Criminal Defense Case Results

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Injury to a Child, Elderly, or Disabled Individual

Location

Coryell County, 52nd District Court

Allegations

Police filed an injury-to-a-child case after an emergency at a residence where our client called 911 when a very young child was hurt. The matter sat for years before being revived near the charging deadline. We obtained the medical records and interview videos, emphasized the lack of intent and the client’s immediate call for help, and pressed the State on the long delay and gaps in the evidence. We also challenged efforts to tie later medical issues to the incident. After sustained negotiations, the State agreed to deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction and incarceration.

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Racing on a Highway

Location

Harris County, CC14

Allegations

After leaving a car meet, the client and others accelerated on a freeway and police stopped our client, arresting him and seizing the vehicle. We obtained the police report plus dash and body camera footage and reviewed it with the client. We emphasized in negotiations that there was no crash or injury and that a conviction would carry severe immigration consequences. Ready to litigate if needed, we kept steady pressure on the state. The prosecutor dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 1

Allegations

Police were dispatched to check on a person in a parked vehicle that was still running and made contact with our client. He acknowledged having a couple of drinks, attempted field sobriety tests, and was taken for a hospital blood draw. Discovery showed a blood alcohol result around 0.09, and we documented medical issues, including a bad knee and neuropathy medication, that could affect balance and eye testing. We challenged the detention and the reliability of the testing, emphasized the borderline result and full cooperation, and pressed the weaknesses with the state. The case resolved with deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record upon successful probation.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 1

Allegations

The client was on misdemeanor deferred probation when a revocation was filed citing a disputed urine test and uncredited community service after a handoff between supervising offices. We moved fast to obtain discovery, scrutinized the lab paperwork and chain of custody, and made clear we would require a qualified expert before any scientific result could be admitted. In parallel, we assembled a mitigation packet with AA logs, proof of sobriety efforts, and records of hours completed that had not posted due to an administrative lapse by the service agency. Faced with these evidentiary and proof problems, the prosecution dismissed the motion to revoke.

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Terroristic Threat

Location

Guadalupe County, None

Allegations

After a night out, a domestic incident ended with a wellness call and our client was arrested for making threatening statements toward a household member. We got involved early, documented that there was no ongoing danger, and that the complainant did not wish to move forward. Our team prepared and presented an affidavit of non-prosecution and sought to relax a strict no-contact bond to a no-harm provision. We monitored the case closely and pressed for discovery. The prosecution ultimately declined to file, closed the matter, and the case was dismissed.

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Resisting Arrest

Location

Montgomery County, CCL4

Allegations

Police alleged our client resisted during an arrest following a roadway incident. Video evidence showed the client already handcuffed and seated in a patrol car, momentarily bracing a door with a foot while panicking. The officer responded with pepper spray, and there was no clear attempt to interfere with official duties. We obtained the footage, reports, and documentation of the spray, then challenged whether the elements of resisting could be proven. After we pressed these issues, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Forgery of a Financial Instrument

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

Police accused our client of using counterfeit cash to buy a smartphone during a private marketplace meetup, resulting in a felony forgery case. We documented that the device was recovered promptly and scrutinized the claimed financial loss. After challenging the loss calculations, we negotiated a resolution centered on accountability rather than punishment. The client completed a theft-awareness course and verified community-service hours, and we coordinated restitution through the prosecutor. The state then dismissed the case.

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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Caldwell County, 421st District Court.

Allegations

While on felony probation, our client faced revocation after a polygraph flagged one question and probation alleged viewing sexual material on an unmonitored phone. We moved quickly, confirmed with the court and sheriff that no active warrant appeared despite a notice, and requested the underlying paperwork. Counsel engaged the prosecutor to pin down the claimed violations and stressed they arose from the client's own pretest disclosure about a private video, not a new offense. Following those talks, the prosecution dismissed the motion.

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Criminal Mischief

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 7

Allegations

A long running dispute with a neighbor over surveillance cameras led to an accusation that our client knocked a camera off a fence, resulting in a criminal mischief charge. The client had repeatedly complained that the devices were aimed into private areas, and officers had been called multiple times. She was later picked up on a warrant tied to the same incident. We compiled the prior police contacts and the complainant's statements, emphasizing the privacy context and questions about intent. After we presented those issues and prepared to litigate them, the prosecutor dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Denton County, CCC1

Allegations

Officers stopped our client after a 911 report of erratic driving and for a missing front plate. The client declined field sobriety tests and refused a specimen, so a blood draw warrant was executed. We obtained the dash and body-cam video, the 911 audio, the warrant, and the lab paperwork, and scrutinized the basis for the DWI investigation and the handling of the blood. Meanwhile, the client complied with bond, installed an interlock, and completed counseling. We leveraged these points to negotiate a reduction to a lesser misdemeanor with straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC8

Allegations

The client was stopped for minor vehicle movement after leaving a bar and agreed to field sobriety tests despite a prior knee injury. A breath sample at the station reportedly read 0.141. We pulled dashcam and bodycam footage, scrutinized how the roadside tests were administered, and examined maintenance and procedural records tied to the breath device. We also compiled mitigation, including completion of alcohol education and meeting attendance. Leveraging these points, we negotiated deferred adjudication to avoid a conviction.

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Public Intoxication

Location

Harris County, La Porte Municipal Court

Allegations

Officers found our client asleep in a parked vehicle at a closed lot and made a public intoxication arrest, noting an open container and that the client was ill. We obtained the discovery and zeroed in on what the state had to prove, that the person was in public and, because of intoxication, a danger to self or others. The materials showed a stationary car off the roadway and no conduct suggesting any risk or disturbance. We pressed these weaknesses in negotiations and prepared to litigate if needed. The prosecutor dismissed the case.