Criminal Defense Case Results in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

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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

Dallas County, CCC7

Allegations

After a long day and limited sleep, the client was involved in a single-vehicle crash. Officers observed alcohol in the car, conducted HGN and a walk-and-turn at a nearby lot, then arrested the client and obtained a consensual blood draw. We secured the videos and lab records, showing the client performed well on the walk-and-turn and that the blood result was below the legal limit. We also highlighted fatigue and a period of eating before driving to undercut impairment. Faced with these weaknesses, the prosecution reduced the charge, and the client received deferred probation.

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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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Assault by Contact (Class C)

Location

Dallas County, Mesquite Municipal Court

Allegations

An old municipal citation for assault by contact resurfaced long after the alleged incident, putting the client at risk of a warrant. We immediately filed our appearance, moved the case to an attorney docket, and requested the police report and any supporting evidence. As we pressed for discovery and scrutinized the timeline, the age of the allegation and discovery delays raised reliability concerns. We made it clear the state would struggle to meet its burden. Facing those issues, the case was dismissed.

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Dallas County, Garland Municipal Court

Allegations

This case stemmed from a disputed domestic incident after an argument that began in public and continued at a residence. The other party followed our client to the home and refused to leave. The client called 911 for help, yet officers relied on a claim that food was thrown and filed a Class C assault-family-violence case. We secured a reset of the first setting, obtained police bodycam and home-camera clips, and underscored that the client was the caller. After we highlighted inconsistencies in the complainant’s account, the prosecutor dismissed the case.

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Traffic Citation

Location

Tarrant County, Pantego Municipal Court

Allegations

After a traffic stop for a minor speed violation, the officer stacked several municipal tickets on top of a related arrest, including an equipment issue and an open‑container allegation. Our firm took over the associated municipal case for one of those citations. We obtained the police paperwork, scrutinized the basis for the stop, and pointed out weaknesses in the proof for the alleged infraction. We pressed the city prosecutor in negotiations and made clear we were ready to litigate. The municipal court dismissed the associated citation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC3

Allegations

A minor speeding stop escalated when the officer said he smelled marijuana, performed roadside sobriety tests, and searched the car, locating an open container. The client explained he was nervous during the tests and had a prior leg surgery affecting balance. He later consented to a hospital blood draw after being warned about license consequences. We scrutinized the legal basis for the stop, the scope of the search, and the reliability of the field tests in light of his medical history. After persistent negotiations and evidentiary challenges, the state dismissed the DWI.

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Illegal Window Tint

Location

Tarrant County, Pantego Municipal Court

Allegations

After a traffic stop for minor speeding, the officer measured the vehicle's window tint as too dark and also alleged an open container in the car. We focused on the municipal citations, scrutinized the reports, and opened negotiations with the prosecutor. The result was dismissals of the speeding and open-container tickets. The client accepted deferred adjudication on the tint citation, preserving eligibility to keep a conviction off the record upon successful completion.

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Possession of THC (State Jail Felony)

Location

Tarrant County, D396

Allegations

Our client was a passenger in a car stopped for failing to signal. The officer claimed an odor of marijuana, detained both occupants, frisked them, and asked to remove items from our client's pockets, producing a THC vape pen. Small amounts of marijuana were also found in the vehicle. We obtained the reports and video, scrutinized the basis for the stop, the scope of any consent, and whether the state could prove knowing possession beyond a shared car. After pressing these issues with the prosecution, the felony was dismissed.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court No. 5

Allegations

Officers found our client stopped at a traffic light, woke them, ran field sobriety tests, and made a DWI arrest. The client consented to a hospital blood draw, which later came back elevated and triggered an interlock requirement during the case. We secured the body and dash cam videos and the lab materials, scrutinizing the roadside testing, the delay before the blood draw, and chain of custody. We also prepared a mitigation packet with strong character support. Using those points in negotiations, we got the case reduced to a lesser offense with deferred probation, avoiding a DWI conviction.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Tarrant County, County Criminal Court No. 6

Allegations

Police responded to a bar incident where a bartender accused our client of striking a partner, while both denied any assault. We obtained the officers' body camera and surveillance video, which did not show the conduct alleged. Comparing accounts, we highlighted significant inconsistencies in the bartender’s statements. We also documented the partner’s later clarification to prosecutors that nothing happened and that prior references involved someone else. Confronted with credibility and proof problems, the prosecution reduced the case to Class C assault by contact with a short, nonreporting deferred term leading to dismissal.