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

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC9

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop for speeding, officers had the client perform field sobriety tests and then obtained a consensual hospital blood draw that later came back over the limit. We secured the full discovery, including dashcam, bodycam, reports, and lab documentation, and probed the legality of the stop, how the tests were instructed, and the collection and handling of the blood. Leveraging those issues and the client's lack of prior record, we negotiated a deferred probation outcome that kept a conviction off the record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 1

Allegations

Officers went to the client's home after a report of a minor crash and found the car parked with damage. The client had been drinking at home, agreed to a breath test, and recalled little of the encounter. We obtained body and dash camera video and breath test records, highlighting gaps in the timeline between driving and police contact and issues in the paperwork. We also presented mitigation showing immediate abstinence and counseling. With that leverage, we negotiated deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC2

Allegations

After leaving a restaurant with takeout, the client was stopped when officers responded to a caller reporting a firearm. During the encounter, the officer noted an open beer, conducted roadside sobriety tests, and arranged a blood draw at a clinic rather than a breath test. We obtained discovery, scrutinized the basis for the stop, and examined how the tests and blood draw were handled. Using those issues in negotiations, we secured straight probation on the first-offense DWI, avoiding jail and harsher penalties.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #4

Allegations

A stop for expired registration led to a DWI arrest after an open container was seen and the client admitted drinking earlier. Field sobriety tests showed few clues, yet an arrest followed. The client refused a voluntary blood draw, a warrant issued, and the sample was taken hours later. We reviewed video and reports, challenged the FST instructions and the delayed sample's reliability, and pressed weaknesses in the state's proof. The prosecutor reduced the case to obstruction of a highway with deferred probation and no interlock.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 6

Allegations

After pulling over to cool off, the client was contacted by officers in a public area after hours and arrested for DWI. The state relied on a blood draw and alleged an elevated BAC. We obtained the videos and reports, highlighting inconsistencies between the arrest narrative and the tow records, and raising whether the car was truly being operated. Toxicology reflected no drugs. We also presented mitigation the client completed early. With those leverage points, we persuaded the prosecutor to reduce the charge to a lower-level DWI.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County

Allegations

Police found our client parked in the driver's seat with the engine running after she pulled over because she felt unwell. Officers marked a breath test refusal and later obtained a warrant for a blood draw taken hours after contact. We secured the body cam and all paperwork, reconstructed the timeline, and challenged whether she was operating a vehicle at all. We also attacked the reliability of a delayed sample and inconsistent advisements. Confronted with these issues, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, CCC4

Allegations

Stopped for speeding late at night, the client admitted to drinking earlier, performed field sobriety tests, blew on a handheld device, and consented to a blood draw, then was arrested for DWI. We obtained the videos, reports, and lab records, scrutinized the basis for the stop, the test instructions, and the blood process, and signaled we were ready to litigate. The client also completed recommended classes up front. Using that leverage, we negotiated a reduction to a lesser charge with deferred probation, keeping a DWI conviction off the record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC4

Allegations

After a traffic stop for a brief lane drift while reaching for a fallen phone, our client was arrested for DWI. They refused a breath test, and a blood sample was taken. We pulled apart the officer's account, noting confusing field sobriety instructions from two officers, no eye test, and that the driving issue stemmed from retrieving the phone, not intoxication. We also moved quickly to protect the client's license. Confronted with these weaknesses, the state reduced the charge and the client received deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

Officers responded to a welfare call about a car sitting in a turn lane and began a DWI investigation. The driver appeared lethargic and said he had used marijuana earlier. A warrant blood draw showed no alcohol but did detect THC, and portions of the field testing were skipped for safety. We pulled the dash and body cam, scrutinized the lab work, and pressed the state on whether THC, fatigue, or other factors explained the observed behavior. The case resolved with deferred probation and standard education conditions.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 4

Allegations

The case began after a single-vehicle crash where responding officers reported confusion, poor balance and a car left in gear. The client declined a breath test and was taken to a hospital for a blood draw, which later indicated a high BAC. We obtained and reviewed all body cam, dash cam and lab records, reconstructed the timeline, and scrutinized the video and laboratory process. We assembled a comprehensive mitigation packet and pressed the prosecutor for leniency. The state agreed to reduce the charge, and we secured deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Rockwall County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

The client was stopped for an alleged lane violation as they pulled into a parking area. Two officers conducted field sobriety tests on loose gravel while the client wore work boots, repeated the eye test, and refused a request to move to a flatter surface. A roadside breath device was not available, and at the station the client gave two breath samples that were only slightly over the legal limit, with no blood draw. We pressed for the body and dash video and the breath machine records, and set a license hearing to lock in testimony. Using the marginal BAC and poor testing conditions, we negotiated deferred probation.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Collin County, 296th District Court

Allegations

Police responded after a neighborhood crash and never observed the client driving. EMS took him to a hospital for a head injury, where a blood sample was drawn later. We obtained the 911 recording, the neighbor’s photos and video, camera footage, and all reports, and compared them with medical records. The evidence showed a shaky timeline between any driving and the blood draw, contradictions about where and what was struck, and paperwork issues by the officer. After we laid out these problems, the state dismissed the felony DWI.