Criminal Defense Case Results in San Antonio, TX

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DUI - Minor (Class C)

Location

Bexar County, San Antonio Municipal Court

Allegations

During a traffic stop for speeding, officers conducted field sobriety tests and requested a breath sample. The client blew about 0.04, below the 0.08 per se limit, but was cited for DUI as a minor. We demanded the dashcam, bodycam, and breath-testing records and scrutinized the basis for the stop and the evaluation. While discovery was pending, we implemented a mitigation plan, including completing an alcohol education program and addressing license issues. Armed with that leverage, we negotiated deferred adjudication.

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Accident Involving Damage Over $200

Location

Bexar County, CCL1

Allegations

After learning of an old allegation of leaving the scene of a minor collision, the client voluntarily appeared to address it. They had no memory of any crash and reported no damage to their vehicle. We obtained discovery on the case, which had been filed some time earlier, and demanded photos, repair invoices, and a clear identification linking our client to any impact. We challenged whether the state could prove damage above the statutory threshold and asked them to confirm contact with the complainant. Faced with those issues, the prosecution dismissed the charge.

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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Bexar County, 187th District Court

Allegations

When a felony motion to revoke was filed against our client on deferred adjudication, it rested on a single new allegation from an older, poorly defined incident. We moved quickly to secure a bond so the client could fight from the outside. We gathered probation records showing steady compliance and payments, and demanded the state's proof on the alleged violation. The evidence was thin and dated, and key details were unclear. After meeting with the prosecutor and challenging the basis for revocation, the state dismissed the motion.

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Violation of a Protective Order (Misdemeanor)

Location

Bexar County, CC7

Allegations

The client was arrested after an allegation that a protective order was violated through improper contact. The client maintained that all communication occurred on a parenting app and reported that the other party repeatedly came to places connected to the children. We compiled the app messages, police incident records, and the relevant court orders to highlight conflicting terms and the absence of threats or impermissible in‑person contact. We pressed the State on evidentiary gaps, documented the burden of GPS monitoring, and pushed for an alternative resolution. The prosecution agreed to pre-trial diversion, avoiding a conviction and resolving the case through program conditions.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 11

Allegations

Our client was stopped late at night for alleged speeding and running a red light after leaving a bar. The officers noted glassy eyes but both said they did not smell alcohol. The client attempted part of the field tests, explained a balance condition, then declined further testing and refused a breath test. A blood draw was later obtained by warrant. We demanded dashcam and bodycam footage and prepared suppression arguments based on the prolonged detention and lack of odor. When the state could not produce the key video and faced our challenges, it dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court at Law 14

Allegations

The client was stopped while driving back to a hotel after a work function and was unsure why the stop occurred. The officer reported signs of intoxication and conducted two field tests after denying a restroom request that led to an accident. The client refused a breath test, and a blood sample was taken later at the jail. We obtained the videos and lab records, challenged the basis for the stop, the test instructions, and the timing and procedures surrounding the blood draw, and used testimony from the license hearing to push negotiations. The state reduced the charge and the client received deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 12

Allegations

Stopped after a brief lane deviation while a passenger was getting sick, the client admitted to a couple of drinks and was given field sobriety tests. Dash and bodycam showed a clean walk-and-turn, a one-leg stand that was mis-scored, and the officer repeating the eye test before arresting. A voluntary blood draw later came back just over the enhancement threshold. We challenged the stop and the testing, contested the license suspension, and presented mitigation through classes and character letters. After sustained negotiations, the case was resolved by deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record upon completion.

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Violation of a Protective Order

Location

Bexar County, CCL13

Allegations

The client was accused of violating a protective order after arranging a tow to retrieve a vehicle from a residence covered by the order. He planned to meet officers first and believed the protected party was not present, but the tow operator proceeded, the resident called police, and he was arrested. We reconstructed the timeline, documented his efforts to coordinate through third parties and remain off the property, and clarified the scope of the order. Faced with the lack of intentional contact, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Assault (Class C)

Location

Bexar County, San Antonio Municipal Court 7

Allegations

A citation issued after a heated exchange at a youth sports event spilled into the parking lot. The complainant alleged our client pushed first, but our client reported being shoved and used brief contact only to create space, and a bystander recorded part of it. We engaged early, collected our client's account and witness details, and demanded any video and reports. With conflicting statements and no clear proof of offensive contact beyond a momentary shove, we highlighted self defense and credibility problems. The prosecutor dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Guadalupe County, CC2

Allegations

Following a minor crash with a commercial truck, officers from different agencies arrived and arrested our client for DWI. Field sobriety tests were conducted, then a breath test at the jail and a hospital blood draw. We obtained the body and dash cam footage, dissected the breath and blood evidence, and raised a venue challenge about where the driving occurred. With no prior record and several weaknesses highlighted, we negotiated deferred adjudication. The client avoided a formal conviction and proceeded on probation.

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Open Container in a Motor Vehicle

Location

Wilson County, Wilson County Precinct 2 Justice-of-the-Peace Court

Allegations

During a traffic stop, officers reported smelling marijuana and searched the car, then issued a citation for open container. The items were miniature liquor bottles found in a bag on the back floorboard, with several still sealed. We obtained the citation and reports, documented the location and condition of the bottles, and argued the state could not show the driver possessed an open container or that it was readily accessible. After we pressed these evidentiary issues with the prosecutor at the JP setting, the case was dismissed.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CCL2

Allegations

Police found our client stopped in a drive-thru with the car in park and began a DWI investigation. After the officer moved the car to a nearby lot, the client performed field sobriety tests and later gave a breath sample at the station. We obtained dash and body camera footage, station surveillance, and breath-testing maintenance records. We challenged the instructions, testing conditions, and machine documentation, and presented those concerns to the prosecutor. The state agreed to reduce the charge, and the case resolved with deferred probation.