Criminal Defense Case Results in Houston, TX

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Theft - Class B Misdemeanor

Location

Harris County, CCL13

Allegations

Loss prevention at a retail store stopped our client after checkout, alleging several small personal items had been concealed and not paid for. The total was just over the Class B threshold, and police arrested the client, who had no prior record. We got in early, entered our appearance, and pressed the State for all evidence, including surveillance and reports, while emphasizing the minor value and the client’s clean history. After sustained negotiations and follow up with the prosecutor, the State filed a dismissal, which the court signed.

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Assault - Family Violence (With Prior Conviction)

Location

Montgomery County, 9th DC

Allegations

Responders were called after a domestic argument. Our client had phoned for medical help after being struck with a phone, suffering a bleeding head wound, yet he was arrested for felony family-violence assault based largely on a brief statement from a child and his prior history. We obtained medical records documenting his injury, noted that the complainant declined to give a statement, and advanced a clear self-defense theory. We dissected the timeline, exposed credibility gaps, and presented strong mitigation. Faced with these issues and our readiness for trial, the State dismissed the case.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Montgomery County, CCL5

Allegations

Officers responded to a report of gunfire and found our client sitting in a parked vehicle on a dead end road. He was cooperative and told them a pistol was on the passenger floorboard, and no other contraband was alleged. We obtained the reports and body‑cam, documented that the recovery occurred from a stationary vehicle off the roadway, and flagged inconsistencies in how the carry was described. We pressed the State on whether they could prove each element beyond a reasonable doubt. The prosecution dismissed the UCW charge.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL5

Allegations

Police responded to reports of gunfire in a secluded area and found our client seated in a parked vehicle beyond a barricade. The car was not running, and he cooperated, acknowledging a firearm was inside. He declined field sobriety tests, and a blood sample was obtained later under a warrant after a delay. With an old out-of-state DUI, prosecutors filed a second-offense DWI. We challenged proof of operation and the timing of the blood draw, and the State reduced the DWI, resolving the case with time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL5

Allegations

Our client was stopped after a citizen report of erratic driving. The officer found an open container, no roadside tests were conducted, and a blood draw was taken later under a warrant. We pulled the 911 audio, dash and body cam video, and the warrant packet, then scrutinized whether the stop was independently supported and whether the delayed blood sample was properly handled. We pressed the state on those issues and the chain of custody. The state agreed to reduce the charge, and the court imposed a sentence of time served.

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Disorderly Conduct (Class B)

Location

Montgomery County, CCL5

Allegations

Police responded to a report of shots fired near a barricaded dead end road. The client had been target practicing in a secluded wooded area and was back at a parked vehicle when officers arrived. We obtained the 911 audio, bodycam, and documented the scene with maps and photos, showing the location was off the roadway and well away from occupied buildings, with no bystanders at risk. We challenged whether the statute’s elements were met and made clear we were ready to litigate. The prosecution dismissed the Class B disorderly conduct charge.

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Assault Causing Bodily Injury

Location

Montgomery County, CCL5

Allegations

After a roadside encounter escalated, our client was charged with assault causing bodily injury. The complainant told police he had been forced off the road and later claimed additional injuries. We obtained the police report, 911 audio, and bodycam, and lined those up with our client’s photos and witness accounts to show a brief mutual fight, not a one-sided attack. We also pressed the state on the absence of reliable medical proof for the more serious injury. Confronted with credibility and proof problems, the prosecution reduced the charge and agreed to a time served resolution.

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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Harris County, 209th DC

Allegations

While on felony probation for a prior DWI, the client faced a revocation after supervision flagged missed reports, interlock alcohol readings, and a long lapse in contact. By the time we were retained, the client had been hospitalized for a serious condition and was struggling with cognitive and treatment issues. We obtained the probation file, gathered medical records and in-custody programming documentation, and met with the client. We approached the prosecutor and court off docket, laid out the medical timeline, and argued that a revocation served no purpose. The State withdrew the motion and probation was terminated.

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Violation of a Protective Order

Location

Harris County, CC8

Allegations

The client was accused of violating a protective order after a string of phone contacts. Police reported he was reaching out repeatedly, and the prosecutor initially pushed for additional jail time. We gathered and reviewed recordings and call logs showing the complainant had been initiating contact and attempting to draw him into conversation, with no threats or harassment by our client. We presented those credibility issues and pushed back on punishment. The state relented, reducing the disposition and agreeing to credit for time served, allowing the client to walk out the same day.

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Failure to Stop and Render Aid (Felony)

Location

Harris County, 184th DC

Allegations

After a minor parking lot collision, several bystanders surrounded our client's car and hit the vehicle while demanding they stay. Fearing for safety, the client left for a safer location and was later accused of failing to stop and render aid, with witnesses alleging an injury. We obtained police videos, nearby surveillance, and witness statements and mapped the sequence of events. The proof showed confusion at the scene, an identification built largely from a license plate and a photo match, and no clear intent to evade aid. We pressed these issues with the state, and the case was dismissed.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, County Court 7

Allegations

Stopped for operating an ATV on a neighborhood street, the client was questioned after an empty beer can was seen on the seat. Field sobriety tests were conducted and a blood sample was taken at the jail. We obtained the reports and video, scrutinized the officer’s instructions and testing conditions, and evaluated the lab work. The footage showed clear balance and speech issues, and the blood test came back very high. We shifted to mitigation, emphasized the client’s clean record and cooperation, and negotiated straight probation, avoiding any jail time.

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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.