DWI/DUI Case Results in Houston, TX

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, CC5

Allegations

The client was stopped and arrested for a second DWI after consenting to a breath test that officers said was well over the legal limit. We secured the dash and body camera footage, the police report, and the machine's maintenance and testing records. Our team dissected the basis for the stop, the instructions given on scene, and the reliability of the breath result. We also documented the client's compliance while on bond. After sustained negotiations and our stated intent to litigate the defects, the State 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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DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, County Court at Law #1

Allegations

Police responded to a call about intoxicated patrons and found our client in the driver’s seat of a parked car with the engine running while a rideshare was being arranged. The client declined to provide ID and refused field sobriety tests, was arrested, and a blood draw was taken under a warrant. We obtained and reviewed the bodycam and police reports, and secured proof of the rideshare request. Focusing on lack of operation and the stationary, legally parked vehicle, we challenged the basis for treating the client as a driver. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, JP2

Allegations

After leaving a bar, the client rode with friends and was stopped following a brief pursuit when he did not initially see the patrol lights. He admitted to drinking, completed field sobriety tests while wearing stiff riding boots, refused a breath test, and no blood was drawn. We scrutinized the basis for the stop and the alleged attempt to flee, and emphasized that evading was never charged. With no chemical evidence, the case hinged on disputed roadside exercises. We pressed these weaknesses with the prosecutor until the state dismissed the charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CCCL-12

Allegations

The client pulled into a private parking lot to stop driving, but the car, left in reverse, rolled back and struck a fence and a parked vehicle. Security called police. Officers conducted field sobriety tests in cold conditions, even restarting the eye test after saying they could not tell much. At the jail the first breath test failed, and a second sequence produced marginal results of 0.087 and 0.086. We obtained the video and breath-test records, emphasized the shaky FSTs, officer uncertainty, and irregular testing sequence, and the state dismissed the case at an early setting.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, CC15

Allegations

Facing a second DWI, the client retained us immediately after the case was filed. Bond conditions included an ignition interlock, and we made sure the court had what it needed while we pressed for discovery and evaluated the stop and arrest. We met with the client at an early setting, kept the case moving through a reset, and opened negotiations with the prosecutor. After highlighting weaknesses and presenting mitigation, we secured a reduction to a lesser charge and a straight probation outcome.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law # 1

Allegations

The client was stopped after briefly pausing in an intersection while navigating an unfamiliar area. They completed roadside tests, declined a breath test, and requested a blood draw that was later taken by warrant. Our review of bodycam and reports showed the officer repeatedly pushed for a breath sample, and the warning form had conflicting entries about consent, with hours between any drinking and the draw. We leveraged those weaknesses in negotiations, and the State reduced the case to a lesser charge with straight probation.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, County Criminal Court at Law No. 6

Allegations

The client was stopped after an officer claimed they were speeding and drifting between lanes on a freeway. The car was moved to a nearby lot where field sobriety tests were recorded, and a blood draw later reported about 0.17. We pulled every video file and discovered the key initial-contact clip had audio but no video, creating a serious evidentiary gap. We compared the dashcam pacing for speed and the FST instructions with the reports and flagged inconsistencies. Using that leverage and our readiness to litigate, we secured a reduction with time served, avoiding probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC11

Allegations

After an anonymous 911 tip, an officer trailed the vehicle until a minor stop-line violation provided a basis to pull the car over. The report noted an odor of alcohol and other clues, but our client declined field tests and refused a sample, so a warrant was obtained for blood. Dashcam video showed steady driving and a demeanor that did not match the very high BAC later reported. We dissected the stop, the warrant, and the lab records, and used those weaknesses in negotiations. The case resolved with deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Galveston County, CC3

Allegations

Following a late-night traffic stop for speeding, the client did not pull over until reaching a safer location and was arrested almost immediately. No field sobriety tests or portable breath test were offered. Officers transported the client for a blood draw despite a refusal and with no documented statutory warnings. We obtained discovery and challenged the legality of the arrest, the disputed consent, and the existence and validity of any blood-draw warrant. Confronted with these evidentiary problems, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, County Criminal Court at Law No. 12

Allegations

Police responded to a single-vehicle crash and arrested our client for DWI after field sobriety tests and a station breath test that was only slightly over the legal limit. We pulled the dashcam and crash records and documented that the tests were conducted immediately after an airbag-deploying collision, when the client was disoriented and possibly injured. We challenged the reliability of the roadside exercises and the ability to prove intoxication at the time of driving. After sustained pressure, the prosecutor dismissed the case.