Criminal Defense Case Results in Texas

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 5

Allegations

The client was stopped after making a sharp turn while leaving a parking lot and admitted to having had drinks earlier. Officers conducted field sobriety tests while the client wore high heels, then obtained a later blood draw that came back well over the legal limit. We obtained the discovery, reviewed the videos, reports, and lab results, and pressed issues such as the stated basis for the stop and the delay between driving and the blood test. We also had the client complete a DWI class, a victim impact panel, and a substance evaluation. With that mitigation, we negotiated a probation sentence and avoided jail.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County

Allegations

After a single-vehicle crash, the client pulled off the road, shut the engine off, and waited for a tow. An officer arrived, noted slurred speech, and moved the client to a lot for field sobriety tests. The client consented to a blood draw taken about an hour after driving ended. We built a precise timeline from available records and emphasized that the delayed test did not prove intoxication at the time of driving, and that there was little pre-stop driving evidence. Confronted with these problems, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Bell County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

Police contacted the client after she had already parked at her residence and stepped away from the vehicle, with lights activated from the street and a claim of swerving. Field sobriety tests were conducted in heels in freezing conditions, and she was told to remove her shoes, undermining reliability. Due to asthma she could not provide a breath sample, then consented to a blood draw where an alcohol prep appeared to be used. We obtained video and lab records, challenged the detention, test conditions, and blood integrity. The case resolved with straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC2

Allegations

Police responded after a crash with a parked vehicle, and the driver was arrested on a first-time DWI. Our team moved quickly, monitored booking and bond, and requested the patrol video, bodycam, and all reports. We evaluated the field sobriety testing and the legal basis for any blood evidence, preparing to litigate while presenting mitigation including a clean record and the fact no one was injured. With that posture, we negotiated firmly with the prosecutor, and the case was resolved as straight probation. The client avoided jail and can continue forward under standard probation terms.

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Assault by Contact (Class C)

Location

Travis County, Austin Municipal Court

Allegations

After a detective left a voicemail about a complaint stemming from a night out with a friend of the client’s partner, we stepped in, advised the client to stop communicating with the accuser’s family, preserved their letters, and handled all contact with law enforcement. Instead of the threatened felony, the city later issued several Class C assault by contact citations based on over‑the‑clothes touching in a crowded venue. We appeared for the client, pressed the weaknesses in the allegations, and negotiated a resolution: two tickets dismissed immediately and the rest set on deferred adjudication with short conditions. No conviction entered, protecting the client’s record.

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Public Intoxication

Location

Harris County, Humble Municipal Court

Allegations

After a small gathering, officers encountered our client disoriented outside a commercial area and issued a public intoxication citation. He was taken to a hospital and later received a notice to appear. We entered the case right away, filed our representation, and secured a reset of the initial setting. Our team obtained the report and bodycam and gathered medical records indicating a medical episode rather than intoxication. Using those issues in negotiations, we resolved the case with deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction.

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Interference with Public Duties

Location

Tarrant County, CCC6

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic call at a residence. Outside, our client asked officers to keep things calm because children were inside, and was arrested for interference after an officer claimed he impeded their entry. We obtained the 911 audio, all body-cam video, and the client’s home surveillance footage, then compared those to the reports and witness accounts. The footage showed the client with hands up, attempting to de-escalate, and not obstructing the investigation. We compiled the inconsistencies and signaled we were ready for trial. The state dismissed the case.

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Unreasonable Acceleration (Class C Misdemeanor)

Location

Tarrant County, Grand Prairie Municipal Court

Allegations

After a traffic stop, our client was cited for unreasonable acceleration, a Class C offense. We obtained the officer’s report and requested dashcam and bodycam, then evaluated whether the conduct actually created a danger to persons or property. The materials reflected light traffic and only a brief increase in speed, undercutting the required element of endangerment. We presented these evidentiary problems to the prosecutor and made clear we were prepared to litigate. The state dismissed the case.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Tarrant County, CCC8

Allegations

The client was on misdemeanor probation when new arrests in another jurisdiction and a lapse in reporting put them at risk of revocation. We monitored the file closely and coordinated with counsel handling the out-of-county matters to align strategy. Our team compiled records documenting a mental health relapse, treatment needs, and time already served, and presented this context to the prosecutor. Instead of moving forward on revocation, we negotiated a plea to deferred adjudication with tailored conditions, prioritizing treatment and avoiding an adjudication.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Harris County, Court 3

Allegations

Police arrested our client after a domestic argument in a vehicle where officers alleged a brief hair pull. A bystander with a gun inserted himself, a shot was fired, and the complainant was injured, yet the client was the one charged. We pressed for the full evidence, secured 911 recordings, and sought body camera and reports, emphasizing that the only serious force came from a third party. The complainant later told us she did not wish to prosecute. We presented those facts to the DA and kept the pressure on until the State dismissed the case.

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Class C Misdemeanor - Traffic Violation

Location

Tarrant County, Grand Prairie Municipal Court

Allegations

The client was cited during a traffic stop for alleged unreasonable acceleration and improper display of a license plate. We engaged the prosecutor early, reviewed the citations and supporting notes, and pressed for a nonconviction outcome. After negotiations, the state agreed to dismiss the acceleration ticket and offer deferred disposition on the plate violation. The client paid a small assessment and stayed ticket free for the brief deferral period. The case then closed on deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record.

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Tarrant County, Fort Worth Municipal Court

Allegations

Police issued a Class C family-violence citation after a heated argument at a home, based on the other party’s claim that our client struck them. We obtained the reports and recordings, documenting that it was a single contact made while the client was trying to exit the residence and that no injury was alleged. We prepared the case for trial, but also opened dialogue with the complainant. The complainant signed an affidavit of non-prosecution, which we submitted with our evidence package. Prosecutors dismissed the case.