Criminal Defense Case Results

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Ellis County, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO 2

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop for speeding, our client was arrested on a first-offense DWI. Officers ran field sobriety tests and marked a breath-test refusal, yet a blood sample was later taken at the station. We gathered the case evidence and blood-draw paperwork and focused on the discrepancy between the refusal notation and the actual collection, scrutinizing how the tests were explained and performed. While managing the license hearing, we pressed these problems with the state and negotiated a reduction to a lesser charge with straight probation.

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Credit Card Abuse (Felony)

Location

Harris County, 230th DC

Allegations

The client was accused of using a passenger’s credit card after a rideshare trip, based on a missing wallet report, transaction records, and video from a fast food counter. We obtained and dissected the discovery, pulling transaction logs, platform records, and surveillance clips, and tested the timeline against what the reports claimed. We flagged gaps linking the person on video to our client and emphasized the age of the allegations. We pressed the state to produce the complaining witness and properly authenticate the footage. When they could not, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Theft (Class A or Class B Misdemeanor)

Location

Montgomery County, CCL1

Allegations

Loss prevention detained the client after a store incident, and officers alleged they acted with another person to take merchandise without paying. The client reported they paid for their own items and had no intent to steal. We requested surveillance, bodycam, and witness materials and challenged whether the evidence actually showed a coordinated plan involving our client. To build mitigation, the client completed brief anti theft and decision making courses, and we submitted the certificates along with supporting background. After sustained negotiations, the state offered deferred adjudication in county court, keeping a conviction off the record.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (State Jail Felony)

Location

Comal County, 274th District Court

Allegations

After a traffic stop for a registration issue, officers reported smelling marijuana, detained the driver, and called a K-9. A search of the vehicle turned up a pill bottle in the trunk with under a gram that later tested as a Penalty Group 1 substance. We secured the reports, bodycam and dashcam footage, and lab paperwork, and challenged the basis for the search and the chain of custody while pushing for a non-conviction outcome. When diversion was not offered, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client’s record.

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Delivery or Offer of Delivery of a Dangerous Drug

Location

Brazoria County

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop where an officer claimed lane weaving, the client submitted to a search. The officer reported finding assorted pills, including a bottle labeled to another person, seized cash, and later impounded the vehicle, leading to several counts for delivery or offer of delivery of a dangerous drug. We challenged the basis for the stop and the consent search, scrutinized how the items were handled and transferred, and compiled prescription records and explanations for legitimate medications. We pressed the State on chain-of-custody and proof issues. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance (Felony)

Location

Brazoria County

Allegations

After a traffic stop for alleged lane weaving, officers obtained consent to search and said they found a pill bottle bearing another person’s name in a purse, along with assorted medications. Some items were released to a third party and property was seized, creating serious chain‑of‑custody concerns. We scrutinized the basis for the stop, the scope of consent, and the handling and identification of the pills, emphasizing that many were over‑the‑counter or prescribed. We pressed the State on these evidentiary problems. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Location

Brazoria County

Allegations

After a traffic stop where an officer claimed weaving, a consent search led directly to a purse containing a pill bottle labeled to another person, along with the client’s own prescriptions and over the counter medications. The officer later handed pills to a third party and seized the vehicle, creating serious chain of custody and proof issues. We dissected the stop, the scope of the search, and the handling and identification of the pills, and pressed the state on lab delays and the lack of any credible intent to deliver. Facing these evidentiary problems, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Public Intoxication

Location

Galveston County, JP4

Allegations

Police responded to a welfare call and encountered our client near a roadway, then issued a public intoxication citation. We pulled the incident report, bodycam video, and dispatch logs to confirm what the officers actually observed. The materials showed brief, conflicting observations and no clear proof the client was a danger to themselves or others or unable to care for themselves. We prepared to challenge the elements of the offense and pressed those evidentiary gaps with the prosecutor. Rather than proceed on a thin record, the state dismissed the case.

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Delivery or Offer of Delivery of a Dangerous Drug

Location

Brazoria County

Allegations

After a traffic stop for alleged weaving, the officer gave a sobriety check and then searched the car after consent. He went straight to a bag and said it held a pill bottle in another person's name, plus other meds, many lawful or prescribed. Cash and the vehicle were seized, and the car was briefly released to a family member before being taken again, raising chain-of-custody issues. We compiled pharmacy records, challenged the basis for the stop and the scope of the bag search, and pressed the state on evidentiary gaps and slow lab testing. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Wilson County, 218th District Court

Allegations

The client was stopped and arrested on suspicion of DWI with two prior convictions. Officers documented a refusal, then obtained a hospital blood draw. We moved fast to request the license hearing, obtained discovery, and examined the legal basis for the stop, the field sobriety procedures, and the handling of the blood sample. In parallel, we guided the client to install an ignition interlock and complete alcohol classes. With mitigation in place and pressure on the evidence, the felony resolved to straight probation.

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Theft (Class C)

Location

Harris County, \u200bCC6

Allegations

Loss prevention at a retail store detained our client for unpaid, low-dollar items, and officers issued a citation instead of booking them. We pulled the police report and citation paperwork and scrutinized the store's account of events. Our team raised concerns about valuation and intent based on the documentation. We also compiled mitigation, including proof of treatment plans and educational commitments, to humanize the situation. After targeted discussions with the prosecutor, the state agreed that pursuing the case was not warranted and dismissed it.

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Delivery or Offer of Delivery of a Dangerous Drug

Location

Brazoria County

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop, an officer claimed impaired driving and obtained consent to search. He went straight to our client’s bag and found a pill bottle labeled to someone else, along with prescription and over-the-counter meds and a sample pack. He later released some of the pills to a third party, creating serious chain-of-custody problems. We gathered pharmacy records and medication logs, pressed for body-cam and lab documentation, and challenged the basis for the search and the integrity of the evidence. Faced with those issues, the State dismissed the case.