DWI/DUI Case Results in Harris, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC7

Allegations

After a single vehicle crash, EMS took our client to a hospital where police later obtained a blood sample under a warrant. Weeks afterward a DWI case was filed. We obtained the discovery and closely compared the hospital toxicology with the law enforcement blood kit results and lab paperwork, which showed materially different BAC numbers. We challenged the reliability of the blood evidence and pressed the issue with the prosecutor. Facing those problems, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CCL13

Allegations

Stopped for alleged speeding, the client was contacted only after parking near home. Bodycam showed the officer noticed a firearm, then rushed into field sobriety tests and failed to give complete instructions on the walk-and-turn, while the client performed well on the one-leg stand. A warrant blood draw occurred hours later and was over the limit, but there was no admission of a drinking timeline, creating a rising BAC issue. We challenged probable cause, the flawed FST administration, and the link between the late blood result and driving. After we presented video excerpts and our analysis, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Allegations

Officers found our client stopped in a drive-thru and conducted field sobriety testing, including the one-leg stand, then obtained a consensual blood draw. The result later came back over the legal limit. We obtained the body and dash camera video and the lab records, scrutinized procedures, and emphasized key mitigation, a first arrest, no crash, and full cooperation. After sustained negotiations, the state agreed to reduce the charge. The client accepted the reduced offense with a sentence of time served, avoiding probation and any additional jail.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC1

Allegations

The client was stopped after driving the wrong way on a frontage road and arrested for DWI. They attempted field sobriety tests despite a recent ankle injury and pain medication, then consented to a breath test reportedly over the limit. We obtained the video and discovery and identified that key breath test documentation could not be produced. Using the evidentiary gaps and the injury affecting the tests, we pressed negotiations and secured a reduction to a lesser offense with a time served resolution.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC12

Allegations

Police responded to a single-vehicle crash and arrested our client for DWI. At the station, officers conducted field sobriety tests in a room and only later obtained a breath sample, well after the driving. We reviewed the video and reports, which showed a steady gait and clean balance tests, with only the pen test noted. We challenged probable cause for the arrest, the reliability of in-custody testing, and whether a delayed breath result proved intoxication at the time of driving. Ready to try the case and suppress key evidence, we secured a dismissal.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC8

Allegations

After a single-vehicle crash with airbag deployment, our client was arrested for DWI and later noted head bumps and significant memory gaps. Officers obtained a blood sample by consent documented on DIC paperwork. We gathered the crash report, jail records, and the blood documentation, then scrutinized the timeline, the client's condition, and whether consent was truly voluntary. We pressed the state on gaps in their proof and prepared for a contested hearing and trial. Faced with these issues, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, CCL16

Allegations

The client was stopped after a motorist reported reckless driving. Video showed the officer coming up behind him amid flashing emergency lights from an unrelated roadside scene, with the client moving right, exiting, and pulling over. He declined field sobriety tests, and a blood sample was taken roughly 1.5 to 2 hours later. We scrutinized the basis for the stop, the timing and handling of the blood draw, and documented medical factors. Using those weaknesses, we negotiated a DWI second resolution to probation, avoiding jail and keeping conditions manageable so he could keep working.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Harris County, CCCL2

Allegations

After leaving a bar, the client fell asleep at the wheel, clipped a turn and struck a pole. Police arrived quickly, detained the client, and a breath test at the station registered at or above .15. It was a first offense, no injuries, and no open containers were reported. We obtained the video and breath records, examined testing procedures, and compiled mitigation including medical documentation and character support. We guided the client through bond requirements, and despite the high BAC and crash, secured deferred probation to keep a conviction off the record upon completion.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Harris County, County Court #9

Allegations

Police found our client stopped at an intersection and asleep behind the wheel. After roadside tests, officers reported slurred speech and located an open container, and a station breath test came back well over 0.15. We pulled every patrol and body cam file and pressed the state on missing footage of the actual stop and the lack of a plate match from the 911 tip. We also challenged how the tests were conducted and the reliability of the device. Facing those issues, the prosecution reduced the charge and offered a plea with credit for time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, County Criminal Court at Law No. 14

Allegations

After a collision, officers administered roadside sobriety tests that, by the officer's own comments, were largely normal, then obtained a station breath sample near .12. The client had a shoulder injury, was sent to a hospital, and later learned a warrant would issue. We got involved immediately, secured the video, reports, and breath-testing records, and built a precise timeline from scene to station to hospital. We pressed the state on the mismatch between the observations and the number, the effect of documented injuries on testing, and gaps in processing. Confronted with those proof issues, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, CC16

Allegations

The client was pulled over after leaving a game and later a bar, with the officer claiming poor driving. Field sobriety tests were administered roadside. The client refused a breath test, and officers obtained a warrant for a blood draw. The arresting officer was a rookie guided by a trainer and later remarked the client did not seem intoxicated. We scrutinized the basis for the stop, how the tests were instructed, and the warrant process, highlighting credibility issues. We used that leverage to secure a reduction and resolve the case with straight probation.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Harris County, 182nd DC

Allegations

The client’s truck had run out of gas and was stopped in traffic with hazard lights on when an officer arrived. Dash video shows the client in the driver’s seat, then moving toward a gas can; a 911 caller had only reported a disabled vehicle, not driving. An open container was noted, the client refused breath testing, and blood was later drawn by warrant. We attacked the state’s proof of operation and intoxication at the time of driving, using the video and call audio to underscore those gaps. After sustained negotiations, the case resolved with felony probation, avoiding prison.