Criminal Defense Case Results in Texas

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Tarrant County, Fort Worth Municipal Court

Allegations

Police were called to a domestic dispute at a residence, and the client received a Class C assault by contact citation. We obtained the bodycam footage and reports, which showed no documented injuries and conflicting descriptions of what physical contact occurred. We compiled context from the incident, including that contact was intended to deescalate, and highlighted gaps in the investigation. The complaining witness later submitted an affidavit of non-prosecution. We presented that to the prosecutor, pushed for early review, and the case was dismissed.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Bexar County, CCL8

Allegations

Our client was arrested for DWI after a traffic crash. Officers performed field sobriety tests, transported the client for processing, and later recorded a breath result over .15. We obtained the videos and noted that officers repeated the eye test at the station, raising questions about the reliability of their initial observations. Discovery also showed the state lacked the necessary breath-test supervisor to support the instrument's results. We set the case for trial, pressed those weaknesses, and negotiated a reduction to standard DWI with deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record upon completion.

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Municipal Court

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic argument after a night out. During a dispute over car keys, the purse strap broke when our client reached into it, and officers issued a Class C family-violence citation while EMS checked him for anxiety-related symptoms. There were no documented injuries to the complainant, and she refused photos and a written statement. We moved quickly to document the circumstances, secured the complainant’s affidavit of non-prosecution, and had our client complete a brief educational class, submitting the certificate to the prosecutor. Confronted with a noncooperative witness and minimal evidence, the state dismissed the case.

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Solicitation of Prostitution

Location

Brazoria County, 149th DC

Allegations

Police arrested the client in a vice sting after he answered an online ad, exchanged texts and calls with an undercover, met at a hotel, and handed over money. We obtained the full discovery, including room video and message logs, and confirmed there were no viable suppression issues. When the DA’s office declined diversion for this charge, we shifted to mitigation. We compiled counseling records, character letters, and a clean history to press for leniency. The result was deferred adjudication, sparing a conviction and jail.

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Deadly Conduct - Discharge of a Firearm (Felony)

Location

Ellis County

Allegations

Police filed a felony deadly conduct case after a shots-fired incident outside a residence. Home security video and witnesses showed an aggressor blocking the drive, pointing a rifle, nearly striking people with a vehicle, then firing as he drove away. The client returned fire to protect those nearby and was later arrested on a warrant. We secured the footage, organized statements, and documented the vehicle threat, emphasizing that the other party fired first. We also exposed contradictions in the complainant’s later account of where he was shot. The State dismissed the case.

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Indecent Assault

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #2

Allegations

After a campus event, our client returned to a shared apartment with family and friends. Intoxicated, he was put to bed, then later knocked on a bedroom door calling for his spouse. Police arrived on a disturbance call. A roommate alleged he touched her over clothing during a rideshare and later in the living room. We pulled the bodycam, 911 records, and reports, compared them to witness accounts, and highlighted contradictions about where, when, and whether any contact happened. At trial we pressed those issues on cross. The jury found him not guilty.

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Public Intoxication

Location

Fort Bend County, Katy Municipal Court

Allegations

Officers responded to a report of an intoxicated patron near a commercial area and issued the client a public intoxication citation. He had recently changed prescribed anxiety medications and, after a single drink, blacked out while heading back toward his lodging. We obtained the case file, dissected the officer’s account, and highlighted mitigation, including the medication interaction and lack of any danger to the public. After firm negotiations, the matter was resolved with deferred adjudication.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Travis County, County Court at Law #4

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic argument at a home and, after interviewing both sides, arrested our client when an officer noted a superficial mark on the complainant’s neck. We secured the body-camera footage and the written statement, which claimed our client chased and injured the complainant and suggested prior incidents. Soon after, the complainant made clear he did not wish to prosecute. We presented his affidavit of non-prosecution and contrasted it with inconsistencies in the initial account and evidence pointing to defensive contact. The prosecutor dismissed the case.

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Indecent Assault

Location

Hays County, County Court at Law #1

Allegations

The client was accused of indecent assault after a gathering at a shared apartment. After an afternoon of drinking, a roommate claimed he touched her in a rideshare and again inside the apartment. When officers arrived, family members asked only that he leave, and the client was heard calling for his partner at a locked bedroom door. We obtained body cam and reports, mapped the timeline, and highlighted inconsistent accounts about where and how contact occurred and the impact of intoxication. At trial, cross examination exposed those gaps, and the jury returned a Not Guilty verdict.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Hays County, CCL1

Allegations

The client was contacted by police while asleep in a parked vehicle. After being questioned, he disclosed a pistol stored in a bag in the back seat, and officers found it during a search tied to a separate arrest. Prosecutors filed UCW on the theory that he possessed a gun while committing another offense. We obtained the reports and video, highlighted that the firearm was secured and not readily accessible, and challenged the link between the weapon and the predicate offense. After pressing these issues with the prosecutor, the UCW was dismissed.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #5

Allegations

The client was stopped after leaving a bar and trying to get an injured passenger to the hospital, and was arrested for a second DWI after officers ordered a blood draw. We gathered the reports, video and lab records, and highlighted the emergency circumstances that led to the drive and the client’s limited ability to complete roadside testing. We also addressed hardship caused by an interlock condition and pushed for relief. Using those issues, we leveraged negotiations, and the prosecution reduced the charges with straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, CCL6

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop for alleged speeding, the client was ordered out of the car, denied drinking, and performed field sobriety tests that were repeated. At the station, a breath sample reportedly read over .15. We pulled the body-cam, dash video, police report, and breath records, then challenged the basis for the stop and the way the tests were administered, including the repeated instructions and lack of a clear speed reading. Using those issues in negotiations, we secured a reduction to a lesser DWI with deferred terms.