Criminal Defense Case Results in Houston, TX

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Misdemeanor)

Location

Galveston County, None

Allegations

A traffic stop following a caller report led to an arrest, and officers reported finding a small bottle with a few pills suspected to be a controlled substance. We dug into the stop from top to bottom and requested all discovery on how the pills were located. Our review raised problems with the legal basis for extending the stop and with the search that produced the pills. We laid out those defects to the prosecutor and made clear we were prepared to file suppression motions. The State dismissed the possession case, clearing our client of the charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, County Court at Law #4

Allegations

Officers stopped our client for an alleged turn-signal violation while he was rushing a spouse to get medical help. He admitted to a couple of beers, tried field sobriety tests, then stopped because of balance and knee problems. At the jail he gave a breath sample reportedly close to the legal limit, taken well after the stop. We pressed for dash and body cam video and breath-test records, stressing the medical emergency and the limits of the roadside exercises. With that leverage, we negotiated a reduction and a sentence of time served, sparing him further jail.

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Driving While License Invalid (With Prior Conviction)

Location

Galveston County, None

Allegations

The stop began after a caller reported a driving complaint. During the stop, the officer ran our client's information and filed a charge for driving while license invalid with a prior conviction. We were retained quickly, requested the state's file and the driver's record, and scrutinized both the basis for the stop and the proof supporting the alleged prior. After we engaged the prosecutor with our findings at the first setting, the state dismissed the DWLI charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL1

Allegations

The arrest followed a disturbance at an apartment complex. Officers arrived after the client was already home, conducted field sobriety tests, and later recorded a station breath test around 0.10. A neighbor claimed to have video of the client briefly driving inside the complex to return keys, but no officer witnessed any driving. We obtained the reports, any video, and breath test records, and challenged proof of operation and the timing of the result. After the client completed classes and community service, we submitted certificates and the case was dismissed.

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Location

Harris County, 482nd DC

Allegations

Police charged our client after a dispute at a residential complex, alleging he struck someone with a gun and pointed a weapon through a window. We obtained neighbor surveillance and officer bodycam video that showed repeated harassment of our client, damage to his car, no firearm, and only a brief mutual scuffle. We also interviewed nearby residents and logged incident numbers that undercut the complainants’ accounts and the physical layout, including a tinted window. After we presented those contradictions and evidentiary gaps to the prosecutor, the State dismissed the case.

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Minor in Consumption of Alcohol

Location

Galveston County, JP3

Allegations

Police broke up a large house gathering and detained multiple young people, including our client, for minor in consumption. No breath or blood test was taken and there was no objective testing to confirm alcohol use. We obtained the incident and booking records, challenged the lack of individualized observations, and questioned the basis for ordering everyone outside. We also disputed the admissibility of any statements after custodial questioning without Miranda warnings. Faced with these evidentiary problems, the prosecutor dismissed the case.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Harris County, 263rd DC

Allegations

The client was stopped for suspected DWI after a traffic incident and was arrested following a blood draw reported at .145. With two prior DWIs, the case was filed as a felony and the stakes were high. While on bond, the client was accused of driving on a suspended license. We addressed the violation with a no driving affidavit and emphasized that alcohol monitoring showed no positives, preserving release. We reviewed the blood discovery, assembled mitigation, and completed the probation interview. The case resolved with straight probation.

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Minor in Possession of Alcohol

Location

Galveston County, JP3

Allegations

An officer approached after the driver drew attention trying to turn around near a party. Our client was a passenger, and officers later reported finding alcohol in the trunk. No one claimed it, so everyone was cited. We gathered group chat messages where other occupants apologized and admitted the alcohol was theirs, and we provided medical records showing the client avoids alcohol due to a documented allergy. After presenting these materials and making clear we were prepared to litigate the stop and search, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Disorderly Conduct (Class C)

Location

Harris County, Seabrook Municipal Court

Allegations

Our client received a Class C disorderly conduct citation after a scuffle as a large group was leaving a boat outing. The client reported being attacked and was evaluated by EMS and at a hospital. We obtained the case file, police report, bodycam, and the 911 recording, and secured statements from the client’s companion and an independent member of the other group confirming the client was assaulted. The narratives conflicted and the alleged aggressor fled. We presented the contradictions and injury documentation to the prosecutor. The case was dismissed.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, CC11

Allegations

After a nighttime crash at an intersection, the client was accused of a second DWI. He reported being rear‑ended, yet the officer handcuffed him immediately, moved him away from the scene, and never properly conducted standardized field tests. A blood sample was taken later under a warrant, well after the time of driving. We pulled body and dash videos, the crash report, and the warrant affidavit, and documented inconsistencies in the probable cause narrative and test administration, along with dispute over fault for the crash. We presented these defects and signaled we would litigate them, and the State dismissed the case.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Harris County, CC15

Allegations

Police responded to reports of shots fired and converged on a vehicle at a gas station. With the driver's consent they searched and found a handgun under the driver’s seat, arresting our client for unlawful carrying. The car had multiple occupants and the firearm was not claimed by our client. We pressed the State on proof of knowing possession and kept our client from making further statements when detectives later tried to question him. We negotiated a path to dismissal that required a short class, community service, and forfeiture of the seized gun. After fulfilling those terms, the case was dismissed.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Harris County, CCCL3

Allegations

Officers found the client asleep in a vehicle during a roadside welfare check. During the investigation, they reported recovering a handgun from inside the car and filed a UCW charge. We obtained the police reports and discovery and rebuilt the timeline of the detention, focusing on why officers opened compartments and how the firearm was located. We challenged the legal basis for the search and whether the facts actually satisfied each element of the offense. After presenting these problems and signaling we were ready to litigate suppression, the prosecution dismissed the case.