DWI/DUI Case Results in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 6

Allegations

Officers approached our client in a parked car and, after brief questions about drinking, began a DWI investigation. Field tests were administered, and when the client hesitated on a blood draw, a warrant issued and a hospital sample was taken. We requested the ALR hearing to protect the license and pulled dash and body cam video along with the lab records. We challenged the basis for the stop and scrutinized the blood collection while pressing for a noncustodial outcome. The case resolved with probation, including an ignition interlock and classes.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC4

Allegations

Following a traffic stop prompted by a driving complaint, our client declined a roadside breath test and a warrant blood draw was done hours later. We obtained the dash and body camera footage, police reports, and lab results showing a BAC just over the legal limit along with prescribed medications. We highlighted the delay between driving and the draw, put the medications in proper context, and front loaded mitigation with alcohol education and a victim panel. Using that leverage, we negotiated deferred adjudication, avoiding a final conviction.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 9

Allegations

The client was stopped for speeding on a freeway and admitted to having a few drinks. After roadside tests, a breath sample at the station read about 0.13, and a second DWI was filed. We promptly requested the license hearing to prevent an automatic suspension, then obtained dash and body camera video and the breath-test recording to scrutinize the stop, field-sobriety instructions, and the required observation period. Citing these concerns and the client’s clean interlock compliance, we negotiated straight probation.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 3

Allegations

After a late-night gathering, the client was involved in a single-vehicle crash and officers arrived to find airbags deployed. A trooper conducted roadside sobriety tests and arrested the client, and prosecutors later alleged a BAC over .15. We pressed the state on the way the field tests and breath evidence were administered and demanded full discovery. In parallel, we built mitigation, documenting strict compliance with alcohol monitoring and assembling supportive materials. The combined pressure led to a negotiated probationary sentence with no further 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 - 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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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 - Second Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 1

Allegations

Police found the client parked near an on-ramp after briefly driving the wrong way and falling asleep in a running vehicle. He admitted to having one drink, performed roadside sobriety tests, and a blood draw was taken by warrant. We obtained the videos, emphasized fatigue and the roadside conditions that could affect testing, and scrutinized the blood draw paperwork and chain of custody. Leveraging those issues in negotiations, we secured a reduction from a second offense DWI to a lesser charge with straight probation.

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DWI - Class A

Location

Tarrant County, CCC3

Allegations

Police responded to a roadside crash where the vehicle had struck a barrier and later another car made contact while it was disabled. Officers conducted a DWI investigation, the client declined testing, and a warrant was obtained for a blood draw. We reconstructed the sequence of events and challenged the probable cause for arrest, the instructions and observations recorded, and the basis for the warrant and handling of the sample. With no prior record and strong mitigation, we pushed for a nontrial resolution through a diversion track. The state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court No. 4

Allegations

After a traffic stop for a briefly corrected wrong-way turn, the client was investigated for DWI. The officer noted four clues on the eye test but only one on the walk-and-turn and zero on the one‑leg stand, then arrested anyway and obtained a blood sample that later read high. We parsed the reports and testing record, emphasizing how the strong roadside performance undercut the officer’s conclusion, and presented meaningful mitigation the client completed. The prosecution agreed to reduce the charge and proceed with deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC4

Allegations

A deputy saw the client lay a motorcycle down and initiated a DWI investigation. The client acknowledged drinking earlier, performed field sobriety tests, was arrested, and consented to a jail blood draw. The lab reported a high BAC and the case was filed with an over .15 enhancement. We obtained the patrol video, compared the testing on camera to the officer’s write up, and challenged the scoring. We also scrutinized the blood draw paperwork and chain of custody and presented mitigation. The state agreed to drop the enhancement, reducing the charge and offering straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County

Allegations

Police made contact after an argument in a parking area. The client had driven briefly to look for a companion, then parked, set the brake, and got out with the key in a pocket. They admitted to drinking and attempted field sobriety tests after removing sandals while visibly emotional. We dug into the discovery, highlighting that no bad driving was observed at the time of contact and that the test conditions undercut reliability. We also challenged the timeline between any driving and alleged intoxication. The state dismissed the case.