Criminal Defense Case Results in Texas

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 7

Allegations

After a domestic argument, police arrested our client for assault based on the complainant’s claim of pain. We got to work fast, securing the 911 audio and patrol recordings and collecting our client’s own videos from the drive home and exterior cameras. The recordings showed the complainant initiating contact, no injury, and statements that conflicted with what was later reported. We presented that package to the prosecutor. After the client completed a brief behavior course, the state dismissed the case and all bond conditions were lifted.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 8

Allegations

After a late-night single-vehicle incident, the client hit a curb, disabled the car, and called for a tow. When officers arrived, the client was outside the vehicle with the keys in a pocket. Field sobriety tests were administered and a later station breath test reportedly read over the limit, leading to arrest. We obtained the report, body-cam, and breath-test records, emphasizing that no officer observed driving and contact began after the breakdown. Leveraging those gaps, we negotiated a reduction to a lesser charge.

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Assault Causing Bodily Injury

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 1

Allegations

After a bar altercation, the client was accused of assault for grabbing another patron and briefly taking her to the ground. We got involved during the investigation, routed all police contact through our office, and arranged a controlled surrender when a warrant issued. We gathered video and witness context showing ongoing harassment and that the contact was restraint, not strikes. Leveraging those facts and the client’s clean history, we negotiated a reduction to a lesser offense with deferred probation, avoiding a conviction.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Denton County, 462nd Judicial District Court

Allegations

The client was on deferred adjudication when probation alleged violations for failed drug tests, unpaid restitution, and incomplete service and classes. We obtained the probation file, requested lab confirmations, and gathered records showing course completion and community service that had not been credited. The family paid the outstanding restitution in full. We pursued a bond and pressed the prosecutor and probation for a fair outcome based on the corrected record. With proof of compliance and payment, we negotiated to avoid a conviction. The court reinstated deferred adjudication.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 13

Allegations

After a domestic argument over a phone, our client was arrested when officers documented a minor bruise on the complainant. He had a visible scratch that was noted at intake. Initial statements were taken through a child family member translating before an interpreter arrived. We obtained the police reports, documented that both parties grabbed for the phone, and highlighted translation and credibility problems. We also prepared a non-prosecution affidavit and relayed the complainant's wishes. Facing these weaknesses, the state dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Misdemeanor)

Location

Galveston County, None

Allegations

A traffic stop following a caller report led to an arrest, and officers reported finding a small bottle with a few pills suspected to be a controlled substance. We dug into the stop from top to bottom and requested all discovery on how the pills were located. Our review raised problems with the legal basis for extending the stop and with the search that produced the pills. We laid out those defects to the prosecutor and made clear we were prepared to file suppression motions. The State dismissed the possession case, clearing our client of the charge.

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Theft - Class C

Location

Denton County, Colony Municipal Court

Allegations

Store personnel stopped the client after a self‑checkout incident and issued a Class C theft citation. When the client could not appear, a warrant followed. We engaged the prosecutor, obtained the evidence, and explained the client’s travel‑heavy work and medical limits that made community service impractical. Through focused negotiations, we secured deferred adjudication with a short term, an anti‑theft class, and standard fees, with no community service, keeping a conviction off the record.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Bexar County, CCL6

Allegations

Stopped in a residential area after patrol flagged the vehicle as suspicious, the client was arrested for a second DWI. They declined field sobriety testing and refused a breath test, and officers never obtained a blood sample. We pulled dashcam and bodycam video and challenged the basis for the stop and the probable cause for arrest. The materials showed no clear traffic violation and left the state with no chemical evidence. We leveraged those weaknesses to secure a reduction to a lower charge with deferred probation.

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Possession of a Dangerous Drug

Location

Bell County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

Parked to rest, the client was approached for a welfare check. After acknowledging a firearm and consenting to a search, officers found several old prescription bottles mixed in with boxes of inherited belongings. We obtained the reports and photographs, documented that the medications were commingled and bore names from more than one person, and showed there was no clear link to our client. When we pressed the gaps in proof of knowing possession, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Dangerous Drug

Location

Bell County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

While traveling with a vehicle packed with a relative's belongings, the client pulled over to rest. An officer conducted a welfare check that turned into a consent search, uncovering assorted old prescription bottles mixed among boxes. Several were not in the client's name and came from the relative's estate. We gathered records and photos showing how the items were packed, and challenged any link to knowing possession. Faced with these evidentiary gaps, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 9

Allegations

After a collision caused by another driver who failed to stop, police arrested our client for DWI. He cooperated with a blood draw that came back below the legal limit, and the roadside tests looked solid on video. The state leaned on retrograde extrapolation to claim the level was higher while driving. We countered with the timing of the draw, the clean performance on the tests, and proof the crash was not our client's fault. We also raised credibility issues after learning the arresting officer was under internal investigation. Faced with those problems, the prosecutor agreed to reduce the charge and allow deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL1

Allegations

The arrest followed a disturbance at an apartment complex. Officers arrived after the client was already home, conducted field sobriety tests, and later recorded a station breath test around 0.10. A neighbor claimed to have video of the client briefly driving inside the complex to return keys, but no officer witnessed any driving. We obtained the reports, any video, and breath test records, and challenged proof of operation and the timing of the result. After the client completed classes and community service, we submitted certificates and the case was dismissed.