Criminal Defense Case Results in Harris, TX

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, County Criminal Court at Law No. 14

Allegations

The client was stopped after multiple motorists reported erratic driving, refused field sobriety tests, and later had blood drawn under a warrant at the jail. Video did not show an officer observed traffic violation before the detention. We pressed the state for the 911 audio and complete video, underscoring the thin corroboration for the stop, and closely examined the warrant and blood draw procedures. After sustained negotiations, the prosecution agreed to reduce the charge and resolve the case with credit for time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, County Criminal Court at Law No. 10

Allegations

During a highway traffic stop for an alleged lane violation, our client was arrested for DWI. He had been a passenger and moved into the driver’s seat only after the vehicle was already stopped. He declined a breath test and officers obtained a blood warrant. We obtained and dissected the dash and body camera recordings and compared them to the report. The video showed no lane straddling before the stop and cast real doubt on who was driving. We pressed these flaws and prepared a suppression challenge. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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Public Intoxication

Location

Harris County, Pasadena Municipal Court

Allegations

While visiting family, our client had a few drinks and went for a late walk in a residential area. After tripping and calling out, a neighbor contacted police, and officers arrested the client for public intoxication following an anxious exchange. We demanded the full evidence, examined the reports and any video for whether the legal elements were actually met, and noted that family on scene was ready to take responsibility. We documented issues with the investigation and pressed our position with the state. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, CCC2

Allegations

Police stopped the client after a brief swerve when something fell onto the floorboard. The client declined field sobriety tests, and officers obtained a warrant for a blood draw taken hours later that returned well over the limit. We obtained the videos and discovery, and challenged the basis for the stop, the handling of the roadside testing, and the sufficiency of the warrant affidavit given the delay. With those weaknesses identified, we pressed negotiations and prepared for trial. The prosecution reduced the case to a first offense with straight probation, avoiding a jail term as a condition.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, County Criminal Court At Law No. 5

Allegations

Our client had a minor collision with a bicyclist after dinner and was arrested for a second DWI. He told officers about Parkinson’s, completed field sobriety tests, and consented to a blood draw. We obtained the video and lab records, the blood alcohol result was below the legal limit, and toxicology showed only prescribed medications. We argued the medical condition made the field tests unreliable and the accident did not establish impairment. We pressed the prosecution with these issues, challenged the reliability of the evidence, and the state dismissed the case.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Harris County, CC6

Allegations

A domestic dispute in a moving car escalated when our client briefly slapped her ex, an exchange the ex had been recording on his phone. After she later sought police help to recover a missing purse and vehicle key, officers arrested her based on that clip. We dug into the full context, documenting the complainant’s history of violence toward our client and his ongoing harassment. We scrutinized the video’s limited perspective and the events leading up to it. The complainant signed an affidavit of non-prosecution, which we presented to the DA. The state dismissed the case.

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Theft - Class C

Location

Harris County, Precinct 5, Place 2

Allegations

Store security detained our client after a self checkout trip, alleging one low value item was not scanned. Police issued a citation, and there was no arrest. We gathered the receipt and available transaction records, documented the client’s immediate offer to pay, and underscored the lack of intent. We also highlighted inconsistent pricing statements made by store staff. After engaging the prosecutor early and pressing these issues, the state dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Third-Degree Felony)

Location

Harris County, 487th DC

Allegations

Our client was stopped during a traffic stop for an alleged equipment issue, which later shifted to expired registration. After they declined consent to search, officers detained the occupants and searched anyway. Methamphetamine was logged from a backpack in the truck bed that also contained personal items and medication tied to someone else. We obtained the videos, reports, and inventory paperwork, and confronted the state with the changing reason for the stop, the lack of consent, and the weak nexus to our client. Facing those problems, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, Criminal Court at Law No. 14

Allegations

The case began when another driver flagged down an officer about alleged road rage. The officer contacted our client on foot in a store parking lot, noted an odor of alcohol, ran field sobriety tests, and later obtained a blood draw by warrant. We pulled the dash and body cameras and the report, which showed no traffic violation, no clear basis for the detention, and no recorded statement from the reporting driver. We prepared a suppression fight and pressed these flaws, including that multiple similar vehicles were present. The state dismissed the case, and the interlock was removed.

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Theft - Class A Misdemeanor

Location

Harris County, CCCL3

Allegations

After a routine traffic stop, our client was arrested on a warrant for a retail theft the client did not commit. An old ID had been stolen from the client's vehicle and was used by someone else. We obtained police body worn video and discovery, which showed loss prevention detained and released a different individual after relying on that outdated ID. We secured employer time records and location data confirming the client was at work, and provided updated identification photos showing clear mismatches. The state dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, CC15

Allegations

The client was stopped after officers saw the vehicle drift while it struggled with a stalling engine. The officer noted typical intoxication clues and referenced a caller report, but the client declined field sobriety tests and a breath sample; a blood draw was taken later at the station under a warrant hours after the stop. We obtained the videos and warrant affidavit, challenged the basis for the stop and the late blood collection, and documented ongoing interlock compliance efforts. After sustained negotiations, the case resolved with probation rather than a harsher outcome.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC8

Allegations

The case began after a low speed collision near the client’s home. Officers noted an odor of alcohol, conducted field sobriety tests the client struggled with, and obtained a warrant for a blood draw after the client refused. We obtained the video evidence and discovered gaps in the body cam from the initial contact, while other footage showed cooperative speech and no obvious impairment. We assembled mitigation, including insurance documentation, a remorse letter, and character references. Using that leverage, we negotiated a reduction and a plea to time served with no probation.