Criminal Defense Case Results in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Collin County, 416th District Court

Allegations

While on felony probation, the client faced a motion to revoke after an out of county arrest. We moved quickly to verify her compliance, documenting timely reporting, negative tests, and program participation. Our team compiled materials that undermined the alleged violation, including ER records and photos of injuries, phone records, and police communications showing the other party was violating a protective order. We pressed for resets while the outside case was evaluated and presented this record to the prosecutor. The State dismissed the motion.

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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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Theft - Class B Misdemeanor

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 6

Allegations

The client was detained by store loss prevention after exiting a retail shop with about two hundred dollars in unpaid merchandise. Police transported the individual to a local holding facility and they were released on bond the next day. With no prior record, we obtained the reports, evaluated the evidence, and opened talks with the prosecutor early. We presented mitigation and a plan to address the conduct, pressing for a nonconviction path. The state agreed to place the client in a pre-trial diversion program, avoiding a plea and keeping a conviction off the record.

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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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Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Location

Denton County, 16th Judicial District Court

Allegations

Following a narcotics operation, the client was accused of a sale and officers seized cash. We dug into the discovery, vetted the buy paperwork and chain of custody, and produced records showing the seized funds came from a legitimate loan. We opened a dialogue about cooperation, assembled a mitigation packet, and kept steady pressure in negotiations. The State ultimately agreed to deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client’s record if successfully completed.

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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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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Collin County, 416th District Court

Allegations

The client was on felony probation when a new arrest triggered a motion to revoke. We moved quickly to avoid a surprise pickup, coordinating a controlled surrender and expedited release on bond. Our team compiled hospital records confirming a facial injury, photos, messages, and a victim advocate letter showing the client as the reporting victim, plus documentation of ongoing harassment and a warrant against the other party. We also demonstrated prompt reporting and clean compliance on probation. Faced with this record, the State dismissed the motion.

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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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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Collin County, 416th District Court

Allegations

The client was on felony probation in Collin County when an out-of-county arrest triggered a motion to revoke and a warrant. We arranged a controlled surrender and worked to have a bond set quickly so the client could be released. Our team compiled proof the client was identified as the victim in the underlying incident, including ER records of a nasal fracture, photos, and a victim liaison letter, and documented repeated protective-order violations by the other party. We also provided proof of counseling, service hours, and prompt self-reporting to probation. After presenting this package and challenging the new allegations, the State dismissed the revocation.

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Theft of a Firearm

Location

Tarrant County, D371

Allegations

Police responded to a bystander report at a public park after a holstered pistol briefly hit the ground during horseplay. Officers detained the client, ran the serial number, and claimed the gun was reported stolen, filing a state jail felony theft of a firearm. We obtained the 911 audio, bodycam, and reports, showing the weapon was holstered, the client complied, and there was no evidence he stole the gun or knew it was stolen. We pressed those evidentiary gaps and declined probationary proposals. The State agreed to dismiss upon completion of an approved firearm-safety course, which the client completed, and the case was dismissed.

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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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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.