DWI/DUI Case Results in Travis, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #7

Allegations

After a minor crash, the client was found outside a running vehicle that had become locked with the keys inside. First responders checked on him, officers arrived, claimed an odor of alcohol, and had him perform field tests. He denied recent drinking and refused both breath and blood testing. We dissected the reports, built a precise timeline showing a gap between any driving and police contact, and challenged proof of operation and intoxication without a chemical result. Faced with those weaknesses, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law, #6

Allegations

Officers found our client asleep in a parked vehicle in a large store parking lot and broke a window to wake them before making a DWI arrest. We secured the police reports and any recordings, then dissected the timeline to show there was no proof of recent driving. We challenged the justification for forcing entry and the reliability of any impairment observations made immediately after a sudden wake-up in a confined space. After sustained negotiations highlighting these evidentiary gaps, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, CCL3

Allegations

Officers responded to a minor crash in a residential parking area and arrested our client for a first DWI. The client cooperated and consented to a breath test that read well above 0.15. We obtained the 911 audio, bodycam, and dash video, scrutinized how the field and breath tests were administered, and handled communications with property management and the insurer to resolve damages. The client promptly completed an alcohol assessment, classes, and installed an interlock. We leveraged mitigation and evidentiary issues to negotiate a reduction to a lower-level charge with deferred probation, avoiding the harsher penalties originally on the table.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

Facing a second DWI arrest, the client was looking at enhanced penalties. We obtained the video, police reports, and lab documentation, then broke down the basis for the stop and how the field tests and sample collection were handled. Our team flagged weaknesses in the proof and prepared suppression arguments and trial exhibits to put real risk on the state's case. After sustained negotiations, the prosecutor agreed to reduce the charge. The client avoided a harsher second-offense conviction.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

Police responded after a traffic incident that began with a multi-vehicle collision and ended in a rollover. The client admitted to drinking, declined field sobriety tests, and a blood sample was taken. We scrutinized the state’s proof, stressed the evidentiary gaps created by the lack of roadside testing, and presented mitigation including a clean history and strict alcohol monitoring during the case. After firm negotiations with a senior prosecutor, the charge was reduced to a lesser offense and the client received deferred probation, avoiding a conviction upon successful completion.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law, #3

Allegations

Police responded after the client veered off the road and struck a fixed object in a single-vehicle incident. With a prior DWI on the record, the stakes were high, but there was no breath or blood test and the case rested on roadside observations. We gathered the reports and video, documented the client's recent medical issues and fatigue, and challenged the reliability of the field investigation. Using those evidentiary weaknesses, we negotiated the charge down and secured time served.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Travis County, 450th District Court

Allegations

After a late-night stop for alleged lane drifting and minor speeding, our client was arrested for DWI third or more. He did roadside tests in flip flops, refused breath, and a blood draw was taken hours later under a warrant. Our review of video and reports exposed inconsistencies in the stop basis and how the tests were instructed. We also flagged issues with the warrant and a possible alcohol swab, and presented mitigation showing the priors were decades old with current treatment. The state reduced the case.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Travis County, 147th District Court

Allegations

The client was stopped after a rolling stop at an intersection and arrested for felony DWI based on admissions to drinking, field tests, and a portable breath reading over .20. We dug into the stop, the administration of the sobriety tests, and the reliability limits of the roadside device, then pressed for full discovery, including bodycam and blood records. While waiting on lab results, we had the client complete an intensive outpatient program and DWI education. We presented that mitigation and the evidentiary issues to the prosecution. The felony was reduced to a misdemeanor with straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #6

Allegations

The client was stopped for expired temporary tags and a disputed illegal turn, then arrested after field sobriety tests. They disclosed prescriptions for Vyvanse and a sleep aid that can affect coordination, and consented to a blood draw performed in a clinic lobby. We gathered medical documentation, scrutinized the testing and the draw procedures, and pressed these issues with the prosecutor. We negotiated terms calling for completion of educational classes, and once those were satisfied, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law, #7

Allegations

The client was stopped for an alleged registration issue, and the officer claimed a faint odor of marijuana. The client denied drinking, completed field sobriety tests, and blew 0.00 on a roadside device and at the jail. Yet the license suspension notice checked a box for over 0.08. We highlighted the zero alcohol readings, documented a longstanding eye condition affecting the tests, and raised concerns when a requested same-gender pat down was ignored. We challenged impairment and the voluntariness of consent. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law, #8

Allegations

This case began with a single car incident where the driver swerved to avoid an object, struck a curb, and reported a leg injury. When officers arrived, the client was upset, explained the injury, and could not perform roadside exercises. The client admitted to drinking earlier but refused both breath and blood testing. We gathered the reports and available recordings, documented the injury and crash dynamics, and emphasized the lack of a chemical result. After sustained negotiations, the case resolved with deferred probation.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law, #6

Allegations

A traffic stop for alleged moving violations led to a second DWI arrest. Officers noted HGN clues, the client declined the walk and turn and one leg stand, and a blood sample was taken under a warrant. We obtained the videos, reports, and warrant affidavit, and scrutinized the basis for the stop, the HGN administration, and the handling of the blood draw. We pressed the prosecution on the limited roadside evidence and the reliance on a post-arrest blood test. With that leverage and mitigation about the client’s need to drive for work, we negotiated a reduction to a lesser misdemeanor with straight probation.