DWI/DUI Case Results in Montgomery, TX

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, County Court at Law #4

Allegations

While navigating to meet someone, the client missed a turn and pulled into a commercial parking lot. Officers approached after noticing confusion and that the client had urinated, then administered HGN, a portable breath test, and field sobriety tests before arresting. The client consented to a blood draw. We targeted the limited driving evidence and the circumstances of the encounter, including tests done in a parking lot after a stressful episode. Leveraging those issues, we negotiated a reduction and the court credited the client with time served.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL5

Allegations

Officers approached our client’s car while it was parked on the highway shoulder and made a DWI arrest. The client reported heavy sweating from a broken air conditioner, and was transported to a medical setting where blood was drawn after consent. Field sobriety testing was attempted there while the client wore a neck brace, limiting normal movement. We obtained the reports and video, emphasizing that no officer actually observed driving, the timing between any driving and the blood draw was uncertain, and the tests were conducted under questionable conditions. Faced with these issues, the state agreed to probation.

Charge

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.

Charge

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.

Charge

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.

Charge

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.

Charge

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.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, County Court at Law #4

Allegations

After a late‑night neighborhood collision, officers arrested our client for DWI. Despite the crash and a history of spine surgeries, balance issues, and head pain later diagnosed as a concussion, the officer ran field sobriety tests and obtained only a single breath sample at the station, with the second attempt unreadable and no blood draw taken. We secured bodycam, a dashcam clip from the other vehicle, and comprehensive medical records. We challenged the reliability of the testing and the weight of the post‑crash observations. Leveraging those issues, we negotiated a reduced charge with a sentence of time served.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, County Court at Law #5

Allegations

The client, with no prior record, was arrested for a first-offense DWI after a roadside encounter. Concerned about professional licensing consequences, we moved quickly to obtain the state's evidence and dissect the reports, scrutinizing the basis for the stop, the detention, and the claimed signs of intoxication. We consulted with the client, mapped out suppression arguments, and signaled readiness to litigate. After sustained negotiations informed by our analysis, the prosecution dismissed the case.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL5

Allegations

Police contacted our client at a gas station after 911 callers reported a wrong way vehicle. No officer saw any driving and the callers never identified who was behind the wheel. Because of a recent leg injury, only the eye test was attempted and the initial report noted few classic intoxication signs. The breath test came more than an hour after contact, raising timing issues on intoxication at the time of operation. We obtained the 911 audio and video, pressed the operation and proof issues, and negotiated brief classes and service. The state dismissed the DWI.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, County Court at Law #5

Allegations

Stopped late at night for alleged speeding, our client was arrested for DWI even though she reported driving a small car about 50 mph. The officer said he smelled alcohol; she acknowledged two glasses of wine hours earlier and says she completed the field sobriety tests without issues. At the station multiple breath attempts failed to register, then a blood draw was taken, and an open container allegation appeared with no documentation. We pulled the dash and body cameras, challenged the basis for the stop, the FST instructions, and the lack of proof on the container and consent. Confronted with those weaknesses, the state agreed to reduce the charges.

Charge

DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL4

Allegations

After a traffic stop for speeding, the client was arrested for DWI following an admission to a few drinks and difficulty with a walk-and-turn. At the station, a breath test taken soon after the stop registered just over the legal limit. We focused on the short window between the last drink and the test, the fact that speeding alone is not an intoxication clue, and that only one field test was used. We leveraged these weaknesses in negotiations with prosecutors. The charge was reduced and the court ordered time served.