Criminal Defense Case Results in Houston, TX

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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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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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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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Fleeing a Police Officer

Location

Montgomery County, County Court at Law #5

Allegations

The incident started as a traffic stop for speeding. When the patrol car activated its lights, the client continued a short distance to a nearby address, believing the signal was for another vehicle, and was detained upon arrival. We got involved early, obtained the police reports, and laid out the timeline to show there was no attempt to escape and that the client cooperated once contacted. We also presented mitigation, including completion of a driver safety course. With weak proof of intent and strong mitigation, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, County Court at Law #4

Allegations

The stop began when an officer said the driver failed to properly yield to an emergency vehicle. Field sobriety tests were done on a wet roadside, and our client told police about medical issues and medication that affect balance. A portable breath test read under the limit, while a later breath test came back just over. We obtained and reviewed the videos, documented the weather and footing, and gathered medical records to explain the performance on the tests. After we presented those problems to the prosecutor, the case was dismissed.

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Theft (Class C)

Location

Montgomery County, JP3 County Courts

Allegations

Near closing time, the client used a self checkout at a retail store amid loud closing announcements, believed the transaction went through, and walked out. Loss prevention stopped and detained the client in a back room, and police issued a Class C theft citation for low value items. We obtained the store’s surveillance, 911 audio, and reports, showing the kiosks were shut down, no attendant was present, the client waited, and immediately offered to pay. With a clean history and no evidence of intent to steal, we pressed the prosecutor. The state 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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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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Illegal Dumping of Trash

Location

Galveston County, League City Municipal Court - COURTROOM 1

Allegations

The case started when debris from a landscaping project was left behind a fence after the crew ran out of space on the truck. A nearby resident recorded a worker in a safety vest using a wheelbarrow, and a citation was later mailed to our client, the business owner, even though he never met with officers. In discovery we reviewed the video and photos, which showed a different individual doing the dumping and no evidence our client ordered it. We showed the cleanup was arranged and challenged the state on identity and intent. Facing a weak link to our client, the prosecution dismissed the charge.

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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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Terroristic Threat

Location

Montgomery County, County Court at Law #5

Allegations

Police were called to a residence after a domestic dispute, and our client was arrested for terroristic threat based on a heated remark made during an argument. He acknowledged saying the words but explained there was no intent to harm and no physical contact. We obtained the 911 recording and police materials, noting the caller’s calm tone, that she left the area with a child, and inconsistencies about any actual fear. We pressed the DA on these proof issues and her lack of cooperation. The client also completed anger management and community service. With mitigation and credibility problems laid out, the prosecution 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.