DWI/DUI Case Results in Houston, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC15

Allegations

After leaving a bar, the client was pulled over almost immediately because the front plate was displayed in the windshield rather than mounted on the bumper. Officers administered field sobriety tests and later obtained a warrant to draw blood. We secured the dash and body cam videos and the blood paperwork, highlighting that no citation was issued for the plate and that officers had been staging outside the bar. We pressed problems with the stop, the FSTs, and the reliability of the blood, while presenting mitigation. The state agreed to reduce the charge with credit for time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC3

Allegations

After a late-night stop, officers had the client do field sobriety tests, then took them to a hospital for a blood draw after presenting a consent form. The client felt intoxicated and unsure what they were agreeing to, and no roadside breath sample was taken. We challenged the basis for the stop, the instructions on the tests, and whether the consent and blood-draw procedures were properly handled. We also monitored the driver's license side while the blood result was pending. With that pressure, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC3

Allegations

Police found the client on the shoulder after the car ran out of gas, the engine off in a push-to-start vehicle. Over an open phone line, the officer said he had pulled the driver over for speeding, which conflicted with the scene. The client refused field sobriety testing and there was no breath or blood test. We built the defense around the lack of proof of operation and impairment, scrutinizing the basis for the stop and the arrest. We pressed the prosecution on the gaps in evidence and the contradictions in the report. Facing these issues, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law #1

Allegations

The client was arrested for a first offense DWI after a roadside investigation where officers noted slurred speech and poor performance on field tests. There was no breath or blood sample, so the case rested on bodycam footage and reports from multiple officers. We obtained and reviewed the videos, pressed the state on timeline issues raised by the client’s account, and highlighted weaknesses in proving impairment. Leveraging that posture, we secured pretrial diversion. After successful completion, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC2

Allegations

The client was found after a single vehicle crash into a fixed structure and taken to a hospital, with little memory of events. Prosecutors built the DWI on a medical blood sample later obtained by grand jury subpoena, not a contemporaneous DWI warrant. The lab packet had gaps and there was no reliable documentation of collection protocol or chain of custody. We obtained body cams and crash video and prepared suppression challenges to the blood and the investigation. Confronted with these defects, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL1

Allegations

Stopped after being found stationary at a traffic light, the client was questioned for possible impairment. Field tests were conducted in cold conditions while the client wore flip flops. The officer then searched the vehicle and found an open liquor bottle tucked under a seat, which the client said a passenger left behind. No breath test was taken, only a later blood draw. We scrutinized the stop, the search basis, and the blood timeline, and assembled strong mitigation. When diversion was refused, we negotiated deferred adjudication to avoid a conviction and protect the record.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC1

Allegations

The arrest began when officers responded to a trespass call and found our client in the driver seat by a locked gate in a private lot. The report noted an alcohol odor and multiple open containers, and the client was confused and slurring. He is diabetic and, once in custody, was repeatedly treated for dangerously high blood sugar. We obtained the reports and jail medical records, then challenged whether the stop occurred in a public place and whether the observed symptoms were from a medical episode rather than intoxication. Confronted with those issues, the state agreed to reduce the charge.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Harris County, 228th DC

Allegations

The stop began after the client struck roadway debris, blew two tires, and pulled into a lot. Officers noted an odor of alcohol, conducted field tests the client believed he passed, and arrested after he refused a breath test. A blood warrant was executed several hours later. We obtained the bodycam, field test materials, and full blood records, challenging the basis for the arrest, the warrant, and the timing, storage, and chain of custody. We also compiled medical documentation showing serious health issues. The state agreed to a plea to straight probation, avoiding prison.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL1

Allegations

Stopped for an alleged plate issue that became a brake light warning, the client was removed from the vehicle and questioned about alcohol but consistently denied drinking. Field sobriety tests were repeated several times, at points without shoes, while a trainee observed. Bodycam captured the training officer contradicting his later report about glossy eyes. A breath test taken later registered 0.066, under the legal limit, and no bad driving was noted. We obtained the video and reports, exposed the shifting reasons and weak impairment evidence, and the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC9

Allegations

After a single-vehicle crash off a roadway, the client was arrested for DWI. They declined field sobriety and breath testing, and officers later drew blood under a warrant. Reports mentioned an open container, which the client disputed. Our team pulled the dash and body cameras, the 911 call, the blood warrant, and the lab records. We focused on the absence of clear impairment on video, contradictions about an alleged bottle, and raised questions about calibration and handling of the blood testing. With that leverage, we negotiated a reduction and secured credit for time already served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CCCL10

Allegations

The client was stopped for an alleged lane change without signaling and arrested after the officer noted an odor of marijuana, conducted roadside tests, and obtained a consensual blood draw. We secured the dashcam and lab records, identified errors in the administration of the sobriety tests, and the video cast doubt on parts of the stop narrative. The blood results put BAC around 0.07, below the legal limit once lab uncertainty was considered, and THC findings were limited to unquantified metabolites. We presented these weaknesses, signaled readiness for trial, and the State dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC2

Allegations

Stopped for alleged swerving, the client performed roadside tests on a gravel shoulder while wearing platform shoes, then was arrested. Officers later obtained a breath sample and a hospital blood draw taken hours after the stop, which the state claimed showed a high BAC. We demanded the dash and body-cam video, the lab paperwork, and instrument records, and scrutinized the timing and chain of custody. Leveraging those issues and the client’s clean history, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record.