Criminal Defense Case Results in Texas

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #6

Allegations

After leaving a bar and driving a short distance, the client struck parked vehicles. Officers separated the parties, conducted field sobriety tests and a portable breath test, then obtained an evidentiary breath sample at the station that registered over .15. We secured the dashcam, body-cam, and breath room videos, scrutinized SFST instructions and breath-test protocols, and presented mitigation including full insurance coverage and a clean record. Leveraging those points in negotiations, the state reduced the charge to a lesser misdemeanor with deferred terms.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 4

Allegations

The client was on probation for a first-time DWI when a motion to revoke was filed, citing out of area travel, missed programs, skipped alcohol-monitor tests, and positive readings. The client provided receipts showing classes completed and described a single device contamination issue, backed by a negative test. We obtained the probation file, compared the logs, and challenged the violation counts while compiling proof of compliance. After negotiations with probation and the prosecutor, the matter was reduced and resolved with time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

Years after a first‑offense DWI stop, a missed court date left an old warrant active. The client was detained during air travel and hired us to resolve the matter without repeated court trips. We obtained discovery and found the case lived only on paper, with no blood results and uncertainty about any breath test. We challenged whether any video still existed and whether essential witnesses for the field tests could be produced. With appearances waived and trial as our fallback, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Deadly Conduct (Misdemeanor)

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 4

Allegations

After a road rage encounter, the other driver later claimed our client displayed a handgun; there was no stop that day. A warrant followed, the client was picked up during an unrelated stop, and bonded out. We obtained 911 audio, bodycam and statements, and probed timing and credibility issues in the delayed complaint. We pressed a statutory argument that mere display without discharge is not use of deadly force in this context. Diversion was denied at the complainant’s request, but we leveraged these issues to negotiate deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction.

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Arson

Location

Harris County, 184th District Court

Allegations

After the client moved a vehicle off an apartment lot, it was later found burned and impounded. Detectives suspected the client set the fire, citing video of the client driving away and lifting the hood. We stepped in during the investigation, cut off further questioning, and opened a dialogue with the investigator. Our team compiled phone logs, bank statements, and insurance records showing no effort to profit, along with medical documentation to explain memory gaps. We pressed weaknesses in motive and timeline and negotiated deferred adjudication.

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Assault Causing Bodily Injury

Location

Rockwall County, County Court at Law 1

Allegations

Police arrested our client after a dispute in a commercial parking area when another person opened the client's vehicle and a confrontation followed. The client reported the door was slammed on his hand and he struck back. We secured bodycam and nearby surveillance to show the uninvited entry and gathered medical records confirming a thumb injury. We challenged the officer's one-sided account and raised self-defense and defense of property concerns with the prosecutor. The case resolved with deferred adjudication and community supervision, avoiding a conviction.

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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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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 2

Allegations

The client was on misdemeanor DWI probation when the state filed a motion to revoke after several positive urinalysis results for cocaine and missed requirements, including the DWI education course and community service. We obtained the revocation packet, documented what had been completed, and engaged the prosecutor before the setting. Rather than risk an open plea that would extend supervision, we pushed for a clean end. The case was resolved with a reduced disposition, credit for time served on the underlying case, no further jail, and probation terminated.

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Ellis County, Ennis Municipal Court

Allegations

A domestic dispute led to a Class C family-violence citation after officers responded to a residence. The client said he only escorted the other party from a vehicle, no one was hurt, and the accounts conflicted. We stepped in early, entered an appearance, and demanded the reports, 911 audio, and body camera footage. We pressed the state on the disputed contact and lack of injury, and made clear we were prepared to try the case. At a court setting the prosecutor recommended dismissal in the interest of justice, and the court 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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Theft - Class A or Class B Misdemeanor

Location

Montgomery County, CCL1

Allegations

Store personnel detained our client after two trips to a retail store with a relative who was stopped for unpaid items. The client paid for their own purchases and denied any plan to steal, yet officers charged them as a party. We secured surveillance and body camera video and reviewed witness statements, highlighting the absence of any conduct showing selection, concealment, or assistance. We supplemented with mitigation certificates from brief online classes and made clear we were ready for trial. The prosecutor dismissed the case.

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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.