Criminal Defense Case Results in San Antonio, TX

Charge

Assault - Family Violence (With Prior)

Location

Bexar County, Criminal, District Court

Allegations

The case stemmed from a domestic dispute at a residence after a 911 call. Officers relied on initial statements alleging our client caused injury to a family member, and the charge was enhanced due to an old prior. The client reported he was struck first and only pushed away while trying to leave. We dissected the police report and dispatch records, mapped the sequence of events, and highlighted evidence consistent with self-defense and disengagement. After presenting these issues to the prosecution, the case was dismissed.

Charge

Possession of a Controlled Substance (Second-Degree Felony)

Location

Atascosa County, 81ST-218TH DISTRICT COURTS

Allegations

The case stemmed from a late night crash. Responding officers searched the vehicle without consent and found a small pill bottle in the center console, its label worn off. The client told them the medication was his from prior treatment. We attacked the legal basis for the search, demanded full lab documentation on the tablets, and compared it to pharmacy records we obtained. Those records undercut the officer's notation about what the pills were and established lawful prescriptions. Faced with those problems, the prosecution dismissed the case.

Charge

Continuous Violence Against the Family (Felony)

Location

Caldwell County, 421st DC

Allegations

After a domestic dispute led to a felony charge alleging continuous family violence, our client was accused of multiple assaults within a year. We obtained the 911 audio, body-worn camera and reports, and compared the complainant’s statements across interviews. We presented her affidavit of non-prosecution and highlighted timeline gaps and the lack of independent corroboration for more than one qualifying incident. We also documented the client’s voluntary steps to address the situation. Faced with these problems, the prosecution dismissed the case.

Charge

Discharge of a Firearm

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 4

Allegations

Police were called to a neighborhood after reports of gunfire during a small gathering at a rented home. Officers alleged the client fired a 9mm into the dirt, a neighbor said they saw it, and two casings were recovered, while another person fired a rifle that chipped concrete. We obtained the 911 call and bodycam, tested whether the spot met the public place element, and compared witness claims to the video. We emphasized that the gun was secured before contact and that no one was threatened or injured. With targeted mitigation, we negotiated deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction.

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Public Intoxication (Class C)

Location

Bexar County, San Antonio Municipal Court

Allegations

The client was arrested for public intoxication after officers contacted him in a hotel lobby and sidewalk area following a reported disturbance at a nearby restaurant. We obtained the officers' bodycam and asked the location to preserve its surveillance. The footage showed he spoke clearly, walked normally, and repeatedly said he was not leaving, contradicting the report that claimed he was a danger to himself or others. We highlighted those inconsistencies and pressed the prosecution. The state dismissed the case.

Charge

False Information to a Police Officer

Location

Comal County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

After finding property missing and damaged, the client filed a report and identified a former partner who had access to the apartment without permission. When the relationship briefly resumed, he later asked the officer to drop the matter, and police charged him with making a false statement. We obtained the body-cam, reports, and the client’s emails and messages, showing he had a reasonable basis for the report and only sought to withdraw it later. We emphasized the delay in filing and the lack of proof of a knowing lie. At trial, we exposed the investigative gaps and secured a not guilty verdict.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Guadalupe County, CCL2

Allegations

Police responded to a single-car crash and arrested our client for DWI. The client refused field sobriety tests and a blood draw, which was later taken at a hospital under a warrant. We pulled the reports, the warrant and lab work, and pushed for all body and dash cam video. Our team scrutinized the warrant and blood collection steps, then built mitigation with classes and character letters. Leveraging that scrutiny and the mitigation, we persuaded the prosecutor to drop the over .15 enhancement and reduce the charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CC8

Allegations

Police stopped the individual after minor traffic infractions and made a DWI arrest. At roadside the officer performed only the eye test, the client declined balance tests because of a leg injury, and later refused a breath sample. A warrant blood draw registered about 0.098. We secured the video, noted differences between the roadside explanation and the report, and highlighted test limitations and the timing of the draw. Facing those issues, the prosecution reduced the charge to Obstruction of a Highway with deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Caldwell County, County Court at Law

Allegations

The client was arrested after a single-vehicle incident. Officers conducted roadside sobriety tests in windy roadside conditions while the individual wore platform shoes, then used a portable breath device. At the station the evidential breath machine repeatedly malfunctioned, and only later was a hospital blood draw taken after a significant delay. We obtained and reviewed the video, documented the poor testing conditions and footwear limitations, and questioned the reliability of the roadside device and the timing and handling of the chemical test. After we pressed these issues and prepared to litigate suppression, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Bexar County, 379th District Court

Allegations

While on felony community supervision for a prior drug case, the client was cited twice in another county for driving with an invalid license, and probation also alleged two positive UAs. After a warrant issued, we got a bond set and arranged processing through the satellite bonding office to minimize custody time. We met with the prosecutor and probation, presented recent clean tests and proof of enrollment in the class needed to regain a license. The court accepted our proposal, reinstating the client on deferred adjudication with heightened testing instead of adjudication.

Charge

Injury to a Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual

Location

Bexar County, 187th District Court.

Allegations

An injury to an elderly individual allegation arose after a confrontation near an open area where a man confronted our client and a companion, threatened violence, and initiated contact. We canvassed nearby homes and secured video showing the complainant push first and later grab our client. When we compared the footage to police reports and witness statements, the stories did not match. Using those credibility problems, we pressed the prosecution to reduce the case to a lesser charge with deferred probation, avoiding a felony conviction.

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Eluding a Police Officer

Location

Medina County

Allegations

Police claimed the driver failed to immediately pull over and filed an eluding charge after activating lights and siren. We obtained the dashcam and reports, which showed the vehicle’s hazard lights were already on, the driver slowed, moved into a turn lane, and stopped at the next light without accelerating away. We emphasized there was no intentional attempt to escape, only a brief delay to stop safely, so the elements of the offense were not met. Confronted with these issues, the prosecution dismissed the case.