Criminal Defense Case Results in Texas

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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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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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Theft of Property ($2,500 to $30,000)

Location

Bexar County, 144th District Court

Allegations

The client was accused of felony theft after being linked to property allegedly valued between $2,500 and $30,000. We obtained the police report and discovery, then scrutinized whether the state could actually prove ownership, value, and intent. The file contained conflicting statements and gaps in the paper trail for the items. We laid out those weaknesses to the prosecutor and prepared targeted pretrial motions to challenge the evidence. Faced with these issues, the state dismissed the case.

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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.

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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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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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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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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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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Tarrant County, D371

Allegations

Police responded after a single-vehicle crash. The client refused field sobriety and breath tests, and a hospital blood draw followed. We stepped in mid-case, pulled the full discovery, and reviewed body-cam, 911 audio, the blood paperwork, and a witness account identifying the driver. With a high lab result on the table, we scrutinized the warrant and collection process and pressed the state on proof of actual driving. Given trial risk, we leveraged those issues to secure straight felony probation on a shorter term, avoiding prison, and worked to set manageable conditions, including occupational driving privileges.

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Possession of Marijuana

Location

Rockwall County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

A traffic stop for a registration issue ended with our client arrested after the officer claimed to smell marijuana and searched the vehicle, locating a small amount. We secured the dashcam, bodycam, and reports and scrutinized the basis for the stop and the search. We pressed the odor-based probable cause and scope-of-search problems with the DA and highlighted evidentiary weaknesses. The prosecution dismissed the misdemeanor possession case.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 6

Allegations

The client had recently been placed on deferred adjudication for a misdemeanor when the State filed a motion to revoke based on alleged new violations from another county. We obtained the court file and probation records, confirming the plea was recent and the client had not yet met with supervision or been oriented to written conditions. We highlighted those timing issues and challenged the sufficiency of the allegations. After pressing the issue with the prosecutor and preparing for a contested hearing, the State dismissed the motion.