Criminal Defense Case Results

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Location

Tarrant County, CDC1

Allegations

The arrest followed a confrontation in a crowded bar parking lot. While seated in his car, the client moved a pistol under the seat, and others claimed he brandished it. We obtained surveillance and bodycam video, mapped where each person was, and showed there was no footage of any exhibition of a weapon. We also highlighted that the complainants’ accounts conflicted with the physical evidence, including no loose rounds despite claims the slide was racked. After sustained pressure and multiple settings, prosecutors reduced the case to a misdemeanor with deferred probation.

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Disorderly Conduct (Class C)

Location

Collin County, Plano Municipal Court

Allegations

Police cited our client for Class C disorderly conduct after a tense exchange in a gas station lot. The individual had called 911 and filmed the encounter, saying the other driver pursued them while they remained in the vehicle. We assembled surveillance video along with the client's photos and clips, and sought dispatch records to build a clear timeline showing attempts to disengage. We highlighted problems in the officer's account and the absence of any true threatening conduct. After we presented this packet and prepared the case for trial, the prosecutor dismissed the charge.

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Tarrant County, Fort Worth Municipal Court

Allegations

Our client called 911 after a domestic dispute. Officers encountered conflicting stories and, with no visible injuries, issued mutual Class C assault by contact citations. We secured the 911 audio, body camera video, and reports, which supported our client’s account that she was the one being pushed. The complaining witness then signed an affidavit of non prosecution and filed a supplemental statement correcting his initial claim. We delivered that evidence, along with medical records from prior incidents, and pressed the prosecutor. The case was dismissed.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Bell County, CC2

Allegations

After a two-vehicle crash with no reported injuries, our client was arrested on a second-offense DWI. Officers noted poor performance on roadside tests and used a handheld breath device at the scene, but there was no evidentiary breath test or blood draw. We obtained the police reports and video and focused on the gaps in proof, especially the absence of a reliable chemical sample. We pushed back on the weight of the field tests and leveraged those weaknesses in negotiations. The state agreed to reduce the charge, and the client received straight probation.

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Forgery of a Financial Instrument

Location

Dallas County, Criminal District Court No. 5

Allegations

The case began when the client answered an online gig ad to haul equipment. He was told to meet a contact, pick up a sealed envelope with a check, use it at a retailer to obtain welding units, then deliver them elsewhere for cash payment. During a later pickup, store staff compared checks and called police, who detained the client. We gathered the ad, the complete text thread with the organizers, delivery photos, and proof he kept none of the property. We showed there was no intent to defraud and he was an unwitting courier. The state dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (State Jail Felony)

Location

Comal County, 466th District Court

Allegations

The client was stopped for an alleged improper signal during a U-turn. The officer noticed an open container, conducted roadside tests, and then searched the vehicle despite the client not consenting. In a backpack, officers reported finding a small amount of suspected cocaine, leading to a state jail felony charge. We obtained the dash and body camera footage and scrutinized the basis for the stop and the legality and scope of the search. We presented these problems to the prosecution and pressed the issues. The state dismissed the felony case.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Bastrop County, County Court at Law

Allegations

After a crash investigation, officers located our client’s vehicle and reported finding a holstered handgun inside, leading to a UCW charge. We pulled the reports, bodycam, and property records to pin down exactly where and how the firearm was discovered. The evidence showed the gun was lawfully owned and secured, and the state’s theory that its possession was tied to unlawful activity was thin. We raised procedural concerns about the seizure and signaled a suppression fight. The prosecution dismissed the UCW case.

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Assault on a Pregnant Person

Location

Bexar County, 399th District Court

Allegations

Our client was arrested on a felony warrant alleging assault on a pregnant person after a disputed domestic incident with an ex-partner. We obtained the file and compared the complainant's statements across the report and follow ups. Records from a related protective-order case showed no affirmative finding of family violence, and we added messages, videos, and witness accounts that undercut key claims. After we presented these credibility and proof issues and signaled we were ready to litigate, the state dismissed.

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Location

Tarrant County, CDC1

Allegations

The client was charged with multiple counts after a parking lot dispute near a nightlife area. While waiting in his car, another vehicle's door struck his car, words were exchanged at the passenger window, and he moved a lawfully possessed firearm from a case to under the seat. Bystanders claimed he brandished it, and officers arrested him. We pulled surveillance and body cam video that showed no display of a weapon, exposed contradictions in witness accounts, and questioned the basis for the vehicle search. Facing these issues, the state reduced the case to a misdemeanor with deferred probation.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Williamson County, County Court at Law #3

Allegations

Following a traffic stop initiated after an officer said he was flagged down by a passerby, the client was arrested and a handgun was located in the vehicle's center console. We pulled the dash and body camera footage and the reports, then focused on how the tipster supposedly identified the vehicle and whether that created lawful grounds to detain. We also challenged the scope of the search that led to the firearm. After presenting our suppression arguments and pressing the weaknesses, prosecutors dismissed the case.

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Location

Montgomery County, 359th DC

Allegations

After a late night domestic argument at a residence, police alleged our client threatened a spouse with a firearm before leaving. Officers arrived later, recovered a handgun, and wrote the case without injuries or on scene witnesses. We secured the 911 audio, reports, and body cam video and showed the case rested on after the fact statements with shaky admissibility. The complainant later signed an affidavit of nonprosecution, which we presented to the prosecutor. We set the case for trial and filed a speedy trial motion. Faced with thin proof and a reluctant witness, the State dismissed.

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Location

Tarrant County, CDC1

Allegations

The incident began in a crowded bar parking lot when a nearby group struck our client’s car door. He moved a handgun from a case to under the seat, and someone yelled that he had pulled a gun. We obtained bodycam and surveillance footage, which did not show any display of a weapon, and we underscored conflicts in the witnesses’ accounts and how the physical evidence failed to match their claims. We also challenged the basis for the vehicle search that produced the gun. After sustained pressure, the state dismissed this count.