DWI/DUI Case Results in Dallas, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 4

Allegations

Officers stopped the client for alleged swerving and performed field sobriety tests before making an arrest. The client admitted to drinking earlier and consented to a blood draw at a facility. Our team scrutinized the stop, the SFST documentation, and the lab paperwork, and we presented strong mitigation centered on a clean record and cooperation. After sustained negotiations, the state agreed to straight probation, avoiding jail and allowing the client to move forward.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Court of Criminal Appeals No. 2

Allegations

The client was stopped for a lane violation and arrested for a second offense DWI. Officers conducted roadside tests, and a blood sample was taken later under a warrant. We obtained the discovery and the warrant paperwork, scrutinized how the tests were administered, and examined the basis for the stop and the handling of the blood. We laid out those proof risks to the prosecution and made clear we were prepared to litigate them. The prosecution agreed to reduce the case, and the client received straight probation on the lesser charge.

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Intoxication Assault

Location

Dallas County, Criminal District Court No. 7

Allegations

The case stemmed from a crash during a crowded street gathering. Several passengers were in the vehicle, and one suffered serious injuries. The client completed roadside tests and consented to a blood draw. We secured bystander video showing the injured passenger riding partly outside a window while the car executed a maneuver and then struck parked vehicles. Using that footage, the accident file, and the client’s clean history, we attacked causation and the state’s theory. The prosecution agreed to reduce the charges.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 9

Allegations

Police responded to a disturbance at a residence and found our client in the driver seat of a parked car, engine running for air conditioning. He showed signs of intoxication, and a later blood test measured just above the legal limit. We built the defense around lack of operation, gathering affidavits from the passenger and other witnesses confirming he had not been driving and had no intent to move the vehicle. We presented the timeline showing the car never left its spot, and leveraged these issues to secure a reduction of the charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 5

Allegations

After a welfare call, officers found the client asleep behind the wheel of a running vehicle and conducted field sobriety tests. A blood draw later reported a BAC over the legal limit. We obtained the police report and bodycam, scrutinizing how the tests were given and the basis for the encounter. The client also reported the blood was drawn before any consent paperwork, which we highlighted in negotiations. Leveraging those issues, we secured deferred adjudication probation and kept a conviction off the record.

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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

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

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

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 6

Allegations

After a traffic stop for speeding, the client was investigated for DWI following a night out. They acknowledged drinking, performed field sobriety tests, and declined a roadside breath test. At the station they also refused a blood draw, which officers later obtained by warrant. We combed through the video and police reports, highlighting the client's diabetes and the limits of the roadside testing under those conditions. After sustained negotiations, the case was resolved with deferred probation.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 5

Allegations

Police were dispatched on a suspicious person call and found our client in a parking lot waiting for a ride and a tow, with the vehicle off. He told the officer he had no intention of driving. After a brief HGN, he was arrested for a second DWI. We dissected the officer's report, underscoring that no one ever observed driving and that transportation had already been arranged. At trial we pressed those points on cross and challenged the basis for the arrest. The verdict was Not Guilty.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 5

Allegations

Police stopped the client after a 911 report of reckless driving. At the scene the client refused breath testing, and officers later sought a warrant for a blood draw. We obtained the 911 and dispatch records, video from the stop, and the warrant paperwork, then scrutinized the basis for the stop and whether the draw was handled by the book. We raised the evidentiary weaknesses with the prosecutor and prepared to litigate the suppression issues. The state agreed to resolve the case with straight probation, avoiding additional jail time.