DWI/DUI Case Results in San Antonio, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Caldwell County, County Court at Law

Allegations

An off duty officer reported that a vehicle clipped a roadside object and pulled into a gas station. Police arrived, noted alcohol odor, and located an open container after a vehicle search. The client declined a breath test, and officers later obtained a blood sample hours after the driving event. No standardized field sobriety tests were recorded. We dissected the videos, emphasized the delay before the blood draw and gaps in testing, and presented mitigation from immediate sobriety efforts and a clean record. The state agreed to a probationary outcome.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Medina County, 454th Judicial District Court

Allegations

Stopped for an inoperative headlight, the client admitted to drinking. After field sobriety tests, a breath sample registered around 0.14, and the case was filed as a felony based on prior DWIs. We obtained the videos and reports, assessed the risks of litigating the stop, and focused on mitigation. The client started DWI classes, gathered character letters, and documented consistent pretrial compliance with clean screens. Using that record, we negotiated deferred adjudication, avoiding jail and a final conviction.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CC 11

Allegations

Stopped after a brief swerve while adjusting music, our client was questioned and an officer claimed to smell alcohol. The client declined field sobriety and breath testing, and a blood draw was later taken by warrant. We dug into the stop and the reports, highlighting the minimal driving facts, the lack of standardized roadside testing, and the absence of any admissions. We kept pressure on the prosecution through repeated conferences and prepared to litigate the stop if needed. The state agreed to reduce the case to a lower-grade DWI.

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DUI - Minor (Class C)

Location

Bexar County, Precinct 2 Place 1

Allegations

After a traffic stop for speeding, the client received a DUI alcohol minor citation based on a roadside handheld breath test and was released with a court date in a local JP court. We entered the case early, pled not guilty, and demanded full discovery, including the police report and the body-worn and dash camera videos. We also prepared to challenge the basis for the stop and the reliability of the handheld reading. The prosecution repeatedly failed to produce the evidence. Facing trial without proof, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CC5

Allegations

Police stopped our client for alleged swerving shortly after arriving at a hotel area. The officer demanded roadside sobriety tests, which the client declined, and arrested them anyway. A blood sample was later taken at the jail under a warrant. We pulled the video and reports, dissected the stated reasons for the stop and arrest, and argued the detention lacked probable cause. After a suppression hearing, the court agreed and excluded the key evidence, and the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CCL5

Allegations

After a late-night drive, the client’s vehicle drifted into a median and an officer initiated a stop. The officer relocated the encounter to a nearby lot, conducted field sobriety tests, and arrested the client. At the station the client consented to a breath test, was made to blow multiple times, and later received license suspension paperwork. We obtained the bodycam, police reports, and breath-test maintenance records, and challenged probable cause and the administration of the tests through a suppression motion. Using that litigation pressure, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client’s record.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Bexar County, County Court at Law 4

Allegations

The case began after a minor crash involving a parked vehicle. The client declined roadside field sobriety tests, then provided a breath sample at the station that the state claimed was over .15. We obtained the patrol and body camera footage and scrutinized the timeline, instructions, and maintenance records tied to the breath device. We also questioned whether DWI protocols were followed by the responding officer during the crash investigation. Using those weaknesses in negotiations, we got the high BAC enhancement dropped and the charges reduced.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 1

Allegations

The case began with a traffic collision at an intersection, airbags deployed and our client was shaken and in pain. Officers reported an odor of alcohol and found packaging from alcoholic beverages, then requested field sobriety tests. Citing injuries from the crash, the client declined, and a blood sample was taken later pursuant to asserted authority. We pulled the reports, bodycam, the blood warrant, and the lab records, focusing on the timing and reliability of the draw. Leveraging those issues, we negotiated deferred adjudication with probation terms.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 8

Allegations

Police arrested our client for a second DWI after a low-speed crash into a commercial gate shortly after venue security had detained then released them. The client declined field sobriety testing and a warrant blood draw did not occur until several hours later. We dug into the reports and video, pinpointing the significant delay between driving and the sample, and the absence of standardized tests to anchor intoxication. We reinforced mitigation by securing character letters and proof of proactive alcohol-education work. Faced with these issues, the state agreed to reduce the charge to a lesser misdemeanor.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 4

Allegations

The client was stopped late at night for an allegedly wide turn and arrested for a second DWI after roadside tests and a breath sample reportedly over the limit. We moved fast to request the ALR hearing to protect driving privileges and obtained the video evidence, breath-test records, and all reports. Our defense zeroed in on the basis for the stop, the manner the field tests were given, and whether breath-test procedures were followed. After we pressed those issues and prepared to litigate suppression, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 8

Allegations

After a late-night single-vehicle incident, the client hit a curb, disabled the car, and called for a tow. When officers arrived, the client was outside the vehicle with the keys in a pocket. Field sobriety tests were administered and a later station breath test reportedly read over the limit, leading to arrest. We obtained the report, body-cam, and breath-test records, emphasizing that no officer observed driving and contact began after the breakdown. Leveraging those gaps, we negotiated a reduction to a lesser charge.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Bexar County, CCL6

Allegations

Stopped in a residential area after patrol flagged the vehicle as suspicious, the client was arrested for a second DWI. They declined field sobriety testing and refused a breath test, and officers never obtained a blood sample. We pulled dashcam and bodycam video and challenged the basis for the stop and the probable cause for arrest. The materials showed no clear traffic violation and left the state with no chemical evidence. We leveraged those weaknesses to secure a reduction to a lower charge with deferred probation.