Criminal Defense Case Results in Tarrant, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CC10

Allegations

Officers responded to a minor collision with a parked car. The client completed roadside tests and acknowledged having a few drinks earlier. They were later taken to a hospital for a blood draw amid questions about consent and delays. We obtained the videos, police reports, and lab records, and challenged the basis for the arrest, how the tests were conducted, and the handling of the blood sample. Confronted with these issues, the prosecution reduced the case to a lesser offense with deferred probation.

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Location

Tarrant County, CDC1

Allegations

The arrest followed a confrontation in a crowded bar parking lot. While seated in his car, the client moved a pistol under the seat, and others claimed he brandished it. We obtained surveillance and bodycam video, mapped where each person was, and showed there was no footage of any exhibition of a weapon. We also highlighted that the complainants’ accounts conflicted with the physical evidence, including no loose rounds despite claims the slide was racked. After sustained pressure and multiple settings, prosecutors reduced the case to a misdemeanor with deferred probation.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Tarrant County, D371

Allegations

Police responded after a single-vehicle crash. The client refused field sobriety and breath tests, and a hospital blood draw followed. We stepped in mid-case, pulled the full discovery, and reviewed body-cam, 911 audio, the blood paperwork, and a witness account identifying the driver. With a high lab result on the table, we scrutinized the warrant and collection process and pressed the state on proof of actual driving. Given trial risk, we leveraged those issues to secure straight felony probation on a shorter term, avoiding prison, and worked to set manageable conditions, including occupational driving privileges.

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Tarrant County, Fort Worth Municipal Court

Allegations

Our client called 911 after a domestic dispute. Officers encountered conflicting stories and, with no visible injuries, issued mutual Class C assault by contact citations. We secured the 911 audio, body camera video, and reports, which supported our client’s account that she was the one being pushed. The complaining witness then signed an affidavit of non prosecution and filed a supplemental statement correcting his initial claim. We delivered that evidence, along with medical records from prior incidents, and pressed the prosecutor. The case was dismissed.

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Location

Tarrant County, CDC1

Allegations

The client was charged with multiple counts after a parking lot dispute near a nightlife area. While waiting in his car, another vehicle's door struck his car, words were exchanged at the passenger window, and he moved a lawfully possessed firearm from a case to under the seat. Bystanders claimed he brandished it, and officers arrested him. We pulled surveillance and body cam video that showed no display of a weapon, exposed contradictions in witness accounts, and questioned the basis for the vehicle search. Facing these issues, the state reduced the case to a misdemeanor with deferred probation.

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Location

Tarrant County, CDC1

Allegations

The incident began in a crowded bar parking lot when a nearby group struck our client’s car door. He moved a handgun from a case to under the seat, and someone yelled that he had pulled a gun. We obtained bodycam and surveillance footage, which did not show any display of a weapon, and we underscored conflicts in the witnesses’ accounts and how the physical evidence failed to match their claims. We also challenged the basis for the vehicle search that produced the gun. After sustained pressure, the state dismissed this count.

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Possession of Marijuana

Location

Tarrant County, CCC9

Allegations

Police stopped our client for an alleged improper lane change, then detained all occupants after a tip that a package was passed into the car. A search found a small amount of marijuana in a shared takeout box, yet the client was booked as if responsible for it all. We pressed for the dash and body camera footage and the tip recording, challenging the basis for the stop, the search, and any claim of exclusive possession in a multi-occupant vehicle. Confronted with these issues and weak proof tying the drugs to our client, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC7

Allegations

The client faced a first offense DWI charge. We secured the discovery, examined the state's evidence in detail, and assessed it for weaknesses. We prepared mitigation materials and engaged the prosecutor to push for a non-incarceration outcome. Through persistent negotiation, the state agreed to a plea to probation rather than time in jail. The case concluded with straight probation and court-ordered conditions the client could complete while remaining in the community.

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Assault - Family Violence (Misdemeanor)

Location

Tarrant County, CCC5

Allegations

A domestic argument at a hotel escalated and police were called. The complainant had a minor cut, and our client was arrested for assault family violence. We pulled the 911 call, body cam, and photos, and emphasized that the contact was a brief push during a mutual dispute with limited injury. The complainant later submitted an affidavit of non-prosecution, and our client proactively completed anger-management programming. Leveraging those facts, we negotiated a reduction to a lesser, non–family-violence offense with deferred terms.

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Tarrant County, Grand Prairie MC

Allegations

After a tense dispute at a family residence about access to property, our client received a municipal citation for Class C assault family violence. The encounter involved raised voices and a brief chest bump, with no injuries. We obtained the police reports and the locksmith’s statement, which conflicted on who initiated contact and whether any strikes occurred. We pressed those credibility problems and emphasized the incidental nature of the contact. The prosecutor agreed to pause the case while the client completed a short conflict resolution class and had no contact. After compliance, the case was dismissed.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (State Jail Felony)

Location

Tarrant County, CDC1

Allegations

After a traffic stop for an alleged turn-signal violation, our client refused a vehicle search. Officers brought a K-9, claimed an alert, and searched the car, finding a small amount of narcotics. We obtained dash and body camera video, scrutinizing the basis for the stop, the length of the detention, and the canine deployment, and were prepared to file a suppression motion. We also documented the client’s quick entry into treatment. Using that leverage, we secured a dismissal conditioned on completing a licensed drug education class.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (State Jail Felony)

Location

Tarrant County, CDC1

Allegations

After a traffic stop for an alleged turn signal violation, officers brought multiple units, deployed a K-9, and searched our client’s car despite his refusal to consent. Small amounts of suspected narcotics were recovered from the center console with a passenger also present. We pulled the dash and body cam, scrutinized the basis for the stop, the canine alert, and constructive possession. Confronted with those issues, the prosecution agreed to dismiss upon completion of a licensed drug education program. Our client satisfied the requirement and the case was dismissed.