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

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop for speeding, the client was arrested on a second DWI. They performed roadside tests, declined a breath sample, and officers later obtained a warrant for a blood draw. We focused on mitigation, guiding the client through the repeat-offender DWI course, a victim impact panel, and a substance abuse evaluation, then delivered verified completion to the State. Using that progress as leverage, we pushed to remove the enhancement. The prosecution reduced the charge and agreed to straight probation with no jail condition.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Ellis County, CCL2

Allegations

After a nighttime traffic stop for speeding and lane drift, the client was investigated for DWI. Video showed uneven field testing, and officers obtained a blood sample that tested well over the legal limit. The client reported memory gaps and suspected a tampered drink, which we pursued but could not corroborate. We scrutinized the basis for the stop, the test instructions, and the lab paperwork, yet the video and blood evidence created real trial risk. We shifted to mitigation and negotiated a resolution to straight probation with standard conditions, avoiding jail.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, CC5

Allegations

Police found our client parked with the engine running. After admitting to some drinking, they performed field sobriety tests and consented to a hospital blood draw, which prosecutors used to allege a high BAC enhancement. We reviewed the reports and video, stressed that no driving was observed, and showed the client’s cooperation and clean interlock record. With DWI education, a victim impact panel, and a substance abuse evaluation completed, we leveraged that progress to get the enhancement dropped and the charge reduced to Class B with deferred adjudication.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, CCC4

Allegations

The client was stopped for speeding and arrested after the officer claimed slurred speech and poor performance on field tests. When asked for a blood sample, the client asked about a lawyer, which was treated as a refusal, and a warrant was obtained for a later draw that reported a very high BAC. We highlighted the client’s significant vision issues that could affect test performance and assembled mitigation early, including DWI education, a victim impact panel, and a substance abuse evaluation with supportive outpatient completed. We engaged the prosecution with this record and pushed for leniency. The state agreed to reduce the charges.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, CCC3

Allegations

After a traffic incident, the client was arrested for first-offense DWI and gave a high breath sample at the jail. The report assumed our client was the driver. We dug in, secured phone video showing another person behind the wheel near the relevant timeframe, and used toll billing data to anchor the timestamps. We aligned the metadata and presented the timeline problem and the lack of proof of actual operation to the prosecutor. With the key element in doubt, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC2

Allegations

Police found the client stopped at a light and conducted roadside sobriety tests in a nearby lot, then arrested and obtained a consensual blood draw at the jail. We pulled the videos and reports and focused on how the tests were administered and on medical issues with the client’s knee and back that affect balance. We emphasized immediate compliance with bond conditions, including installing an interlock, and negotiated with the prosecutor. The case resolved with a probationary sentence.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Collin County, CCL 5

Allegations

After a traffic stop for an improper pass and alleged weaving, the client admitted to having some wine and was put through field sobriety tests. He repeatedly asked to use the restroom, was denied, and his medical history, including leg and back injuries, affected balance. We pulled the dash and body-cam video and highlighted shaky SFST instructions and the lack of accommodation. We also scrutinized the breath testing, noting no documented observation period and only one recorded sample. Using those problems, we negotiated deferred probation to keep a conviction off the record.

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DWI (BAC Over .15)

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court No. 9

Allegations

Police initiated a stop after observing erratic driving and minor collision damage from a parking structure. The driver declined roadside tests and a breath test, and a later blood draw reportedly came back over .15. Months later, a clerical mix up led to a missed setting and an outstanding warrant. We were retained, quickly got the warrant recalled and the bond reinstated, and obtained the discovery. We pressed the state on proof issues stemming from the refusal, the age of the case, and procedural concerns. The result was the enhancement was dropped and the charge reduced.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC8

Allegations

During a panic episode, the client called police for help retrieving medication and was instructed to drive to a nearby meeting point. Officers reported an odor of alcohol and an open container, performed roadside tests the client believed were passed, and then obtained a hospital blood draw that later came back over .15. There was no crash and it was a first arrest. We secured the videos and lab records, emphasized the medical context and that the client sought help and drove at police direction, and pressed those mitigators with the prosecutor. The case resolved with straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, CCC9

Allegations

Officers found our client asleep in a parked vehicle with the engine running and relied on field sobriety tests conducted immediately after waking him. He made no admissions, asked to repeat the tests, and was arrested. He refused a voluntary blood draw, a warrant was obtained, and the hospital had difficulty collecting a sample with multiple failed attempts. We attacked the link to recent driving, the reliability of the tests, and the blood draw problems. Leveraging those issues, we negotiated deferred probation with manageable conditions, keeping a conviction off the record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Collin County, County Court at Law 7

Allegations

A late-night stop for driving without headlights led to a DWI arrest. The officer noted an open container and red, glassy eyes, and the client admitted to a few drinks. He completed field sobriety tests, the breath test attempt failed, and police obtained a blood warrant. We pulled the video, reports, and lab records, scrutinizing the shift from breath to blood and the way testing was conducted. Emphasizing no crash and full cooperation, we negotiated a straight probation outcome.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court 5

Allegations

Police stopped our client for a rolling stop near their destination and began a DWI investigation that led to an arrest for a first offense. We obtained the reports and evidence, scrutinized the legal basis for the stop and how the roadside investigation was conducted, and were prepared to litigate as needed. At the same time, we assembled mitigation showing the client's otherwise clean background. After sustained negotiations, the case was resolved with deferred probation.