DWI/DUI Case Results in Houston, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC1

Allegations

The client had pulled over to check directions when an officer approached and began a DWI investigation. Field sobriety tests were given and an open container was noted, but the client refused both breath and blood testing, leaving no chemical result in evidence. We obtained the dash and body camera footage, highlighting the lack of bad driving and questioning the basis for the investigation and the manner of the roadside tests. We also challenged whether the state could prove actual operation of the vehicle at that moment. Confronted with these proof problems, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CCCL2

Allegations

Stopped for an expired registration, the client was investigated for DWI despite no bad driving observed. They performed roadside tests while anxious and later blew about 0.082. We pulled the body cam footage, police reports, and the breath device maintenance and calibration records. The video reflected steady balance and clear speech, and the number was only marginally over the limit. We challenged the test administration, timing between driving and testing, and instrument reliability. Confronted with these weaknesses, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC2

Allegations

Officers encountered the client in a disabled vehicle after a stall, not during a moving traffic stop. A tow truck had arrived, field tests were performed, and a later blood draw reportedly measured about 0.13, with no accident or injuries. We obtained and reviewed dash and body camera footage, rental records, and lab documentation to emphasize the limited evidence of actual driving and to scrutinize the testing. We pushed for a non-conviction path and secured pretrial intervention with alcohol monitoring. After the client complied, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Galveston County, CC1

Allegations

A 911 caller reported a minor rear-end incident and officers contacted our client, noting an odor of alcohol and conducting the eye test. The client declined the remaining field sobriety tests and refused a breath test, so police obtained a warrant for blood that later reported a high BAC. We secured the 911 audio, body and dash video, and the lab packet, and scrutinized the warrant, blood draw, and testing steps. On video, the client did not appear as impaired as the number suggested, and we pressed the state on the reliability of its observations and blood process. Leveraging those issues and a clean record, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record with probationary terms.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Fort Bend County, CC5

Allegations

After a low speed collision with parked cars near the client’s home, officers began a DWI investigation. They noted signs of intoxication and attempted field sobriety tests. The client declined a breath test, and a warrant blood draw hours later alleged an elevated result. We obtained and reviewed the videos and reports, scrutinizing test instructions and the warrant process, and contested the license suspension. With strong mitigation and a clean record, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client’s record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, County Criminal Court at Law No. 8

Allegations

Officers stopped our client after a third party call reported suspicious activity near a roadway shortly after his vehicle was pulled from a ditch. He was accused of leaving a scene even though no crash was verified. Bodycam showed he was detained before the officer confirmed who had been driving, then the caller was brought over to identify him after the fact. He declined field sobriety tests, and a blood draw by warrant came later, with results slow to arrive. We attacked the detention and identification issues and pressed the gaps in proof until the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, CC1

Allegations

A patrol stop for a broken taillight led to a DWI investigation. The officer reported open containers in the car and the client acknowledged drinking earlier. Field sobriety tests were given roadside. We pulled the videos and reports, documented that the tests were performed despite a longstanding foot paralysis that affects balance, and highlighted the hours long delay before a later warrant blood draw after a declined breath test. Using those weaknesses, we pushed negotiations toward a no jail outcome. The case resolved with straight probation.

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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 - 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, 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 - 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

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.