DWI/DUI Case Results in Houston, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL4

Allegations

After a low-speed collision, police responded and began a DWI investigation. Officers documented mixed observations, with only faint or no odor of alcohol noted. The client completed roadside tests in poor conditions and later had blood drawn after a warrant was issued. We reviewed bodycam, 911 audio, and lab records, emphasizing problems with the field tests, the inadmissible portable breath reading, and the timing of consumption supporting a rising BAC. We leveraged these weaknesses to secure a reduction with time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC15

Allegations

Our client was involved in a single vehicle crash and was taken to a hospital by EMS, where blood was drawn after he was sedated. There were no roadside sobriety tests, and officers arrived after the incident, relying on statements to claim he drove. We obtained the full discovery, reviewed body and dash cameras, plus EMS and hospital records, and scrutinized the warrant and procedures used for the blood draw. We also highlighted the delay in filing and gaps in proof. Leveraging those issues, we negotiated a reduction and a plea with credit for time served, avoiding further jail.

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DWI with Child Passenger

Location

Harris County, 232nd DC

Allegations

Police contacted our client at a drive-thru after a payment mix-up, not a traffic stop. An off-duty officer claimed intoxication, conducted field sobriety tests, and later obtained a warrant for a blood draw, with a young child in the vehicle. We pulled every video angle, the offense report, the warrant, and the lab materials. Our review flagged problems with how the roadside tests were instructed and highlighted the thin basis for the initial encounter. We put those issues in front of the prosecutor and made clear we were ready to fight. The felony was reduced to a misdemeanor with deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC8

Allegations

Our client was contacted near a bar after their vehicle was found nearby. Video showed them walking steadily across the roadway in high heels, then performing field tests after removing the shoes, a sequence we argued unfairly affected balance. Breath testing produced conflicting results, with one sample below the enhanced threshold. We highlighted the missing keys and gaps in the timeline to question proof of operation and impairment. With that leverage, the state agreed to reduce the charge and accept a plea to time served, avoiding probation and further jail.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC6

Allegations

The client was stopped for speeding and arrested on suspicion of DWI after the roadside testing was cut short and the officer moved straight to detention. No blood draw was taken, only a breath test at the jail, and different numbers were later cited. We obtained and reviewed the dash and body camera video, the jail testing footage, and the device maintenance records. Using gaps in the field investigation and the BAC reporting discrepancy, we pressed the State. The matter resolved with straight probation on a first offense.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL5

Allegations

Police responded to reports of gunfire in a secluded area and found our client seated in a parked vehicle beyond a barricade. The car was not running, and he cooperated, acknowledging a firearm was inside. He declined field sobriety tests, and a blood sample was obtained later under a warrant after a delay. With an old out-of-state DUI, prosecutors filed a second-offense DWI. We challenged proof of operation and the timing of the blood draw, and the State reduced the DWI, resolving the case with time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL5

Allegations

Our client was stopped after a citizen report of erratic driving. The officer found an open container, no roadside tests were conducted, and a blood draw was taken later under a warrant. We pulled the 911 audio, dash and body cam video, and the warrant packet, then scrutinized whether the stop was independently supported and whether the delayed blood sample was properly handled. We pressed the state on those issues and the chain of custody. The state agreed to reduce the charge, and the court imposed a sentence of time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, County Court 7

Allegations

Stopped for operating an ATV on a neighborhood street, the client was questioned after an empty beer can was seen on the seat. Field sobriety tests were conducted and a blood sample was taken at the jail. We obtained the reports and video, scrutinized the officer’s instructions and testing conditions, and evaluated the lab work. The footage showed clear balance and speech issues, and the blood test came back very high. We shifted to mitigation, emphasized the client’s clean record and cooperation, and negotiated straight probation, avoiding any jail time.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC7

Allegations

After a single vehicle crash, EMS took our client to a hospital where police later obtained a blood sample under a warrant. Weeks afterward a DWI case was filed. We obtained the discovery and closely compared the hospital toxicology with the law enforcement blood kit results and lab paperwork, which showed materially different BAC numbers. We challenged the reliability of the blood evidence and pressed the issue with the prosecutor. Facing those problems, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL4

Allegations

Police responded to a single-vehicle crash with the client’s car totaled and no other vehicles involved. The client reported no significant injuries, declined EMS transport, performed field sobriety tests, and was then taken to a hospital for a consensual blood draw. Officers noted an open container, and the client acknowledged drinking. We obtained the reports and video, challenged how the tests were conducted after a collision, and closely reviewed the consent advisement and blood handling. We leveraged those concerns in negotiations. The state reduced the charge and accepted a plea with credit for time already served.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Montgomery County, County Court at Law #4

Allegations

After leaving a residence following an argument, the client had drinks and was later stopped for rolling past the stop line, with an officer also claiming a curb strike. The client provided two breath samples around .26. We obtained patrol videos, noted the arresting officer was being coached during field tests, and raised concerns about missing media from the client’s dashcam and the vehicle inventory. Leveraging these credibility and procedure issues, we pressed negotiations and the charge was reduced, resulting in straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, County Court at Law #4

Allegations

The client was stopped after slowing at an intersection and making a wide right turn, then arrested for DWI. He admitted to a single drink at a bar, performed field tests, and blew a high score on a roadside device seconds after removing oral tobacco. We obtained the videos and lab records, challenged the thin basis for the stop, and highlighted reliability issues with the breath test while scrutinizing the blood draw. Diversion was denied due to the reported BAC, so we pressed negotiations and secured deferred probation, avoiding a conviction and setting the case up for dismissal upon completion.