Criminal Defense Case Results in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

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Unlawful Restraint

Location

Tarrant County, CCC1

Allegations

After a night out, an argument at a residence led to an accusation that our client prevented the complainant from leaving. He maintained he asked her to go, carried her belongings outside, and locked the door, after which a bystander encountered her outside. In the days that followed, the complainant sent hostile messages and later posted online, while her description of events shifted from fearing a push on the stairs to claiming restraint. We built a detailed timeline from messages and available doorbell history and highlighted the credibility issues to the prosecutor. The state dismissed the case.

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Location

Tarrant County, CDC2

Allegations

Our client was accused of pointing a firearm during a dispute that began inside a fitness center and spilled into the parking lot. We pulled the surveillance video, which showed the complainant initiating contact, shoving our client, and later brandishing a gun while our client remained calm. The complainant's story also shifted and conflicted with what the video showed. We presented those credibility and evidence problems to the prosecutor before indictment. The state declined to move forward and the felony was dismissed.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC3

Allegations

Stopped for alleged weaving, the client was arrested after officers noted an open container, conducted roadside tests, and obtained a later blood draw that read high. We reviewed the dashcam and reports in detail, clarified that the client had not refused testing, and emphasized the hours-long gap before the sample. We also front loaded mitigation by securing completion certificates for DWI classes and proof of steady schooling and work. Using that leverage, we negotiated deferred probation, keeping a conviction off the record.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Tarrant County, D372

Allegations

Police were called to a domestic argument at a residence and arrested our client based largely on the complainant’s initial statement. We moved quickly to secure the 911 audio, body‑worn camera footage, and the written reports, then compared them to the complainant’s later sworn statement retracting key allegations. The accounts conflicted in material ways. We packaged those inconsistencies and the affidavit for the prosecutor and the grand jury. The grand jury returned a no bill, and the case was dismissed.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Felony)

Location

Denton County, 462nd Judicial District Court

Allegations

A traffic stop for a minor equipment issue became a felony case when the officer claimed to smell marijuana and searched the car, finding a bag in the passenger area. There was no corroborating officer, and our client, upset during the arrest, blurted out a statement taking responsibility. We obtained the police reports, dissected the stated reasons for the stop and the odor claim, and challenged the legality of the search and the reliability of the statement. We pressed these defects with the prosecutor and made clear we were ready to litigate suppression. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Denton County, The Colony Municipal Court

Allegations

During a heated argument between partners outside a commercial venue, an officer arrived and, after seeing a brief push, issued a Class C family violence citation. We gathered the citation and police narrative and focused on the limited scope of what the officer actually observed. The other party later indicated they did not wish to pursue charges. We relayed that position and challenged whether the elements were met by a momentary contact. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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Injury to a Child (Felony)

Location

Denton County, 16th Judicial District Court

Allegations

During a volatile custody dispute, our client accompanied a relative to pick up the children and went inside to ask police to supervise. Outside, a struggle broke out as the other adult pulled a child away. The client used pepper spray toward the adult to protect the child, but a sudden wind shift blew it back, affecting the child and others, not the intended target. We obtained surveillance and body cam video, documented the prior request for police help, and gathered records showing CPS later placed the children with their mother. We pressed the lack of intent and were ready for trial. The state dismissed the case.

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Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information

Location

Tarrant County, None

Allegations

While visiting the area, the client was stopped for a traffic violation in a rental car that several people had been using. After the client consented to a search, officers found two items of identifying information belonging to others inside the vehicle. Nothing was found on the client, and no arrest occurred that day, but a warrant issued later. We investigated the report, highlighted the weak link to our client, the shared access to the car, and the staleness of the evidence, then coordinated a voluntary surrender. The DA declined the case and it was dismissed.

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Location

Tarrant County, D485

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic dispute after a 911 report that our client pointed a firearm at two people. We obtained the body camera footage and dispatch audio, then reviewed the videos and statements. One witness's account shifted significantly, and a recorded call in the file directly undercut the accusation. We compiled those contradictions and highlighted the lack of corroborating evidence. After we presented the credibility problems to the prosecutor and made clear we were ready to litigate, the state dismissed the case.

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Location

Tarrant County, D485

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic dispute after a 911 caller alleged our client pointed a firearm. We secured the bodycam videos, reports, and a recorded jail call. Those materials revealed serious inconsistencies, and a complaining witness later recanted key parts of the original story. We packaged the credibility problems with mitigation and our client's clean history and pressed the state. The prosecution agreed to deferred adjudication probation, keeping a conviction off the record and allowing the client to move forward under supervision.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 4

Allegations

The client was contacted by police for suspected public intoxication, and officers located one holstered firearm while being told about a second. After bonding out, the individual recovered the second gun and voluntarily turned it in. They were booked for unlawful carrying based on the intoxication allegation. We moved quickly, gathered reports, and documented the client’s cooperation and mitigation. We challenged the evidentiary basis for the underlying intoxication and pressed for a prefile resolution. The prosecutor declined to file, and the case was dismissed.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 5

Allegations

Police responded after a single vehicle crash triggered an automatic alert. The driver admitted to having several tall beers and said they felt buzzed. No roadside sobriety tests were performed, and officers obtained a blood draw. An ignition interlock was ordered while the case was pending, and prosecutors treated it as a second offense based on an old out of state conviction. We reviewed the arrest paperwork and pressed our position in negotiations. The result was straight probation, keeping the client out of jail.