Criminal Defense Case Results in San Antonio, TX

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 2

Allegations

Probation moved to revoke after the client missed multiple scheduled breath tests and received alcohol alerts on a monitoring device. The client self‑surrendered on the warrant and bonded out. We obtained the motion and underlying records, reviewed the testing data, and collected proof of completed classes. We presented a concrete compliance plan and mitigation to the prosecutor, pushing for continued supervision rather than jail. The court accepted deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record.

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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Bexar County, 437th District Court

Allegations

While on felony probation, the client was arrested in separate incidents for a DWI and a drug case, triggering a motion to revoke. We met with the client in custody, reviewed the alleged violations and the status of the new cases, and prepared for the hearing. We assembled mitigation with family support and a concrete treatment and alcohol monitoring plan to address the root issues. In negotiations we emphasized rehabilitation and the limited sentencing exposure on the existing case. The court continued supervision, keeping the client on probation with added conditions.

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Location

Bexar County, DC

Allegations

Police arrested our client after a domestic dispute at a residence where an ex forced the door and a struggle broke out. When the ex assaulted a family member, the client fired one shot to stop the attack, then called 911 and secured the firearms. We obtained the 911 audio, body cam footage, medical records, and photographs of the family member’s injuries, which aligned with a defense-of-others theory. We also submitted character letters and proof of proactive counseling, and laid out the problems in the state’s case. The prosecution took it to a grand jury, which returned a no bill, and the case was dismissed.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 12

Allegations

The client was stopped at night for an alleged equipment problem and put through roadside tests by two different officers. One indicated the client did fine, another claimed eye clues and made the arrest. The client refused a breath test after arrest, and a blood sample was taken later. We scrutinized the justification for the stop, the inconsistent administration of the tests, the client's known vision issues, and the handling and timing of the blood draw. Leveraging these weaknesses, we negotiated a reduction to a lesser, non-DWI offense with deferred probation.

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Theft (Class C)

Location

Bexar County, Live Oak Municipal Court

Allegations

Loss prevention at a retail store detained the client after checkout and police issued a Class C theft citation for low-value merchandise. The client had no record and declined to discuss an alleged prior price-tag incident. We quickly filed our appearance in municipal court, secured the reports and video, and built mitigation, including proof of a theft-awareness course and other proactive steps. In negotiations we emphasized background and acceptance of responsibility. The state agreed to a deferred adjudication with minimal conditions, set to dismiss upon completion and keep a conviction off the record.

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Assault - Family Violence by Strangulation

Location

Bexar County, Criminal, District Court

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic dispute and, seeing the complainant’s bruising, arrested our client for family violence by strangulation. We investigated immediately, documenting that those injuries came from a separate altercation days earlier, not from the incident in question. We pressed for discovery, compared statements, and made clear the complainant was not seeking prosecution. We also secured a bond modification allowing no-harm contact while the case was pending. Faced with credibility problems, the State dismissed the case.

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DWI with Child Passenger (Felony)

Location

Comal County, 433rd District Court

Allegations

Officers contacted the client while the car was parked with hazard lights on, engine off, and a minor passenger inside. Communication and instructions were given only in English, despite the client primarily speaking Spanish. Field sobriety tests were performed and blood was drawn by warrant, but the sample later reflected a low alcohol level. We attacked the element of operation, highlighted the language barrier undermining the tests, and noted issues with the vehicle's operability. Faced with these weaknesses, the state agreed to reduce the charge to a lesser offense.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Wilson County, County Court

Allegations

A tense family dispute at a residence over control of family property led to an arrest when relatives alleged minor injuries during a struggle over a phone. We obtained the bodycam video, 911 audio, and the complainants’ own recordings, then compared them to their written accounts. The materials showed pushing and filming by the complainants and significant inconsistencies about who initiated contact and who actually lived at the home. We presented those contradictions and the property context to the prosecutor, who dismissed the case for insufficient evidence.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Comal County, CC2

Allegations

Police stopped our client for a traffic signal violation and escalated to a DWI investigation. He was put through multiple rounds of field sobriety tests by several officers, declined a breath test, and a blood draw was later taken under a warrant. Reports also mentioned an open container. We pulled the videos and paperwork and attacked the length of the detention and the way the tests were administered, pressing the state on probable cause and evidentiary gaps. The state would not dismiss, but we leveraged those problems into straight probation with no jail and manageable conditions.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Wilson County, County Court at Law

Allegations

A family dispute over access to a parent’s home escalated when our client arrived with a locksmith and was confronted by relatives who began filming and claimed injury. Officers later arrested the client after a brief struggle in which a nail was torn, but no reliable evidence showed offensive contact causing bodily injury. We obtained and reviewed body cam video, 911 audio, and the relatives’ phone footage, and documented contradictions about who lived at the property and how the encounter unfolded. After we presented these credibility and proof problems, the State dismissed the case for insufficient evidence.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Comal County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

Police encountered our client on foot, separated from a vehicle that was later associated with the incident. The officer never observed any driving and even conducted sobriety checks on another person, creating confusion about who operated the car. We dissected the reports and bystander statements and underscored the gaps in the timeline. Despite a reported breath result around .16, we focused the defense on the lack of proof of operation and the inconsistent accounts gathered at the scene. We pressed these weaknesses with the prosecutor. The state agreed to reduce the charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 4

Allegations

Police responded to a minor rear-end collision and arrested our client for DWI after noting slurred speech and inconsistent answers about where they were coming from. The report described poor performance on field sobriety tests, and a breath test registered just under .15. We secured discovery, requested breath-machine calibration records, and obtained officer materials. At the same time, we built a mitigation package with early classes and proof the property damage was addressed through insurance. Relying on the sub-.15 result, no injuries, and our mitigation, we negotiated deferred adjudication.