Criminal Defense Case Results in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

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Assault - Family Violence by Impeding Breath or Circulation (Felony)

Location

Tarrant County, CCC6

Allegations

Police responded to a domestic dispute after a 911 call and arrested our client for felony assault family violence by impeding breath. Both parties had been drinking, and the client recalled little of the night. We obtained the 911 audio, body and dash camera, and the reports, then compared the complainant's initial statement with her later account, which included memory issues and no desire to prosecute. The complainant signed an affidavit of nonprosecution that we presented to the DA. Leveraging these weaknesses, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client's record.

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Interference with Emergency Call

Location

Tarrant County, CCC6

Allegations

After a late-night argument at a residence, officers responded and alleged our client kept the other party from calling 911, leading to an arrest for interference with an emergency call. We pushed for full discovery, including body cam, phone records, and 911 documentation, and spoke with the complainant. Both had been drinking and their accounts were inconsistent. The complainant later signed an affidavit of non-prosecution and reported no ongoing safety concerns. Leveraging those facts, we secured deferred adjudication on the misdemeanor, avoiding a conviction.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 6

Allegations

Police were called to a domestic dispute after an argument with a minor family member, and our client was arrested for assault based on the complainant’s statement and photos officers viewed. We got involved early, guided the client through CPS contact, and obtained the police report and related discovery. The family saved messages showing the complainant had threatened to call authorities during the argument, casting doubt on motive and reliability. We packaged that context, challenged the limited evidence of bodily injury, and pressed the prosecutor on proof problems. The State dismissed the case.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 4

Allegations

The client was on probation for a first-time DWI when a motion to revoke was filed, citing out of area travel, missed programs, skipped alcohol-monitor tests, and positive readings. The client provided receipts showing classes completed and described a single device contamination issue, backed by a negative test. We obtained the probation file, compared the logs, and challenged the violation counts while compiling proof of compliance. After negotiations with probation and the prosecutor, the matter was reduced and resolved with time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

Years after a first‑offense DWI stop, a missed court date left an old warrant active. The client was detained during air travel and hired us to resolve the matter without repeated court trips. We obtained discovery and found the case lived only on paper, with no blood results and uncertainty about any breath test. We challenged whether any video still existed and whether essential witnesses for the field tests could be produced. With appearances waived and trial as our fallback, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Resisting or Evading Arrest (Investigation)

Location

Dallas County

Allegations

Police alleged our client resisted or attempted to evade during a brief encounter, leading to an arrest and a jail hold. We got involved early, coordinated with immigration counsel, and obtained documentation confirming a pending status application. Along with letters and supporting materials, we used that to push back on the state's initial deferred adjudication offer and press for dismissal. After persistent follow ups and court presentations, the prosecutor filed a motion to dismiss, which the judge signed.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 2

Allegations

The client was on misdemeanor DWI probation when the state filed a motion to revoke after several positive urinalysis results for cocaine and missed requirements, including the DWI education course and community service. We obtained the revocation packet, documented what had been completed, and engaged the prosecutor before the setting. Rather than risk an open plea that would extend supervision, we pushed for a clean end. The case was resolved with a reduced disposition, credit for time served on the underlying case, no further jail, and probation terminated.

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Assault Causing Bodily Injury

Location

Rockwall County, County Court at Law 1

Allegations

Police arrested our client after a dispute in a commercial parking area when another person opened the client's vehicle and a confrontation followed. The client reported the door was slammed on his hand and he struck back. We secured bodycam and nearby surveillance to show the uninvited entry and gathered medical records confirming a thumb injury. We challenged the officer's one-sided account and raised self-defense and defense of property concerns with the prosecutor. The case resolved with deferred adjudication and community supervision, avoiding a conviction.

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Possession of Inhalants

Location

Ellis County, CC2

Allegations

Police were dispatched to a parking lot after a caller reported inhalant use. Officers contacted our client in a parked vehicle, noted a container associated with inhalants, but never observed actual use. The client made statements that the state tried to rely on. We pressed for the 911 recording and bodycam, highlighted the absence of direct observation, and challenged whether the elements could be proved. Leveraging those issues in negotiations, we secured deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client’s record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Ellis County, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO 2

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop for speeding, our client was arrested on a first-offense DWI. Officers ran field sobriety tests and marked a breath-test refusal, yet a blood sample was later taken at the station. We gathered the case evidence and blood-draw paperwork and focused on the discrepancy between the refusal notation and the actual collection, scrutinizing how the tests were explained and performed. While managing the license hearing, we pressed these problems with the state and negotiated a reduction to a lesser charge with straight probation.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #2

Allegations

Police alleged an assault after a heated argument at a residence, but our client maintained it never became physical. Months later the client was stopped for a minor traffic matter and arrested on a warrant, then placed on a GPS ankle monitor with strict travel limits. We immediately challenged the bond conditions, gathered phone location data and messages supporting an alternate timeline, and presented an affidavit of non-prosecution from the complainant. We laid out the evidentiary weaknesses to the prosecutor and prepared to argue the motion. The state dismissed the case and the monitor was removed.

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Ellis County, Ennis Municipal Court

Allegations

A domestic dispute led to a Class C family-violence citation after officers responded to a residence. The client said he only escorted the other party from a vehicle, no one was hurt, and the accounts conflicted. We stepped in early, entered an appearance, and demanded the reports, 911 audio, and body camera footage. We pressed the state on the disputed contact and lack of injury, and made clear we were prepared to try the case. At a court setting the prosecutor recommended dismissal in the interest of justice, and the court dismissed the case.