony record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 9

Allegations

After a collision caused by another driver who failed to stop, police arrested our client for DWI. He cooperated with a blood draw that came back below the legal limit, and the roadside tests looked solid on video. The state leaned on retrograde extrapolation to claim the level was higher while driving. We countered with the timing of the draw, the clean performance on the tests, and proof the crash was not our client's fault. We also raised credibility issues after learning the arresting officer was under internal investigation. Faced with those problems, the prosecutor agreed to reduce the charge and allow deferred probation.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 1

Allegations

A domestic argument at a residence escalated after the complainant returned and pursued the client to the doorway. A short video did not capture the start and risked mislabeling our client as the aggressor, though he maintained self defense. We highlighted two household witnesses officers never interviewed and noted the complainant’s later uninvited contact. The complainant signed an affidavit of non prosecution, which we presented, and then stopped cooperating. After sustained negotiations, the state recognized the proof problems and dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC7

Allegations

After a minor curb strike led to a stop, our client was arrested for DWI. They declined a breath test, and a blood draw was later taken under a warrant after a lengthy delay at a medical facility. We obtained the body and dash videos and saw the officer conducted only two field tests, moved to arrest quickly, and recorded them poorly. We compiled those flaws along with timing concerns about the blood evidence and pressed the weaknesses with the prosecutor. The case resolved with deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client’s record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC7

Allegations

After a single‑vehicle crash, the client was arrested for DWI and reported a sudden blackout after a drink at a club, later finding property missing and a club patron at the scene. We moved quickly on the license case and obtained body‑cam, hospital, and bar-related evidence to probe possible drink tampering and test the state’s proof of driving and intoxication. We also scrutinized the blood‑draw advisements. The client completed courses, a victim panel, an evaluation, and gathered character letters. Leveraging these issues and mitigation, we negotiated a reduced charge.