Criminal Defense Case Results in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

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Reckless Damage to Property

Location

Collin County, Plano Municipal Court

Allegations

After parking at a commercial lot, our client's door swung slightly and made brief contact with a neighboring vehicle. The other driver insisted there was damage, and an officer issued a citation for reckless damage. We obtained the police body camera footage and related photos and reviewed them closely. There was no clear evidence of actual property damage, and the footage did not document any. We confronted the prosecutor with those gaps and made clear we were ready for trial. The state dismissed the case.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (Third-Degree Felony)

Location

Tarrant County, D372

Allegations

After a traffic stop for a minor equipment issue, officers asked for ID, then reached into an open bag, pulling marijuana and later alleging a bag of meth. We obtained the reports, bodycam and lab paperwork, and challenged the legal basis for the intrusion and how the evidence was documented. We flagged conflicts between the video and the affidavit and scrutinized chain of custody. We also presented mitigation with clean tests and treatment. The state reduced the charge, avoiding a felony conviction.

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Assault by Contact (Class C)

Location

Collin County, Plano Municipal Court

Allegations

A minor parking lot dispute led to a citation for assault by contact. As our client tried to get back into the car, the other driver stood in the doorway, and the client briefly used an arm to make space and leave. Officers arrived and issued a Class C ticket. We obtained bodycam and reports, which showed no injury, momentary contact, and the complainant’s account shifting about the amount of force and who was blocking whom. We pressed those issues and made clear we were ready for trial. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 7

Allegations

After reporting a hit-and-run and asking officers for help, the client was given field sobriety tests and arrested for DWI. When a passenger opened the vehicle to retrieve keys, officers saw a lawfully owned handgun inside and added a UCW charge. We obtained the reports and video to show the client initiated contact as the crash victim and that the firearm stayed in the vehicle, lawfully possessed. We questioned whether the statutory elements for UCW were met and pressed the state on its proof. The prosecution dismissed the UCW case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC9

Allegations

Our client was found asleep in a fast-food drive-thru with the engine running. Officers noted slurred speech and slow responses, and a blood sample later reported about 0.21 BAC. We obtained and reviewed the body-cam, dash-cam, and lab documentation, then discussed realistic paths forward. Leveraging early compliance, including installing an ignition interlock and starting the required classes, we pressed negotiations. The prosecution agreed to waive the enhancement and reduce it to a first-offense level, resolved with straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 7

Allegations

After leaving a small gathering, our client was struck by another vehicle that fled. He located a nearby officer to report it, admitted to having had a few drinks, and was asked to perform field sobriety tests in the cold. He later consented to a blood draw. We obtained the videos and reports and pressed the state on the lack of a traffic stop or meaningful driving observations, the conditions under which the tests were given, and the timing between driving and the blood draw. Facing those issues, the prosecution agreed to deferred adjudication.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Tarrant County

Allegations

During a traffic stop for a registration issue, an officer asked our client, a passenger, for ID, then reached into her open purse, pulled out suspected marijuana, and kept searching until he found her lawfully owned handgun. Prosecutors filed UCW based on the alleged drug possession. We secured the bodycam and reports, dissected the timeline, and challenged the legal basis for reaching into and searching the purse and the required link between the firearm and contraband. After we pressed those defects with the DA, the UCW was dismissed.

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Evading Arrest or Detention With a Vehicle (Felony)

Location

Collin County, 296th District Court

Allegations

After leaving a bowling alley, an officer claimed our client was speeding and activated emergency lights. The client heard sirens, thought an ambulance was approaching, accelerated to clear the lane, struck a median on a ramp, and briefly ran in panic. We obtained and reviewed dash and body camera footage, reconstructing the timeline from activation to impact to challenge the intent element, emphasizing confusion over lights and sirens and the lack of any sustained pursuit. Leveraging those issues, we negotiated deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction and incarceration.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 5

Allegations

During a highway stop, officers claimed the driver was going over 100 and made a DWI arrest. The client refused field sobriety tests and a breath test, so police obtained a warrant and a blood draw later reported more than twice the legal limit. We secured dash and body cam, noting the late activation, lack of a speeding ticket, and controlled driving to a safe exit with coherent responses. We challenged the stop and the warrant affidavit and emphasized the disconnect between video and BAC. Facing trial, the state agreed to resolve the case with straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 5

Allegations

After a single-vehicle curb strike on an icy roadway, police arrived and noted an open container and an admission to recent drinking. No field sobriety tests were conducted, and a blood draw was taken at a hospital. We obtained the videos, blood records, and all paperwork, flagging irregularities in the statutory warnings and booking documents and emphasizing the lack of standardized testing. We pressed those issues with the prosecutor and humanized the client's clean history. The state agreed to reduce the charge, and we secured deferred probation to keep a conviction off the record.

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Evading Arrest or Detention (On Foot)

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 6

Allegations

During a late-night stop, the client collided with a median, exited the vehicle, and ran a short distance before being detained. He later explained he heard sirens, thought an emergency vehicle was approaching, panicked, and does not recall clear commands to stop. We scrutinized the state’s evidence and targeted the requirement that he intentionally fled a lawful detention. Emphasizing the confusion from the crash and the uncertain timeline from lights to brief pursuit, we pressed the DA on proof of intent. The prosecution dismissed the evading-on-foot charge.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 1

Allegations

The client was arrested for a second DWI after a single vehicle crash into a fixed object. At the hospital, officers sought a blood draw; the client initially hesitated until speaking with family, then consented, yet the paperwork still marked a refusal. No roadside tests were performed due to the crash. A hospital screen later reported a very high alcohol level and another substance. We pulled the video and medical records, scrutinized the blood collection and reporting, and used those issues to negotiate a resolution. The case ended in straight probation.