Criminal Defense Case Results in Tarrant, TX

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Assault - Family Violence by Impeding Breath or Circulation (Felony)

Location

Tarrant County, CCC6

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic dispute after a 911 call and arrested our client for felony assault family violence by impeding breath. Both parties had been drinking, and the client recalled little of the night. We obtained the 911 audio, body and dash camera, and the reports, then compared the complainant's initial statement with her later account, which included memory issues and no desire to prosecute. The complainant signed an affidavit of nonprosecution that we presented to the DA. Leveraging these weaknesses, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client's record.

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Assault by Contact (Class C)

Location

Tarrant County, Fort Worth Municipal Court

Allegations

A store incident escalated after repeated order problems led to a heated exchange. According to our client, the employee threw food at them, and as the client left, they knocked a phone from the employee’s hand. There was no police contact at the scene, and a citation arrived by mail. We obtained the complaint, reports, and any available video, then reconstructed the sequence of events. We highlighted that contact was with property, noted the provocation, and challenged whether the elements were met. After our discovery review and negotiations, the prosecutor dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC3

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop for an alleged failure to signal while leaving a parking lot, our client was arrested for DWI. They completed field sobriety tests after telling officers about foot and balance issues and removing their footwear, then consented to a breath test but were not told the result. We scrutinized the basis for the stop and how the tests were administered, emphasizing the medical limitations. When the state's primary officer became unavailable before a trial setting, we opposed a continuance and kept pressure on. The case resolved with probation, avoiding jail.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon in a Prohibited Place

Location

Tarrant County, CC10

Allegations

The client was stopped for a traffic infraction. During the encounter, officers located a handgun in the vehicle and filed an unlawfully carrying in a prohibited place charge. We dug into the stop, the basis for the search, and whether the location actually met the statute's definition of a prohibited place, and challenged how the firearm was discovered. After pressing those issues with the prosecutor, the state agreed to reduce the charge.

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Public Intoxication

Location

Tarrant County, Fort Worth Municipal Court

Allegations

Police detained our client after a large event when they saw a beer in hand and claimed he talked back and pulled away. He was arrested for public intoxication and spent the night in a holding cell. No field sobriety tests or breath testing were performed. We obtained the reports and video, emphasized the lack of objective proof of intoxication, and argued there was no evidence he posed a danger to himself or others, a required element. After seeking time to review late discovery and signaling readiness for trial, the prosecutor dismissed the case.

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Assault - Family Violence (Strangulation)

Location

Tarrant County, CDC2

Allegations

After a domestic argument, officers alleged our client impeded a partner’s breathing and filed a third-degree felony family-violence strangulation case. A broad emergency order and strict bond terms followed, including GPS monitoring and no unsupervised contact with the children. We moved quickly, pulled the 911 and body-cam records, and pointed out credibility issues in the arrest paperwork, including the complainant later walking back parts of the account. We set a hearing to modify the order and pressed the DA. Before the hearing, the state agreed to reduce the case to a misdemeanor with deferred probation, and the court modified the order and removed the GPS.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Tarrant County, CCC5

Allegations

Police filed a family violence assault after a domestic argument at a residence. The client went to recover his phone, and a doorbell video shows him being let inside. The complainant later alleged a punch, but responding officers noted no immediate visible injury and the photos provided were minor. We obtained the 911 call, bodycam, and reports, compared them to the follow-up interview, and highlighted contradictions along with the complainant’s reluctance to proceed. We leveraged those issues to secure deferred adjudication with no jail and no conviction.

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Unlawful Installation of a Tracking Device

Location

Tarrant County, CCC5

Allegations

Police alleged our client secretly placed an AirTag on a vehicle and used it to track the complainant. We obtained the device materials and reports, scrutinizing where the tag was recovered, who had access to the vehicle, and the shifting explanations about how it appeared there. We also presented the complainant’s written clarification expressing uncertainty and a desire not to move forward. Although the state pointed to a link between the tag and our client, those evidentiary gaps gave us leverage. We negotiated deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction and jail time.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC7

Allegations

The individual was arrested after a minor contact with another vehicle. Officers quickly removed the driver and ran field sobriety tests on a steep, sloped sidewalk, then obtained jail breath samples with mixed results. We secured the police report, video and breath-testing records, and challenged the reliability of sobriety testing performed on uneven ground and the weight the state placed on the breath numbers. While negotiating, we protected driving privileges through the ALR process and managed interlock compliance. The case resolved with deferred adjudication.

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Public Intoxication

Location

Tarrant County, Fort Worth Municipal Court

Allegations

The client was arrested for public intoxication after a brief exchange with a store clerk in a commercial area. Officers noted an alcohol odor and claimed the client walked in the roadway, but no sobriety tests were given and bodycam showed coherent answers with only slight slurring. We reviewed the video and reports, challenging the weak proof that the client posed a danger to self or others and questioning observations about clothing and path of travel. Using that leverage, we negotiated a non conviction outcome. The case ended in deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record once terms are completed.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC2

Allegations

After leaving a small gathering, the client was involved in a collision in a construction zone on a wet roadway. Airbags deployed and the client later reported concussion symptoms, with limited memory of the on-scene investigation. Officers conducted sobriety testing at the station, and two breath samples registered at .12 and .14. We pulled the dash and body camera footage, collected ER records confirming the head injury, and documented months of perfect compliance with an ignition interlock and proactive classes. Using that mitigation, we negotiated deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction.

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Continuous Violence Against the Family

Location

Tarrant County, CDC4

Allegations

After a domestic dispute at a residence, our client was arrested for continuous family violence. We gathered the police reports, body cam and 911 audio, worked with CPS, and noted inconsistencies in the complainant’s statements. As trial neared, the state disclosed a smartwatch recording and bruise photos that complicated the case but also showed contradictions. We pressed those issues while preparing for trial and negotiating. The case resolved in deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction and jail if terms are completed.