Criminal Defense Case Results in Tarrant, TX

Charge

Assault - Family Violence

Location

Tarrant County, CCC6

Allegations

Police filed charges after a domestic argument in a vehicle where the complainant's nose bled when our client's phone briefly made contact as they gestured while speaking. The complainant did not wish to pursue charges. We reviewed the reports and emphasized that any contact was accidental, not intentional or reckless, and that the state's proof hinged on a single, disputed account. We engaged the prosecutor, challenged the elements, and made clear we were ready to litigate. The state dismissed the case.

Charge

Assault - Family Violence

Location

Tarrant County, CCC6

Allegations

A household dispute escalated when the client confronted a family member who had gone into the client's room. During a brief struggle with pushing and shoving, the client tossed a pair of scissors onto a bed and they bounced, causing a minor cut to the other person's ankle. Responding officers saw the cut and arrested the client after several relatives blamed them. We documented the sequence showing the accidental mechanism of the cut and the mutual nature of the scuffle, and emphasized the client's clean record. We pressed these points with the prosecutor until the state dismissed the case.