DWI/DUI Case Results in Travis, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #6

Allegations

After a minor collision, officers responded and reported an odor of alcohol. The client admitted to one or two drinks, did roadside tests, and was arrested. At the station, two breath samples read about 0.14 and 0.15, and a Class B DWI was filed. We quickly requested the ALR hearing, obtained the videos and breath-test records, and opened talks with the state. We also provided proof the damage was covered by insurance and had the client complete DWI classes. The case ended in deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record and positioning it for sealing after completion.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Travis County, 460th District Court

Allegations

The client was arrested for a felony DWI after a multi-vehicle crash. Officers alleged intoxication and booked the case as a third offense. We got to work immediately, coordinating release, requesting the ALR hearing, and obtaining the video and lab materials. Our team assembled mitigation, including proof the insurance claim was being handled, an alcohol assessment and treatment records, and strong character letters from family and employer. Leveraging those materials in negotiations, we secured a reduction to a lesser charge with straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, 331st DC

Allegations

The case began after a crash in which officers contacted our client at the hospital and made a DWI arrest. A preliminary breath test registered about 0.087, and a consent blood draw was later taken. Our team obtained the medical and lab records, scrutinized the collection and reporting of the samples, and examined the scene documentation to question how impairment was assessed in the aftermath of a wreck and medical treatment. We used those weaknesses in negotiations and secured straight probation, avoiding jail time.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, CCL8

Allegations

After a late night collision, our client was taken to a hospital and later arrested for DWI. A roadside breath sample registered just over the legal limit, but the other vehicle had become disabled in a hazardous spot. We pulled scene materials and reports showing investigators did not attribute fault for the crash to our client. We stressed the borderline alcohol reading and the causation issues, and highlighted the client’s lack of prior record and cooperation. The case was resolved with straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #6

Allegations

The case began after a minor collision in which the client was accused of rear‑ending another vehicle. Officers noted some clues on field sobriety testing, but only two tests were attempted and the client declined both a roadside breath test and a blood draw, leaving no chemical result. The client made no admissions to officers about drinking. We pressed these evidentiary gaps, focusing on the lack of scientific proof and the limited observations in the reports. The state agreed to deferred adjudication, allowing the client to avoid a conviction by completing probation.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #6

Allegations

After leaving a bar and driving a short distance, the client struck parked vehicles. Officers separated the parties, conducted field sobriety tests and a portable breath test, then obtained an evidentiary breath sample at the station that registered over .15. We secured the dashcam, body-cam, and breath room videos, scrutinized SFST instructions and breath-test protocols, and presented mitigation including full insurance coverage and a clean record. Leveraging those points in negotiations, the state reduced the charge to a lesser misdemeanor with deferred terms.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law, #9

Allegations

Officers responded to a single-vehicle crash after a bystander reported a possibly impaired driver. Our client performed roadside sobriety tests in a parking lot and later provided breath samples around .15. We demanded all videos and reports, then scrutinized the move from the crash scene to the testing area, the instructions given, and the off-duty witness identification. We challenged the reliability of the roadside testing and the breath results under those conditions and made clear we were ready to litigate suppression issues. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Travis County, ccl7

Allegations

Officers found our client asleep in a stopped vehicle on a roadway and made a DWI arrest after an eye test. At the station the client consented to a breath test that read well above .15 several hours after initial contact. We obtained the bodycam, reports, and breath-test records, scrutinizing the instructions and the timing and administration of the test. We pressed these issues in negotiations. The result was deferred adjudication, which avoids a DWI conviction if the client completes the terms.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #9

Allegations

After a single vehicle crash, the client was arrested for DWI. They were taken for medical evaluation first, and a later breath test came back just over the limit. Years later, a missed court date and issues from an old monitoring program led to a warrant, and the client was picked up during a routine stop. We obtained the reports and testing records, stressing the delay between incident and test and the borderline reading. We addressed the compliance history and presented mitigation on recent progress. The prosecution agreed to a reduction with a sentence of time served.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Travis County, 450th District Court

Allegations

Police responded to a minor parking lot collision. Officers noted the odor of alcohol, slurred speech, and swaying, found open containers, and reported poor performance on roadside tests. The client refused a breath test, a blood warrant was obtained, and the result was high. We obtained and reviewed body and dash video, scrutinized the test instructions and blood draw process, and addressed the license case while preparing to litigate. In parallel, we built mitigation through interlock and SCRAM compliance, a treatment evaluation, IOP, steady AA, and employment. After sustained negotiation, the client received probation instead of incarceration.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

After a minor crash with a parked car, our client was arrested on suspicion of DWI. They reported blacking out after drinking at home and could not complete most field tests, so the officer only attempted HGN. A blood sample was taken at the jail. We obtained discovery, focused on the limited and incomplete sobriety testing, the reliability of the observations given the crash, and procedural issues surrounding the blood draw. Confronted with these weaknesses and our willingness to litigate them, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #8

Allegations

Police responded to a single vehicle crash with a disabled car, noted an alcohol odor, an open container, and an admission to a few drinks. Officers said the client failed field sobriety tests, the client refused breath and blood, and a warrant was obtained for a blood draw. We pulled the dash and body cam and the lab file, challenged how the tests were instructed, and scrutinized the blood draw, vials, and chain of custody. Using those issues as leverage, we secured a reduction to a lesser offense with deferred probation, keeping a DWI conviction off the record.