Criminal Defense Case Results in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

Charge

Injury to a Child, Elderly, or Disabled Individual

Location

Rockwall County, 382nd District Court

Allegations

After a school report triggered a CPS investigation, police arrested our client for alleged injury to a child. The child alleged choking, while our client maintained it was parental discipline. We obtained the CPS file and police reports, then highlighted the lack of corroborating physical injury, contradictions across statements, and paperwork errors. We also pushed back on restrictive bond conditions and signaled readiness to litigate. Confronted with these issues, the prosecution reduced the charge, and the client received straight probation.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 1

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop, the officer claimed to smell alcohol. The client declined field sobriety tests, was arrested, and a blood sample was taken under a warrant. We obtained dash and body-cam video and the full discovery, scrutinizing the basis for the stop, the warrant paperwork, and the blood draw and lab materials. The recordings showed clear speech and cooperation, which undercut the arrest narrative. Leveraging those issues in negotiations, we avoided jail and resolved the case with a term of probation.

Charge

Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Rockwall County, 439th District Court

Allegations

Client on felony probation for evading arrest in a vehicle when a warrant issued after two positive drug tests a week apart. No new charges, and he had finished service and classes, with counseling underway and recent clean tests. We moved quickly, pulled the probation file, and assembled a mitigation packet with compliance records and character letters. We stressed it was a first slip and that treatment was in place, making revocation unnecessary. The case resolved with continued probation and adjusted conditions, avoiding prison.

Charge

Violation of a Protective Order

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 10

Allegations

The client was accused of violating a protective order after the complainant reported encounters at an apartment complex and alleged threats. We collected video showing the complainant entering the client’s garage and initiating contact, plus a note from on-site security. Texts showed the client telling the complainant not to contact them, and location data and pawn records undercut any weapon claim. We compiled the inconsistencies and delivered them to the prosecutor. The State dismissed the case.

Charge

Theft (Class C)

Location

Collin County, McKinney Municipal Court

Allegations

Loss prevention at a retail store stopped the client after a price-tag switch on low-value merchandise and police issued a Class C theft citation. We entered the case, pulled the store video and reports, and made the record the priority. When the prosecutor would not dismiss outright, we front-loaded mitigation: the client completed an anti-theft class and community service, which we documented. Leveraging that, we negotiated deferred adjudication with a reduced term, a lowered fine, and no fingerprint/photo requirement, positioning the client to earn a dismissal by completing the short supervision.

Charge

Reckless Driving

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 4

Allegations

The client was stopped for driving well over the limit and arrested for reckless driving. At the roadside, they explained they were hurrying to find a restroom. We requested the patrol video and reports to document that exchange and to note there were no accidents or other hazardous maneuvers beyond speed. We leveraged those mitigating facts and the client’s cooperation in negotiations and pushed for a nonconviction path. The matter concluded with deferred adjudication and conditions centered on safe driving, keeping a conviction off the record.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #3

Allegations

After a tip to dispatch about a suspected impaired driver, an officer waited near the client’s residence and initiated contact as the client pulled in. Field sobriety tests were conducted and the client was arrested. He later consented to a blood draw at the station and had no prior record. We pressed for full discovery, including the 911 call, video, and lab materials, and challenged the tip-based stop and lack of observed driving. Through negotiations, the case resolved with deferred adjudication, avoiding a final conviction.

Charge

Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Dallas County, Dallas Municipal Court

Allegations

After a domestic argument at a residence escalated to mutual pushing, police arrived and arrested our client for a Class C family violence assault after he acknowledged pushing back. We stepped in immediately, filed our appearance, and pulled the 911 audio, body-worn camera, and statements. The evidence showed a minimal contact incident with indications the other party initiated physical contact. We prepared a non-prosecution affidavit for review and had our client complete an anger-management course. When the case was set on a trial docket, we pressed the weaknesses. The prosecution dismissed the charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

Our client was contacted in a parking lot after a caller reported possible intoxication. An officer found the engine on, a passenger ill, and performed roadside tests before arresting and obtaining a warrant for a blood draw that later showed an elevated result. We secured the body cam, which showed the vehicle stationary in park with no brake lights and no admission of driving or intent to drive. We scrutinized how the tests were given and preserved objections to the blood draw process, then presented mitigation. Confronted with these issues, the state reduced the charge to a lesser offense with deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, CCC1

Allegations

Police responded to a welfare check in a parking lot and found our client in the driver’s seat of a vehicle that had been running. He later provided a blood sample that came back well above the legal limit. We reviewed the bodycam and reports, challenged whether the state could prove actual operation versus being parked, and scrutinized the blood draw and chain of custody. At the driver’s license hearing we exposed a defect in the blood draw paperwork and used it as leverage in negotiations. The prosecution agreed to reduce the charge to a lesser offense.

Charge

DWI - Second Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #5

Allegations

A traffic stop for running a red light led to an arrest for a second DWI. The client admitted to drinking and was put through field sobriety tests despite reporting a foot injury, and a blood draw was later obtained by warrant. We scrutinized the stop and the testing conditions, arguing the injury undermined the results, and gathered proof of the client's counseling, classes, and ignition interlock compliance. After the case was reassigned to a new prosecutor, we re-presented the mitigation and pressed the evidentiary issues. The state agreed to reduce the charge, and the matter resolved with credit for time served.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 9

Allegations

After a collision with an unoccupied parked vehicle, officers arrived and had our client perform field sobriety tests despite an airbag deployment. The client consented to a hospital blood draw and was arrested for a first-time DWI. We obtained the videos and highlighted how post-crash balance and eye cues can mimic intoxication, undercutting the weight of the tests. On paper the client looked intoxicated, so we pushed for a reduction and, if not, a probationary resolution. The state did not reduce, and we negotiated straight probation, avoiding jail and limiting long-term damage.