Criminal Defense Case Results in Houston, TX

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Harris County, CCCL16

Allegations

During a traffic stop for a minor violation, officers pulled our client from a vehicle that belonged to a family member. He refused consent to search, but the stop was extended and a K9 circled the car multiple times before an alleged alert. A handgun was later attributed to the vehicle, not to our client. We challenged the prolonged detention, the reliability of the dog alert, and the lack of proof that our client knowingly carried the firearm. The prosecutor dismissed the UCW case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law #1

Allegations

A state trooper stopped the client for failing to maintain a single lane after the client left a residence following a heated argument. The officer noted an odor of alcohol, conducted only the eye-tracking test, and the client declined the remaining field tests and refused a breath sample. Blood was later drawn under a warrant. We examined the basis for the stop, emphasized the limited field testing and the client’s explanation that phone use caused the drifting, and scrutinized the blood draw procedures. With that leverage, we negotiated a reduction and a time served resolution, closing the case without additional jail.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Misdemeanor)

Location

Harris County, CCCL16

Allegations

After a traffic stop for a red light violation, our client was pulled from the vehicle despite refusing consent to a search. Officers brought a K9 that circled the car several times, then searched his person and located a small amount of prescription-only pills. We obtained and reviewed the dash and body camera footage, scrutinizing the timeline of the detention and the canine deployment. The record showed weak grounds to prolong the stop and to search after consent was denied. We pressed those suppression issues with the prosecutor, and the charge was dismissed.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Montgomery County, County Court at Law #5

Allegations

The client was on misdemeanor probation for a prior DWI when the state filed a motion to revoke based on alleged noncompliance while the client was held in another jurisdiction. We gathered documentation proving continuous custody and pressed for full jail credit. Our team coordinated with the prosecutor and the court to seek a summons instead of a transport order and negotiated to narrow the alleged violations. At the hearing, the motion was reduced and the client received a sentence of time served. We also secured removal of the ignition interlock device.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Second Degree Felony)

Location

Harris County, 488th DC

Allegations

After a traffic stop for running a light, the officer pulled our client from the car, detained them, and brought in a K-9. The dog was walked around the vehicle multiple times before an alert was claimed, and nothing was found in the car. Officers then searched our client and recovered controlled substances. We challenged the prolonged detention, the repeated K-9 passes, and the leap from a vehicle sweep to a search of the person, and we scrutinized the lab’s weighing. Facing suppression risk, the prosecution agreed to deferred probation.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, CC6

Allegations

After a single-car crash, our client was taken to a hospital, where officers reported an admission to driving and obtained a blood sample around 0.11. The state leaned on an off-duty witness and physical indicators like airbag deployment to place the client in the driver’s seat. We obtained the police and medical records and highlighted contradictions about where the client was seated and the context of any statements made while injured. We challenged the reliability of the key evidence and pressed the case. The prosecution dismissed the matter.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC5

Allegations

After swerving to avoid another vehicle, the client collided with a barrier and another car. Officers arrived well after the crash and began a DWI investigation. The client declined roadside tests, and a blood sample was later taken by warrant long after the driving. We pushed for full discovery and learned the state could not produce the core offense report and key materials, despite repeated requests. We highlighted the timeline problems with the blood draw and the discovery failures. Facing those issues, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC7

Allegations

After a nighttime traffic stop for an alleged registration issue and a U-turn, the client was investigated for DWI. Officers gave field sobriety tests on a hard parking lot while the client wore slick-soled boots, causing difficulty on the one-leg stand. He refused a voluntary blood draw, police obtained a warrant at the station and drew blood, and he could not read the warrant without his glasses. We obtained the videos, reports, and warrant package and challenged the stop, the test administration, and the warrant and draw process. Facing these evidentiary issues, the state dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Felony)

Location

Montgomery County, 435th Judicial District Court

Allegations

After a neighborhood incident drew police attention, the client was detained and officers searched a vehicle, reporting a small amount of a controlled substance. We obtained the bodycam and reports, then dissected how the stop unfolded, what was asked, and how the search was initiated. We challenged the legal basis for entering the vehicle and the use of the client’s statements, and scrutinized how the evidence was collected and documented. Confronted with those problems and our suppression posture, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Galveston County, County Court at Law No. 3

Allegations

Following a single-vehicle crash during a widespread power outage, officers noted an open container in the vehicle. EMS transported the client to a hospital, and police later obtained a breath test at a station that registered about 0.12. No field sobriety tests were done at the scene, and the timeline left open whether any alcohol was consumed after the crash. We pressed these gaps in proving intoxication at the time of driving and the reliability of a delayed test. The state agreed to reduce the case, and the court credited time served.

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Boating While Intoxicated (BWI)

Location

Harris County, County Criminal Court at Law No. 4

Allegations

During a weekend patrol on a local lake, officers stopped our client near a dock for a nonworking navigation light after an earlier safety check noted open containers aboard. Field sobriety tests were administered barefoot on a windy, sloped ramp, and the client later voluntarily gave two breath samples at a station that were inconsistent and right at the limit. Paperwork also wrongly listed a refusal. We scrutinized the discovery, challenged the arrest basis and test reliability, and pressed the documentation errors with the prosecution. The state dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Felony)

Location

Montgomery County, 9th Judicial District Court

Allegations

A traffic stop for speeding escalated when an officer noticed a vape pen in the console, removed our client from the car, and conducted a search that turned up marijuana, vape pens, and THC oil. We obtained the dashcam, bodycam, reports, and lab records, scrutinizing the basis for the search, any field testing, and the identification and weight of the substances. We also assembled mitigation with character letters to humanize the client as a first time offender. Using both the evidentiary issues and mitigation, we negotiated a path that avoided a conviction, and the State dismissed the case.