DWI/DUI Case Results in Houston, TX

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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

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.

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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

Montgomery County, County Court at Law #5

Allegations

After a late night stop for failing to maintain a lane, our client was arrested for DWI. Dash and body cams showed the sobriety tests were done on a noisy roadside with shaky instructions, yet the client looked coherent and steady. At the station, a breath test came back just over the limit. We secured the videos, demanded breath machine maintenance and operator records, and highlighted problems with the observation period and overall investigation. The client completed alcohol education and community service. Facing those flaws and mitigation, the State dismissed the case.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Montgomery County, 9th Judicial District Court

Allegations

Officers found the client’s car stuck on train tracks during a welfare check and quickly turned it into a DWI investigation. The client declined to answer about drinking, refused field tests and a roadside breath test, and a blood sample was later taken under a warrant. We obtained the reports and video, stressing that the encounter began as a welfare check, documenting a shoulder injury affecting balance, and scrutinizing the warrant timing and blood chain of custody. The client complied with bond terms and sought help. Leveraging those issues and mitigation, we negotiated straight probation, avoiding prison.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Montgomery County, 9th DC

Allegations

The client was stopped after exiting a freeway for an alleged lane violation. At the scene they tried part of the walk-and-turn, were emotional, and admitted to drinking. A warrant blood draw hours later reported a very high BAC. We dissected dash and bodycam showing only momentary tire contact with the line and challenged the basis for the stop. We demanded full lab records and chain of custody to scrutinize the blood, and presented mitigation of steady work, schooling, and strict bond compliance. After sustained negotiations, the case resolved with probation instead of prison.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC9

Allegations

Following a traffic stop for alleged swerving, the client admitted to drinking, declined a breath test, and officers obtained a warrant for a blood draw. We immediately requested the license hearing and pulled all discovery, including dash and bodycam video, the warrant, and full lab records. Field tests were done on a sloped roadside, and paperwork marked a refusal despite a blood draw. We pressed these points and scrutinized the blood evidence in negotiations. The state agreed to reduce the charge, and the client received credit for time already served.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Harris County, 180th DC

Allegations

After a minor fender bender near a restaurant, police arrived and arrested our client for a third DWI. No roadside sobriety tests were recorded before the arrest, and the client declined breath testing, with a later blood draw at the station. We gathered body and dash camera footage, dissected how the field tests were administered, and combed through the blood draw paperwork and lab records for weaknesses. Using those issues and the non-injury nature of the incident, we pressed the prosecution. The charge was reduced and the client received straight probation.