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

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

Officers responded to a welfare check and found our client asleep in a parked vehicle, then made a DWI arrest after a blood draw reported a high BAC. We secured the police reports and lab records and were ready to challenge the reliability of the testing and the timeline of driving. We also compiled extensive proof of rehabilitation, including daily sobriety meetings, counseling, and service hours. After multiple court settings and firm negotiations, the state agreed to probation rather than jail.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

Police encountered the client in a parking lot and made a DWI arrest after a blood draw showed an elevated BAC. We obtained the lab packet and witness statements, and raised concerns about an officer's credibility that could affect the case. At the same time, we compiled proof of treatment, daily meeting attendance, and counseling to document real rehabilitation. We set the case for contested settings to keep pressure on negotiations. The case resolved with straight probation, avoiding jail and keeping the damage contained.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, CCL4

Allegations

After a traffic stop for alleged swerving, the client was investigated for DWI. They performed field sobriety tests and blew slightly over the limit on a handheld roadside device, then officers obtained a warrant for a blood draw. We obtained the body and dash camera footage, reports, and the warrant packet, and challenged the basis for the stop, the limited value of the roadside breath device, and the handling of the blood. Leveraging those issues and the low alcohol level, we negotiated a reduction to a lesser offense, avoiding a DWI conviction.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 6

Allegations

The client was on misdemeanor probation after a DWI when a motion to revoke was filed and a warrant issued. Allegations centered on alcohol monitoring problems, including several days of unread SCRAM data, and a minor citation, despite the client having completed required classes and service. We moved fast, set a safe plan to address the warrant, scrutinized the monitoring records, and assembled mitigation showing compliance efforts and device issues. We pressed these points with the prosecution and negotiated hard. The State agreed to resolve the case with a reduction and a sentence of time already served, ending supervision and clearing the warrant. The client left court without additional jail time.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop for speeding, the client was arrested on a second DWI. They performed roadside tests, declined a breath sample, and officers later obtained a warrant for a blood draw. We focused on mitigation, guiding the client through the repeat-offender DWI course, a victim impact panel, and a substance abuse evaluation, then delivered verified completion to the State. Using that progress as leverage, we pushed to remove the enhancement. The prosecution reduced the charge and agreed to straight probation with no jail condition.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Ellis County, CCL2

Allegations

After a nighttime traffic stop for speeding and lane drift, the client was investigated for DWI. Video showed uneven field testing, and officers obtained a blood sample that tested well over the legal limit. The client reported memory gaps and suspected a tampered drink, which we pursued but could not corroborate. We scrutinized the basis for the stop, the test instructions, and the lab paperwork, yet the video and blood evidence created real trial risk. We shifted to mitigation and negotiated a resolution to straight probation with standard conditions, avoiding jail.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, CC5

Allegations

Police found our client parked with the engine running. After admitting to some drinking, they performed field sobriety tests and consented to a hospital blood draw, which prosecutors used to allege a high BAC enhancement. We reviewed the reports and video, stressed that no driving was observed, and showed the client’s cooperation and clean interlock record. With DWI education, a victim impact panel, and a substance abuse evaluation completed, we leveraged that progress to get the enhancement dropped and the charge reduced to Class B with deferred adjudication.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, CCC4

Allegations

The client was stopped for speeding and arrested after the officer claimed slurred speech and poor performance on field tests. When asked for a blood sample, the client asked about a lawyer, which was treated as a refusal, and a warrant was obtained for a later draw that reported a very high BAC. We highlighted the client’s significant vision issues that could affect test performance and assembled mitigation early, including DWI education, a victim impact panel, and a substance abuse evaluation with supportive outpatient completed. We engaged the prosecution with this record and pushed for leniency. The state agreed to reduce the charges.

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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 - 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, 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 (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.