Criminal Defense Case Results in Hays, TX

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Sexual Assault

Location

Hays County, 428th District Court

Allegations

After a brief dating relationship ended, the complainant later alleged nonconsensual conduct and our client was charged. The report was delayed, and the timeline shifted between the initial report and a detective follow up. We secured the full discovery, including the probable cause affidavit, body worn camera, interviews, and cell phone media, then mapped a detailed chronology. Comparing each statement and file, we documented significant inconsistencies and no corroboration of force. We pressed these weaknesses and prepared to litigate. The State dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #1

Allegations

The client was stopped for driving well below the speed limit and arrested for DWI. They declined a roadside breath test, officers obtained a warrant, and a later blood report claimed a high BAC. We obtained the dash and body camera, the warrant affidavit, and the full blood draw and lab records, noting issues with how the sample was collected and documented. We challenged the basis for the stop and the reliability of the blood evidence in negotiations. The prosecution dropped the enhancement and reduced the case to a first offense Class B with deferred probation.

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Duty on Striking Structure, Fixture, or Highway Landscaping

Location

Hays County, CCL2

Allegations

On a rainy night, our client lost a windshield wiper and, with limited visibility, missed a turn and went off the roadway into brush. He got the car moving again despite bumper and tire damage and was later contacted by police. Officers claimed he had hit a fence and left, filing a duty on striking structure charge. We reviewed the video, 911 log, and reports, found no identified property owner, no documented fence damage, and shifting descriptions of what was struck. We presented those gaps to the prosecutor, and the case was dismissed.

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Burglary of a Habitation

Location

Hays County, 274TH DC

Allegations

After a campus event, our client was a guest at a shared college apartment. Intoxicated, he was put to bed and later knocked on a roommate's locked door calling for his partner. A 911 call brought officers, and the state charged him with burglary of a habitation, claiming he intended a sexual offense. We pulled bodycam video, gathered statements from the parent and residents who confirmed he had permission to be there and was looking only for his partner, and dismantled the state's theory of intent and unlawful entry. At trial, the jury agreed and returned a not guilty verdict.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #1

Allegations

After a minor crash and arrest, officers discovered a personal handgun in our client's vehicle and added an unlawful carrying allegation based solely on the circumstances of the stop. We obtained the reports and video, scrutinized how the firearm was found, and documented that it was lawfully owned and secured. We pressed the state on the legal elements and the lack of any independent weapon-related conduct, and highlighted inconsistencies in the paperwork. Faced with those issues and our readiness to litigate, the prosecutor dismissed the case.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Hays County, CCL1

Allegations

The client was contacted by police while asleep in a parked vehicle. After being questioned, he disclosed a pistol stored in a bag in the back seat, and officers found it during a search tied to a separate arrest. Prosecutors filed UCW on the theory that he possessed a gun while committing another offense. We obtained the reports and video, highlighted that the firearm was secured and not readily accessible, and challenged the link between the weapon and the predicate offense. After pressing these issues with the prosecutor, the UCW was dismissed.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Hays County, CCL2

Allegations

The individual was found asleep in a parked vehicle when officers conducted a welfare check. The car was off and the keys were not in the ignition, but after field sobriety tests and questions about earlier drinking, police obtained a warrant for a blood draw that later reported a 0.12 BAC. We pulled the videos, emphasized that no driving was observed, the client had chosen to stop and sleep, and closely examined the basis for the warrant and the FSTs. Using those issues as leverage, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client’s record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

Officers encountered a vehicle stopped at a light that rolled forward and struck a pole, then arrested the driver for DWI based on field tests and observed intoxication clues. We obtained and dissected the state’s evidence, focusing on the conditions of the roadside testing and how the minor collision could affect observations. We highlighted the client’s cooperation with law enforcement and lack of prior record, and guided the client in taking proactive steps to show accountability. After sustained negotiations with the prosecutor, the case resolved with deferred adjudication.

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Indecent Assault

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

After a campus event, our client returned to a shared apartment with family and friends. Intoxicated, he was put to bed, then later knocked on a bedroom door calling for his spouse. Police arrived on a disturbance call. A roommate alleged he touched her over clothing during a rideshare and later in the living room. We pulled the bodycam, 911 records, and reports, compared them to witness accounts, and highlighted contradictions about where, when, and whether any contact happened. At trial we pressed those issues on cross. The jury found him not guilty.

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Indecent Assault

Location

Hays County, CCL1

Allegations

Police were called to an apartment after a late night gathering. The client was accused of indecent assault, with claims of touching during a rideshare and later in a common room. We obtained the bodycam, interviews, and offense reports, and mapped how key details shifted between the scene and later statements. The record also showed everyone had been drinking, and the door knocking officers treated as sinister was the client trying to find a partner. At trial we exposed the inconsistencies and lack of corroboration. The jury returned a not guilty verdict.

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Indecent Assault

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #1

Allegations

The client was accused of indecent assault after a gathering at a shared apartment. After an afternoon of drinking, a roommate claimed he touched her in a rideshare and again inside the apartment. When officers arrived, family members asked only that he leave, and the client was heard calling for his partner at a locked bedroom door. We obtained body cam and reports, mapped the timeline, and highlighted inconsistent accounts about where and how contact occurred and the impact of intoxication. At trial, cross examination exposed those gaps, and the jury returned a Not Guilty verdict.

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Reckless Driving

Location

Hays County, CCL2

Allegations

The client was arrested after briefly driving on the shoulder in heavy traffic while urgently trying to reach a restroom. An officer merging onto the highway claimed the maneuver and the vehicle's speed showed reckless disregard, and the car was impounded. We gathered the police paperwork, highlighted the lack of dangerous weaving or near misses, and presented the medical context and the client's clean history. We also helped the client promptly start community service. After negotiations, the state reduced the case to a lesser traffic offense with straight probation.