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

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, CCC3

Allegations

After a traffic incident, the client was arrested for first-offense DWI and gave a high breath sample at the jail. The report assumed our client was the driver. We dug in, secured phone video showing another person behind the wheel near the relevant timeframe, and used toll billing data to anchor the timestamps. We aligned the metadata and presented the timeline problem and the lack of proof of actual operation to the prosecutor. With the key element in doubt, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC2

Allegations

Police found the client stopped at a light and conducted roadside sobriety tests in a nearby lot, then arrested and obtained a consensual blood draw at the jail. We pulled the videos and reports and focused on how the tests were administered and on medical issues with the client’s knee and back that affect balance. We emphasized immediate compliance with bond conditions, including installing an interlock, and negotiated with the prosecutor. The case resolved with a probationary sentence.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Collin County, CCL 5

Allegations

After a traffic stop for an improper pass and alleged weaving, the client admitted to having some wine and was put through field sobriety tests. He repeatedly asked to use the restroom, was denied, and his medical history, including leg and back injuries, affected balance. We pulled the dash and body-cam video and highlighted shaky SFST instructions and the lack of accommodation. We also scrutinized the breath testing, noting no documented observation period and only one recorded sample. Using those problems, we negotiated deferred probation to keep a conviction off the record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC8

Allegations

During a panic episode, the client called police for help retrieving medication and was instructed to drive to a nearby meeting point. Officers reported an odor of alcohol and an open container, performed roadside tests the client believed were passed, and then obtained a hospital blood draw that later came back over .15. There was no crash and it was a first arrest. We secured the videos and lab records, emphasized the medical context and that the client sought help and drove at police direction, and pressed those mitigators with the prosecutor. The case resolved with straight probation.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 9

Allegations

Police initiated a stop after observing erratic driving and minor collision damage from a parking structure. The driver declined roadside tests and a breath test, and a later blood draw reportedly came back over .15. Months later, a clerical mix up led to a missed setting and an outstanding warrant. We were retained, quickly got the warrant recalled and the bond reinstated, and obtained the discovery. We pressed the state on proof issues stemming from the refusal, the age of the case, and procedural concerns. The result was the enhancement was dropped and the charge reduced.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 7

Allegations

A late-night stop for driving without headlights led to a DWI arrest. The officer noted an open container and red, glassy eyes, and the client admitted to a few drinks. He completed field sobriety tests, the breath test attempt failed, and police obtained a blood warrant. We pulled the video, reports, and lab records, scrutinizing the shift from breath to blood and the way testing was conducted. Emphasizing no crash and full cooperation, we negotiated a straight probation outcome.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC7

Allegations

Police found our client asleep at a traffic light in the early morning and noted an admission to drinking. He explained he was headed for medical care due to chest pain and had significant back issues that limited his performance on roadside tests. A warrant blood draw was taken at a hospital. We gathered medical records documenting respiratory and cardiac concerns and his spinal problems, then challenged the reliability of the field tests and the timing and handling of the blood sample. Using those issues in negotiations, we secured deferred probation, keeping a conviction off his record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, CCC9

Allegations

Officers found our client asleep in a parked vehicle with the engine running and relied on field sobriety tests conducted immediately after waking him. He made no admissions, asked to repeat the tests, and was arrested. He refused a voluntary blood draw, a warrant was obtained, and the hospital had difficulty collecting a sample with multiple failed attempts. We attacked the link to recent driving, the reliability of the tests, and the blood draw problems. Leveraging those issues, we negotiated deferred probation with manageable conditions, keeping a conviction off the record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court 5

Allegations

Police stopped our client for a rolling stop near their destination and began a DWI investigation that led to an arrest for a first offense. We obtained the reports and evidence, scrutinized the legal basis for the stop and how the roadside investigation was conducted, and were prepared to litigate as needed. At the same time, we assembled mitigation showing the client's otherwise clean background. After sustained negotiations, the case was resolved with deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 8

Allegations

After a late night traffic stop for failing to signal, the client was arrested for DWI following roadside tests and a consensual blood draw. We reviewed the patrol video, which showed clear speech and steady performance, and subpoenaed the lab and phlebotomy records. The blood result was only marginally above the legal limit, and there had been multiple attempts to collect the sample. We took the case to a jury, contrasted the video evidence with the borderline number and collection issues, and pressed the State on reasonable doubt. The jury returned a not guilty verdict.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 8

Allegations

After a late-night single-vehicle crash, officers responded and found our client with visible injuries. They conducted roadside testing and made a DWI arrest. The client declined breath testing, and a hospital blood draw later reported a high BAC. We secured the videos and reports, documented crash-related injuries and a possible concussion to explain performance issues, and probed chain-of-custody on the blood. We also flagged improper post-arrest contact by an officer. After sustained negotiations, the state agreed to deferred probation, keeping a conviction off the record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC4

Allegations

A late-night traffic stop for speeding led to a DWI arrest. The officer questioned our client, who acknowledged having a few drinks, conducted field sobriety tests in a parking lot, and then obtained a blood sample after stating they would otherwise get a warrant and physically take it. No roadside breath test was used. We secured the bodycam, reports, and lab packet, challenged the voluntariness of the blood draw and the state’s ability to prove impairment, and pressed these issues with the prosecutor. The state dismissed the case.