DWI/DUI Case Results in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court 3

Allegations

Stopped for driving without headlights on, the client was investigated for DWI, performed roadside tests, and was taken for a blood draw well after the stop. We obtained the videos and reports, emphasizing the lack of bad driving, the confusion over automatic lights, and the lengthy delay before the blood sample. We pressed the state, which lagged in reviewing the file, and outlined our evidentiary concerns and trial posture. The prosecution agreed to deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record upon successful probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CC10

Allegations

Police encountered the client intoxicated in a parked vehicle, seated in the back seat and vomiting, and never observed any driving. He declined roadside testing, and officers later obtained a blood draw that the state said reflected a high BAC. We obtained the video and reports and pressed the gaps in proof of operation and the timing between any driving and the encounter. We reinforced our position with mitigation, including DWI education. Confronted with these issues, prosecutors dropped the enhancement, reduced the charge, and agreed to straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, CCC1

Allegations

Stopped at night for driving without headlights, the client admitted to drinking and officers noted an open container in a cup. After roadside tests the client felt were poorly explained and not set on a clear line, he consented to a hospital blood draw that later came back over .15. We focused on how the field tests were conducted and the circumstances of the stop, and scrutinized the blood collection and handling for weaknesses. Leveraging those issues in negotiations, we secured a reduction of the charge, and the client received deferred probation instead of a DWI conviction.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Tarrant County, D432

Allegations

Officers stopped the client for alleged swerving. He remembered little of the encounter, was taken for a blood draw, and left with a dislocated shoulder and other injuries. We obtained and dissected the dash and body camera video, hospital records, and lab materials, scrutinizing the basis for the stop as well as how the draw and restraint were handled. While readying those issues for court, we pushed full pretrial compliance, including installing an interlock and following supervision. Leveraging that work, we negotiated felony probation and avoided prison.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Denton County, 16th Judicial District Court

Allegations

Police encountered our client parked and not moving after pulling over to rest. The client acknowledged drinking earlier in the evening, performed field sobriety tests, and a blood sample was taken. We dug into the stop and the lab records, but the turning point was the state's attempt to use two old DWI convictions to make this a felony. We obtained the prior judgment files and found they lacked key identifiers tying them to our client. Armed with those gaps, we pushed negotiations until the charge was reduced to a misdemeanor with straight probation.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

The client was charged with a DWI second from an older incident that was filed at large and later enforced on a warrant after a traffic stop. She struggled with serious health issues and limited mobility, and had difficulty navigating bond monitoring while the case lingered. We obtained the reports and video, scrutinized the field investigation and any toxicology, and highlighted proof problems created by the passage of time. We also compiled medical records and treatment documentation to present mitigation. After sustained negotiations, the prosecution reduced it to a first offense with time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, CCL6

Allegations

After a report of swerving, the client was stopped and asked to perform field sobriety tests on the shoulder of a busy roadway while wearing flip flops. They consented to a blood draw. The client had taken prescribed medications, including a muscle relaxer, and had consumed a small amount of alcohol earlier. We obtained the videos and reports, highlighting the sloped, uneven surface, passing traffic and footwear issues that undermined the tests, and scrutinized the toxicology. The blood work showed alcohol below the legal limit with medications present, creating proof problems on intoxication. Leveraging those weaknesses, we negotiated deferred adjudication.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, CCC3

Allegations

Officers responded to a call and contacted our client near a residence, not from a traffic stop. As they arrived, he sat in the driver’s seat of his parked truck and was put through field sobriety tests. He declined a breath test, and a warrant-based blood draw was taken several hours later. We obtained the videos, challenged how the tests were administered, and disputed that he was operating the vehicle. We also stressed the delay before the blood draw. With those issues, we negotiated deferred adjudication.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #5

Allegations

After a multi-vehicle crash where the client’s car rolled and airbags deployed, police opened a DWI investigation. The client declined field sobriety tests and initially refused a blood draw, which officers later obtained by warrant. We reviewed body and dash video and highlighted witnesses who reported another speeding vehicle that forced an evasive swerve, challenging the driving narrative. We pressed the state to produce the blood warrant and scrutinized the blood draw and processing. Once the warrant was confirmed and the BAC came back high, we focused negotiations and secured straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC2

Allegations

A stop for a license plate light issue led to a DWI investigation. The officer noted slow speech and lethargy, administered roadside tests, and the client later consented to a blood draw. Discovery showed minimal alcohol, with THC metabolites and methamphetamine detected. We obtained medical records documenting a traumatic injury and mental health treatment that affect speech and motor control, reviewed the body and dash camera video, and contested whether the state could prove drug related intoxication at the time of driving. The case was reduced to obstruction of a highway with deferred probation.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Dallas County, 283rd Judicial District Court

Allegations

Officers contacted the client after noticing a vehicle equipment issue and followed into a parking lot where multiple units arrived. Only limited field sobriety testing was done before arrest, and a later chemical test showed a result over the limit. We obtained the body camera and jail videos, compared them to the reports, and highlighted inconsistencies and the abbreviated roadside evaluation. We also emphasized that the prior DWIs were decades old. Pressed with these issues, the prosecution agreed to reduce the case to a lesser charge, avoiding a felony conviction.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 2

Allegations

Police found the client parked in a private driveway with the car off, positioned awkwardly near a curb. A passenger had been outside with the keys and they ended up on the client's lap. Officers reported signs of intoxication, noted an open container, and the client provided a breath sample that read over .15. We pulled the reports and video, pressed the state on whether they could prove actual operation, and closely examined the breath testing procedure. Using those weaknesses, we negotiated with the prosecutor. The charge was reduced to a lesser offense with far fewer penalties.