Criminal Defense Case Results in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #2

Allegations

Following a minor crash that left a tire blown, officers investigated and the client was taken to a hospital where a blood sample was obtained under a warrant. The lab later reported a BAC around .18. With a prior DWI on record, the state initially pushed for a jail component. We obtained the videos and blood documentation, and compiled mitigation showing full interlock compliance, ongoing treatment, classes, and a substance use evaluation. Leveraging that record, we negotiated deferred adjudication, avoiding jail and keeping a conviction off the client’s record.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon in a Prohibited Place

Location

Tarrant County, CC10

Allegations

The client was stopped for a traffic infraction. During the encounter, officers located a handgun in the vehicle and filed an unlawfully carrying in a prohibited place charge. We dug into the stop, the basis for the search, and whether the location actually met the statute's definition of a prohibited place, and challenged how the firearm was discovered. After pressing those issues with the prosecutor, the state agreed to reduce the charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, CCC3

Allegations

After a traffic stop for minor speeding, the client was investigated for DWI. Officers noted shakiness and alleged slurred speech, conducted field tests, and later obtained a blood warrant after a breath refusal. We pulled the dash and body camera video and documented that the trainee officer gave inconsistent instructions, while the client had documented back and hip surgeries and a leg length discrepancy affecting balance tests. We pressed these reliability issues and presented mitigation, including employment impact letters. With a new prosecutor on the file, we negotiated deferred adjudication.

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Theft (Class C)

Location

Denton County, The Colony Municipal Court

Allegations

Store security detained our client after a few low value items were missed at checkout, and police issued a Class C theft citation with no arrest. With no prior record and a need to protect future opportunities, we obtained the evidence, documented the accidental circumstances and minimal value, and pressed for a resolution without a conviction. We negotiated a conditional dismissal requiring brief online alcohol awareness and anti theft courses and eight hours of community service. After we filed proof of completion, the case was dismissed.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

Police found our client asleep in a parked vehicle after a late night out, then conducted field sobriety tests despite the client reporting knee and hip issues. The client consented to a hospital blood draw. We requested and reviewed dashcam and bodycam, the police report, interlock logs, and the lab records, focusing on the long gap between any drinking and officer contact, the lack of observed driving, and how physical limits undermined the tests. We also advised the client to enroll in recommended classes. After sustained negotiations, prosecutors reduced the charge and the client received straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #4

Allegations

After a single vehicle crash, the client called police to report the scene. Officers observed signs of alcohol, conducted field sobriety tests, and made a DWI arrest. The client declined a voluntary blood draw, so a warrant was obtained and a sample was taken several hours after driving. We secured the videos, reports, and lab records and challenged the reliability of the blood result given the delay and the client’s last drink occurring shortly before the incident. Leveraging those issues, we pressed negotiations. Prosecutors reduced the charge and agreed to deferred probation.

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Assault by Contact (Class C)

Location

Collin County, Wylie Municipal Court

Allegations

The client received a Class C assault by contact citation after a domestic dispute where both parties briefly struggled over a phone. We got involved early, filed notice of representation, and discovered the case had been entered twice under separate numbers, which we had corrected. Our team guided the client through a required fingerprinting step and obtained a signed affidavit of non-prosecution from the complainant. We presented these materials and the incident context to the prosecutor. The state dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Felony)

Location

Denton County, 367th Judicial District Court

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop, officers found a small amount of THC concentrate in our client's car, triggering a felony charge. We traced the item to a product openly sold in local shops and marketed as hemp compliant. We secured its certificate of analysis showing delta-9 under the legal limit and contrasted it with the state lab result. We prepared a mistake-of-fact defense and put the evidence in front of the prosecutors. Confronted with the conflict and our intent challenge, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #4

Allegations

Our client was stopped late at night after a brief lane drift and admitted to drinking earlier. Officers conducted roadside sobriety tests while the client was fatigued and in cold conditions, then obtained a blood draw, not a breath test. We pulled the video and reports, emphasized the effects of fatigue and environment on the tests, and preserved challenges to the blood evidence. The client completed DWI education, a victim impact panel, and an assessment up front. Leveraging that mitigation and our evidentiary pressure, we secured deferred adjudication.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #5

Allegations

After a traffic stop for speeding, the client was arrested for DWI following roadside tests and a breath test that produced two samples around 0.13, below the .15 enhancement threshold. We obtained the dash and body camera footage, reviewed how the field tests were instructed and performed, and pulled the breath instrument’s maintenance and observation records. While guiding the client through the license process and an occupational license, we also had them complete early classes. We presented the mitigation and evidentiary issues to the state and negotiated deferred adjudication.

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Resisting or Evading Arrest

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 5

Allegations

Police contacted our client during a minor public incident, and an attempt to detain him escalated into an accusation of resisting or evading arrest. His family informed us of a longstanding mental health condition that affects how he reacts to sudden police contact. We obtained medical records and statements from caregivers to document that history. We combined this mitigation with our analysis of the arrest paperwork and engaged the prosecutor early. After reviewing the context we presented, the state dismissed the case.

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Evading Arrest or Detention on Foot

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 5

Allegations

The client, a military veteran with longstanding mental health conditions, was accused of evading on foot after an encounter with officers near his home. Officers believed he was intoxicated, but family and medical documentation showed he does not use alcohol or drugs and that his symptoms can resemble impairment. We gathered VA treatment records, provider letters, and caregiver statements and pressed the state early with this mitigation. We also raised concerns about de-escalation given his diagnosis. The prosecution dismissed the case.