Criminal Defense Case Results in Denton, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, CCC3

Allegations

After a traffic stop for minor speeding, the client was investigated for DWI. Officers noted shakiness and alleged slurred speech, conducted field tests, and later obtained a blood warrant after a breath refusal. We pulled the dash and body camera video and documented that the trainee officer gave inconsistent instructions, while the client had documented back and hip surgeries and a leg length discrepancy affecting balance tests. We pressed these reliability issues and presented mitigation, including employment impact letters. With a new prosecutor on the file, we negotiated deferred adjudication.

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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 #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 #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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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Felony)

Location

Denton County, 367th Judicial District Court

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop, officers found a small amount of THC concentrate in our client's car, triggering a felony charge. We traced the item to a product openly sold in local shops and marketed as hemp compliant. We secured its certificate of analysis showing delta-9 under the legal limit and contrasted it with the state lab result. We prepared a mistake-of-fact defense and put the evidence in front of the prosecutors. Confronted with the conflict and our intent challenge, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

Police found our client asleep in a parked vehicle after a late night out, then conducted field sobriety tests despite the client reporting knee and hip issues. The client consented to a hospital blood draw. We requested and reviewed dashcam and bodycam, the police report, interlock logs, and the lab records, focusing on the long gap between any drinking and officer contact, the lack of observed driving, and how physical limits undermined the tests. We also advised the client to enroll in recommended classes. After sustained negotiations, prosecutors reduced the charge and the client received straight probation.

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Theft (Class C)

Location

Denton County, The Colony Municipal Court

Allegations

Store security detained our client after a few low value items were missed at checkout, and police issued a Class C theft citation with no arrest. With no prior record and a need to protect future opportunities, we obtained the evidence, documented the accidental circumstances and minimal value, and pressed for a resolution without a conviction. We negotiated a conditional dismissal requiring brief online alcohol awareness and anti theft courses and eight hours of community service. After we filed proof of completion, the case was dismissed.

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Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Location

Denton County, 362nd Judicial District Court

Allegations

Police pulled the client over for a traffic infraction and claimed an ongoing narcotics investigation. A search warrant was executed at the home, where officers reported finding controlled substances, THC items, firearms, and cash. We tore apart the warrant affidavit, pointing to its reliance on trash contents, odor claims, and reagent tests that cannot distinguish legal hemp from marijuana. We also questioned informant reliability and custodial questioning. While preparing suppression and Franks challenges, we built a mitigation packet. Facing that pressure, the State offered deferred adjudication.

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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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Harassment

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

The harassment count arose from a dispute where both sides exchanged heated calls and messages. We secured the communications, reports, and interview notes, then underscored the context of mutual threats and inconsistencies between the complainant’s versions and what the records actually showed. Managed alongside a related case, we challenged the State’s ability to prove the elements and pressed the credibility issues. The prosecution agreed to reduce the harassment charge, and the client received credit for time served.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #2

Allegations

Police filed a family violence assault after a domestic dispute during a difficult separation. The case lingered while the state continued to pursue it even after the complainant no longer wished to proceed. We collected the client's messages and emails and compared them to the original report, which undercut the initial allegation and left the state with weak proof. We confronted the prosecution with these credibility and evidentiary issues and made clear we were ready to litigate. The state dismissed the charge.

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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Denton County, 211th Judicial District Court

Allegations

The client was on felony probation when the State filed a motion to revoke, citing a disputed domestic incident and delays in completing classes. We gathered proof of compliance, including BIPP certificates, substance abuse evaluation, victim impact panel, community service logs, and payment records. We emphasized that the key allegations hinged on out-of-state witnesses the State was unlikely to secure. We set it for a contested hearing and pressed the issue. The prosecution dismissed the motion, avoiding revocation.