DWI/DUI Case Results in Harris, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CCCL2

Allegations

Stopped for an expired registration, the client was investigated for DWI despite no bad driving observed. They performed roadside tests while anxious and later blew about 0.082. We pulled the body cam footage, police reports, and the breath device maintenance and calibration records. The video reflected steady balance and clear speech, and the number was only marginally over the limit. We challenged the test administration, timing between driving and testing, and instrument reliability. Confronted with these weaknesses, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC2

Allegations

Officers encountered the client in a disabled vehicle after a stall, not during a moving traffic stop. A tow truck had arrived, field tests were performed, and a later blood draw reportedly measured about 0.13, with no accident or injuries. We obtained and reviewed dash and body camera footage, rental records, and lab documentation to emphasize the limited evidence of actual driving and to scrutinize the testing. We pushed for a non-conviction path and secured pretrial intervention with alcohol monitoring. After the client complied, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, County Criminal Court at Law No. 8

Allegations

Officers stopped our client after a third party call reported suspicious activity near a roadway shortly after his vehicle was pulled from a ditch. He was accused of leaving a scene even though no crash was verified. Bodycam showed he was detained before the officer confirmed who had been driving, then the caller was brought over to identify him after the fact. He declined field sobriety tests, and a blood draw by warrant came later, with results slow to arrive. We attacked the detention and identification issues and pressed the gaps in proof until the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, CC1

Allegations

A patrol stop for a broken taillight led to a DWI investigation. The officer reported open containers in the car and the client acknowledged drinking earlier. Field sobriety tests were given roadside. We pulled the videos and reports, documented that the tests were performed despite a longstanding foot paralysis that affects balance, and highlighted the hours long delay before a later warrant blood draw after a declined breath test. Using those weaknesses, we pushed negotiations toward a no jail outcome. The case resolved with straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC15

Allegations

After leaving a bar, the client was pulled over almost immediately because the front plate was displayed in the windshield rather than mounted on the bumper. Officers administered field sobriety tests and later obtained a warrant to draw blood. We secured the dash and body cam videos and the blood paperwork, highlighting that no citation was issued for the plate and that officers had been staging outside the bar. We pressed problems with the stop, the FSTs, and the reliability of the blood, while presenting mitigation. The state agreed to reduce the charge with credit for time served.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Harris County, 228th DC

Allegations

The stop began after the client struck roadway debris, blew two tires, and pulled into a lot. Officers noted an odor of alcohol, conducted field tests the client believed he passed, and arrested after he refused a breath test. A blood warrant was executed several hours later. We obtained the bodycam, field test materials, and full blood records, challenging the basis for the arrest, the warrant, and the timing, storage, and chain of custody. We also compiled medical documentation showing serious health issues. The state agreed to a plea to straight probation, avoiding prison.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC9

Allegations

After a single-vehicle crash off a roadway, the client was arrested for DWI. They declined field sobriety and breath testing, and officers later drew blood under a warrant. Reports mentioned an open container, which the client disputed. Our team pulled the dash and body cameras, the 911 call, the blood warrant, and the lab records. We focused on the absence of clear impairment on video, contradictions about an alleged bottle, and raised questions about calibration and handling of the blood testing. With that leverage, we negotiated a reduction and secured credit for time already served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CCCL10

Allegations

The client was stopped for an alleged lane change without signaling and arrested after the officer noted an odor of marijuana, conducted roadside tests, and obtained a consensual blood draw. We secured the dashcam and lab records, identified errors in the administration of the sobriety tests, and the video cast doubt on parts of the stop narrative. The blood results put BAC around 0.07, below the legal limit once lab uncertainty was considered, and THC findings were limited to unquantified metabolites. We presented these weaknesses, signaled readiness for trial, and the State dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC9

Allegations

Following a traffic stop for alleged swerving, the client admitted to drinking, declined a breath test, and officers obtained a warrant for a blood draw. We immediately requested the license hearing and pulled all discovery, including dash and bodycam video, the warrant, and full lab records. Field tests were done on a sloped roadside, and paperwork marked a refusal despite a blood draw. We pressed these points and scrutinized the blood evidence in negotiations. The state agreed to reduce the charge, and the client received credit for time already served.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Harris County, 180th DC

Allegations

After a minor fender bender near a restaurant, police arrived and arrested our client for a third DWI. No roadside sobriety tests were recorded before the arrest, and the client declined breath testing, with a later blood draw at the station. We gathered body and dash camera footage, dissected how the field tests were administered, and combed through the blood draw paperwork and lab records for weaknesses. Using those issues and the non-injury nature of the incident, we pressed the prosecution. The charge was reduced and the client received straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC16

Allegations

Stopped after lightly striking a curb while checking GPS, the client was accused of nearly hitting another car and admitted to several drinks earlier that night. Field sobriety tests were done later outside the jail entrance despite the client’s balance issues, after an officer implied cooperation would lead to release. When a breath test was requested, a refusal was marked and a blood draw was taken hours after the stop. We reviewed the videos, reports, and blood timeline, challenged the testing and consent issues, and negotiated a reduction with credit for time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC4

Allegations

The client was stopped moments after leaving a bar when an officer said the driver nearly hit his unit during a left turn. Two brand-new officers, under a supervisor’s eye, ran an extended battery of field sobriety tests and arrested the client, who later blew about 0.14 at the station. We pulled bodycam, dashcam, and reports, and challenged the stop and the manner the tests were performed by the trainees. Using those weaknesses at negotiation, we secured a reduced charge with a sentence of time served.