Criminal Defense Case Results in Collin, TX

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 7

Allegations

After a traffic stop for an improper turn, the client was investigated for DWI. Officers had the client perform field sobriety tests and obtained a consensual blood draw. We obtained the reports and body cam video and focused on the narrow basis for the stop and how the roadside tests were administered. The client quickly installed an ignition interlock and complied with pretrial monitoring. We documented that compliance and pressed those points in negotiations. The case resolved with straight probation on a second-offense DWI, keeping the client out of jail.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 6

Allegations

Police responded to a minor collision and reported an odor of alcohol. After one finger or eye test, the driver declined further roadside tests and was arrested, with a blood draw taken under a warrant. We moved quickly, filed for discovery, and set the license hearing on time, subpoenaing the arresting officer. We flagged a discrepancy in paperwork that claimed a breath request the client never received, noted the limited field testing, and requested medical records documenting an eye condition that could affect tracking tests. Leveraging those issues and the no injuries context, we negotiated deferred adjudication.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 6

Allegations

The case began after a crash where the client clipped a stalled vehicle in rainy conditions. There was no traffic stop; officers contacted her at the scene and she acknowledged having had wine earlier. Field sobriety tests were conducted on wet pavement while she was barefoot, and a warrant blood draw was taken at a hospital after a significant delay. We obtained the reports and video, highlighted the adverse testing conditions and timing gap before the sample, and challenged the reliability of the impairment evidence. The prosecution agreed to reduce the charge.

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Assault - Family Violence (Impeding Breath or Circulation)

Location

Collin County, 416th District Court

Allegations

After a domestic dispute at a residence, our client was later arrested on a warrant for felony assault family violence, accused of impeding breath. He consistently denied choking and reported he was struck first. We obtained the state’s files, gathered our client’s photos documenting his own injuries, and secured records from a prior incident where the complainant had been arrested and placed on probation for assaulting him. We compared statements and flagged credibility problems, along with the delayed report. Confronted with those issues, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law No. 6

Allegations

A domestic dispute at a shared residence led to an arrest for family violence. Our client reported he tried to leave while the other party blocked his exit and struck him. We secured the police reports and discovery, compared the accounts to text messages and photos showing his own injuries, and documented a prior incident where the complainant was arrested for assaulting him. We also identified a potential witness in the home. Faced with these credibility issues, the state reduced the case and agreed to credit for time already served.

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Assault - Family Violence (Misdemeanor)

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic dispute that began in a vehicle after a night out. Both parties had been drinking, and the arrest was made largely on the other person's initial statement, even though our client had visible injuries. We obtained the 911 call, bodycam and dashcam, and compared those recordings to the reports. The accounts conflicted on who initiated any physical contact and there was little corroborating evidence. We documented the complainant’s unwillingness to prosecute and pressed these credibility issues with the prosecutor. The case was dismissed.

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Assault - Family Violence (Strangulation)

Location

Collin County, 199th District Court

Allegations

Police opened a family-violence strangulation case after a domestic dispute, and the client was later arrested on a warrant when he appeared to address protective-order paperwork. We got involved immediately, coordinated bond and a jail visit, and obtained the reports and evidence. The complainant told us she did not want to pursue the case, which we documented and presented to the prosecutor. With no prior record and limited cooperation from the complainant, we negotiated deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction if conditions are completed.

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Resisting Arrest - Class A

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 1

Allegations

Police found the client asleep in a parked vehicle outside a residence. Officers opened the door and began reaching into his pockets, and he instinctively pulled away, which led to a resisting arrest charge. We obtained the reports and dug into why officers initiated contact and whether a lawful detention or arrest existed before the alleged resistance. We pressed those defects with the prosecutor and made clear we were ready to litigate them. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 1

Allegations

Officers found our client asleep in a legally parked vehicle outside a residence and opened the door to investigate. The client does not recall any field sobriety testing, and a blood sample was later taken under a warrant after an alleged refusal. We challenged whether there was proof of operation, the basis for escalating the encounter, and the sufficiency of the blood warrant affidavit, and we requested the license hearing. Facing these issues, the prosecution reduced the case to a lesser offense with straight probation.

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Possession of Marijuana

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 1

Allegations

Officers approached a parked vehicle outside a residence and found the occupant asleep. During their contact, they searched his person and pulled a small amount of marijuana from a pocket, later confirmed to be under two ounces. We examined the reports and the justification for the initial encounter and pocket search, and we checked the lab documentation and chain of custody. We also presented mitigation, including the client’s stability and lack of prior criminal history. After negotiations, the prosecution agreed to deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

After a traffic stop for speeding, the client was investigated for DWI. They performed field sobriety tests at the roadside, blew about 0.11 on a portable device, and later consented to a hospital blood draw. Our team obtained the videos, reports, and ALR file and closely reviewed the testing timeline and procedures. The ALR case was dismissed when the officer did not appear, which we used to push for a resolution without a conviction. The case concluded with deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client’s record.

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Child Endangerment

Location

Collin County, 296th District Court

Allegations

The case arose from a store incident where two children ran into a parking lot with another adult as officers arrived. Police claimed our client, waiting in a vehicle with a third child, urged them by phone to run and charged felony child endangerment under a party theory. We obtained the police reports and available evidence, reconstructed the timeline, and showed there was no reliable proof our client directed the children or created a substantial risk. We presented mitigation and pressed these weaknesses. The State dismissed the case.