Criminal Defense Case Results

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Deadly Conduct (Felony)

Location

Harris County, 232nd DC

Allegations

Our client was arrested after a round discharged inside a residence while attempting to clear a firearm. The shot traveled into the floor and no one was injured. We engaged early, collected the available reports, and spoke with witnesses to confirm it was an accidental discharge and that the client immediately checked on neighbors. We emphasized the lack of intent and actual danger, using the downward trajectory and consistent statements to undermine the allegation of recklessness. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #4

Allegations

While on deferred probation for a misdemeanor, our client was hit with a motion to revoke alleging contact with a protected party and small unpaid fees. The client had been following a standing custody order that allowed child-related contact, but probation paperwork contained conflicting language. We obtained the probation terms, the family court order, and the reporting history, then compared them line by line. We showed the prosecutor that the alleged violation stemmed from ambiguous conditions and that the fee issues were minor and curable. With those weaknesses exposed and no clear willful breach, the state dismissed the motion.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #5

Allegations

A family violence assault charge followed a turbulent breakup where the complainant reported bruising and showed a heated text. The client explained the messages were taken out of context from consensual rough intimacy. We collected the full text threads, prior call-for-service records, and medical paperwork reflecting self-harm, and built a clear timeline exposing credibility gaps. Using that leverage, we pressed the prosecutor and secured deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client’s record.

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Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Location

Dallas County, Irving Municipal Court

Allegations

Officers found our client asleep in a parked car after hours, saw a bong and grinder through the window, and issued a drug paraphernalia citation. A missed court date led to a warrant. We entered the case, got the warrant lifted, and obtained body and dash camera plus reports. We challenged the basis for the search and whether the evidence met the statute, noting the age of the citation. When a non conviction proposal fell apart, we pushed for dismissal. The state dismissed the case, sparing the client a conviction or court appearance.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County

Allegations

Our client returned to a campsite to give a statement after a disturbance and was parked at the entrance when officers made contact. The first officer took statements and noted nothing unusual, but a later arriving officer claimed an alcohol odor, conducted field sobriety tests, and made an arrest. No one observed the client driving, the vehicle was stationary throughout. We highlighted the absence of driving facts and the inconsistent observations and obtained confirmation that the blood result was below the legal limit. Confronted with those weaknesses, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

Stopped for speeding and lane drift, the client was arrested for DWI after roadside tests. We pulled the dash and bodycam and found the officer struggled with instructions and even acknowledged errors on the eye test. The client refused breath and blood, so police obtained a warrant and drew blood several hours later, showing 0.08. We emphasized the flawed test administration, the delay before the draw, and a recent concussion that could affect balance. Confronted with these weaknesses, the state agreed to deferred adjudication with standard terms.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC4

Allegations

The client was stopped moments after leaving a bar when an officer said the driver nearly hit his unit during a left turn. Two brand-new officers, under a supervisor’s eye, ran an extended battery of field sobriety tests and arrested the client, who later blew about 0.14 at the station. We pulled bodycam, dashcam, and reports, and challenged the stop and the manner the tests were performed by the trainees. Using those weaknesses at negotiation, we secured a reduced charge with a sentence of time served.

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Terroristic Threat

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 10

Allegations

After a domestic dispute, police arrested our client for terroristic threat based on a claim he pointed a gun. He consistently said the firearm never left the vehicle, and officers later contacted him without incident. We pulled the 911 audio, body-cam video, and jail calls, and developed the other passenger as a defense witness. The case rested on the complainant’s word, and her cooperation later wavered, leaving credibility and corroboration gaps. We set it for trial, pressed those weaknesses with the DA, and the state dismissed.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Denton County

Allegations

Police contacted the client while parked at a park entrance to provide a statement about an unrelated disturbance. After a different officer initiated an alcohol investigation and made an arrest, a pat down of the passenger led to questions about weapons, and the passenger disclosed an unloaded pistol in the center console. We gathered the reports and highlighted that the gun was voluntarily disclosed and found only after the arrest, with no independent weapons basis. We also presented the blood result below the legal limit. The prosecutor dismissed the UCW.

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Resisting Arrest

Location

Rutherford County, Judge Ben Hall McFarlin III

Allegations

Police were called to a family residence during a mental health crisis. Our client was restraining a juvenile to protect a relative when officers arrived and misread the situation. He voiced frustration but maintained he did not physically resist. We secured the client’s arrest video and confronted the prosecution with discrepancies between the report and what the footage showed, including claims he dragged a juvenile. Using that context, we negotiated a reduction with credit for time served, closing the case without additional jail.

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Reckless Driving

Location

Dallas County, Criminal County Court No. 8

Allegations

Officers said the client spun his tires and burned rubber in a parking lot after another driver did the same, then pulled in and detained him. We dug into the report and squared it against the legal standard for reckless driving, focusing on whether a brief tire spin in a lot open to the public showed a conscious disregard for safety. We raised those deficiencies with the prosecutor and made clear we were ready to challenge the detention and the sufficiency of the evidence. Facing a weak case, the state dismissed the charge.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Comal County

Allegations

Officers found our client asleep in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle in a residential lot. The engine was off, the push to start key was in a pocket, and only the radio was on. No one saw any driving, yet he was arrested for DWI and later provided a breath sample at the station. We secured the body camera and police reports and emphasized the absence of evidence that he was operating the vehicle at the time of contact. After sustained pressure and negotiations based on those deficiencies, the prosecution dismissed the case.