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

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, County Criminal Court No. 3

Allegations

After a single-vehicle crash with no other motorists involved, the client was arrested for a first-time DWI. They attempted field sobriety tests but could not complete them due to knee problems, and a blood sample was taken at the jail several hours later. Our team obtained the video and reports, emphasized the post-accident condition and medical limitations, and challenged the reliability of a delayed blood draw. When a new prosecutor took over, we pressed these weaknesses. The state agreed to reduce the charge, and the client received straight probation on the lesser offense.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Dallas County, County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 2

Allegations

After a minor crash, officers arrived and began a DWI investigation. The client declined roadside tests and a breath sample, and a blood draw was later taken. We obtained the reports and video, examined the crash narrative and the blood draw paperwork, and pressed the state on gaps in proof of intoxication. We highlighted the client’s lack of prior history and the evidentiary issues in negotiations. The prosecution agreed to reduce the charge, and we secured a deferred probation resolution.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #5

Allegations

After a 911 driving complaint, the client was contacted in a parking lot and later taken to a hospital, where a consensual blood sample was drawn. No breath test was performed and the client had no prior record. We obtained the dash and body camera video, 911 audio, blood documentation, and hospital records to evaluate the stop and the state's proof. We also documented the client's immediate enrollment in alcohol treatment. Using those facts in negotiations, we secured a probation outcome and avoided additional jail time.

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DUI - Class C

Location

Dallas County, The City of Wilmer Municipal Court

Allegations

After a traffic stop for a brief swerve, the client was cited for underage DUI. They acknowledged drinking and submitted only to a roadside breath screen, then were released the same day with a citation. No evidentiary breath test at a station and no blood draw were ever obtained. We secured discovery, scrutinized the stop and the quality of the proof, and made clear we were ready to litigate. Confronted with those evidentiary gaps, the prosecutor dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #4

Allegations

After a traffic stop for an improper right turn while glancing at a phone, the client admitted to drinking over a long shift. The officer had the client recite the alphabet and count in the car, then made the arrest without the usual roadside tests. A warrant blood draw was taken later, and a vape found in the vehicle did not lead to separate charges. We challenged the basis for the stop, the limited field testing, and the timing and handling of the blood evidence. The case resolved through negotiation with straight probation.

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Intoxication Assault

Location

Tarrant County, D297

Allegations

After a two-vehicle collision, officers alleged our client was intoxicated and reported injuries to the other driver. The client provided a blood sample after arrest. We obtained the incident report, body and dash cam, 911 audio, and medical records. We pressed the state on the severity of the reported injuries and whether the crash actually caused them, and scrutinized the blood draw and the officer’s procedures. After sustained negotiations, the prosecution reduced the case to a lesser offense with deferred probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Rockwall County, County Court at Law 2

Allegations

The client was stopped after an officer reported the odor of alcohol and had them perform field sobriety tests. They refused a blood draw, and police obtained a warrant for the sample. Our team dug into the stop rationale, the officer's instructions on the tests, and the warrant process. We pressed those points in negotiations and documented the client's prompt bond compliance, including installing an ignition interlock. The State agreed to straight probation, keeping the client out of jail.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court No. 3

Allegations

After a minor traffic collision while exiting a roadway, officers administered field sobriety tests. No breath sample was taken, and a blood draw occurred by consent. We obtained all available dash and bodycam footage and discovered the primary officer’s video from the sobriety testing and transport was missing, leaving gaps in the state’s timeline. Leveraging those evidentiary issues and scrutinizing the blood evidence, we negotiated a resolution for straight probation, avoiding jail and allowing the client to keep working.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Tarrant County, CCC2

Allegations

After a single-vehicle crash, officers conducted sobriety tests and arrested our client for DWI with an alleged open container. At the station, the breath test registered below 0.08. We obtained dash and body cam, documenting a tire blowout as the likely cause of the crash and that containers were either empty or unopened. We challenged the open container allegation and pushed back on the state's impairment theory, and we got an unnecessary interlock condition removed. Using that leverage, we negotiated deferred adjudication.

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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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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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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.