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

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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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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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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Denton County, 462nd Judicial District Court / County Criminal Court No. 5-F

Allegations

Officers confronted our client inside a childcare facility shortly after he arrived to pick up a child and arrested him for a felony DWI. He declined a roadside breath test, no field sobriety tests were conducted, and a blood sample was taken under a warrant several hours later. We scrutinized the reports and timeline, pressing the state on proof of operation and the delay before the blood draw. We also highlighted the age of prior DWIs and the client’s compliance and sobriety efforts. After sustained negotiations, the case resolved with probation, keeping him out of prison.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court No. 1

Allegations

Stopped at night for driving without headlights, the client was arrested for DWI after roadside tests. He had longstanding balance issues and had to remove his glasses for the eye exam. He consented to a hospital blood draw that came back near the legal limit. We obtained the videos and lab records, pointed out inconsistencies in the field sobriety instructions and the borderline result, and challenged the strength of the proof. The state agreed to reduce the case to a lesser, non DWI offense with deferred probation, keeping a DWI off his record.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

Responders were called to the client’s home after a minor bump in a private driveway, and the client was taken to a hospital. Police later obtained a warrant and drew blood at the hospital about an hour and a half after the incident, reporting a .257 BAC. We scrutinized whether the state could prove operation in a public place, the timing of the draw that suggested a rising BAC, and the full bodycam, 911, and lab records for errors. The client had no criminal history and promptly completed alcohol education and an evaluation. Leveraging these issues and mitigation, we pushed the state to drop the over .15 enhancement and secured a reduction with deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

Following a traffic stop for allegedly drifting over a lane line, the client was arrested for DWI. Field sobriety tests were performed in a sloped parking area, the eye-tracking test ran unusually long, and the one-leg stand showed some balance issues. The client refused a voluntary blood draw, and officers later obtained a warrant and drew blood at a medical facility. We obtained the dash and bodycam, challenged the basis for the stop, documented poor testing conditions and reliability concerns, and scrutinized the warrant, timing, and chain of custody. Using those issues, we secured deferred adjudication.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

After a stop for a broken headlight following a social event, officers noted an odor of alcohol and conducted roadside sobriety tests on the highway shoulder in cold conditions, then obtained a consensual blood draw. The lab later alleged a BAC of 0.15 or higher, elevating the charge despite the client’s clean record. We obtained discovery and scrutinized the expansion from an equipment stop, the roadside testing environment, and the blood analysis. Leveraging those weaknesses, we negotiated the case down and the charges were reduced.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 4

Allegations

While on misdemeanor DWI probation, the client faced a motion to revoke after an ignition interlock fail and reporting problems following an out of state move. We stepped in before court, cleared the warrant in a controlled manner, and built a mitigation packet. It included months of clean interlock logs, negative alcohol tests, completion of required classes and counseling, and proof of continued employment and community service. We used that record to push back on the State’s jail demand and full revocation. The prosecution agreed to a reduced disposition, with a brief term credited as time served, closing the case that day.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 5

Allegations

The client was stopped for speeding and arrested for a first-time DWI, with no crash reported. Retained quickly, we filed our appearance and requested the ALR hearing to protect driving privileges and subpoena the officer. We obtained dashcam, bodycam, and the reports, and scrutinized the basis for the stop and how the field tests were conducted. Leveraging the record and our readiness to challenge the evidence, we pushed for a better resolution. The charge was reduced and the client received credit for time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 6

Allegations

The case began after a crash where the client clipped a stalled vehicle in rainy conditions. There was no traffic stop; officers contacted her at the scene and she acknowledged having had wine earlier. Field sobriety tests were conducted on wet pavement while she was barefoot, and a warrant blood draw was taken at a hospital after a significant delay. We obtained the reports and video, highlighted the adverse testing conditions and timing gap before the sample, and challenged the reliability of the impairment evidence. The prosecution agreed to reduce the charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 6

Allegations

Police responded to a minor collision and reported an odor of alcohol. After one finger or eye test, the driver declined further roadside tests and was arrested, with a blood draw taken under a warrant. We moved quickly, filed for discovery, and set the license hearing on time, subpoenaing the arresting officer. We flagged a discrepancy in paperwork that claimed a breath request the client never received, noted the limited field testing, and requested medical records documenting an eye condition that could affect tracking tests. Leveraging those issues and the no injuries context, we negotiated deferred adjudication.