Criminal Defense Case Results in Denton, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court No. 3

Allegations

Officers responded to a welfare call at a residence and found the individual intoxicated in a parked vehicle. After a medical evaluation, a consensual blood draw returned a high BAC. We obtained the complete discovery, including 911 audio and body camera footage, which clarified an early dispute about whether the person had been operating a vehicle. We highlighted remaining evidentiary issues and assembled strong mitigation through treatment, DWI education, a victim impact panel, and interlock compliance. With that leverage, we secured a probation outcome.

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Assault - Family Violence (Class C)

Location

Denton County, Justice of the Peace Pct 5

Allegations

The client was charged with Class C assault family violence after a domestic argument. Officers were called for de-escalation, but a language barrier led them to treat a vague remark as a push, even though no injuries were found. The complaining witness did not want the case pursued. We appeared on the case, requested body-worn camera and reports, and prepared an affidavit of non-prosecution to memorialize her position. After presenting this and pressing the evidentiary weaknesses with the State, the prosecution dismissed the charge.

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Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Causing Serious Bodily Injury

Location

Denton County, None

Allegations

The case began after a domestic dispute at a home, where a brief struggle over personal property led to the complainant falling and later reporting serious injury. Arrest followed on an aggravated assault allegation. We stepped in early, secured the reports, interviewed witnesses present, and obtained the complainant’s affidavit of nonprosecution. We compiled those accounts, highlighted inconsistencies in the initial statement, and prepared a targeted submission for the grand jury while engaging the prosecutor. The grand jury returned a no bill and the State dismissed the case.

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DWI With Child Passenger

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court No. 5-F

Allegations

Responders arrived after a single-vehicle incident where the car hydroplaned and noted an odor of alcohol. The client declined field sobriety tests and a breath sample, and officers obtained a warrant for a blood draw. We gathered the crash report, dash and body camera footage, and the warrant affidavit. Our team emphasized that a hydroplane skid does not, by itself, prove impairment and pressed the state on the timing and handling of the blood sample. With those issues on the table, the prosecution agreed to reduce the charge.

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Resisting Arrest

Location

Denton County, CCC5

Allegations

Police were called to a residence after a neighbor reported an argument. Officers noted signs of intoxication and moved to arrest our client, later adding resisting when he pulled his arms away during handcuffing. We obtained and reviewed the bodycam, which showed no active fighting, and compiled records of the client’s treatment and sobriety work since the incident. Using those materials in negotiations, we pushed the State to reconsider. The charge was reduced, and the client received credit for time already served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #4

Allegations

A stop for expired registration led to a DWI arrest after an open container was seen and the client admitted drinking earlier. Field sobriety tests showed few clues, yet an arrest followed. The client refused a voluntary blood draw, a warrant issued, and the sample was taken hours later. We reviewed video and reports, challenged the FST instructions and the delayed sample's reliability, and pressed weaknesses in the state's proof. The prosecutor reduced the case to obstruction of a highway with deferred probation and no interlock.

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Interference with 911

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #2

Allegations

Police were called after a domestic argument at a residence. The state alleged our client interfered with an emergency call by taking and damaging a phone when the other person tried to call for help. We obtained the police reports, highlighting that there were no visible injuries and that key details shifted between statements. The complaining witness later minimized what happened, which we documented in negotiations. We secured deferred probation, positioning the client to avoid a conviction upon successful completion.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

Police were called after a domestic argument at a residence. The complainant told officers the client pulled her hair during the dispute, but there were no visible injuries, and our client said he acted to create distance while being struck. We obtained the reports and bodycam, compared the initial statement to later accounts, and documented key inconsistencies. The complaining witness later told victim services the situation had been overstated and did not wish to pursue charges. We presented those issues to the prosecutor, and the case was dismissed.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, County Criminal Court #1

Allegations

Officers responded to a welfare call about a car sitting in a turn lane and began a DWI investigation. The driver appeared lethargic and said he had used marijuana earlier. A warrant blood draw showed no alcohol but did detect THC, and portions of the field testing were skipped for safety. We pulled the dash and body cam, scrutinized the lab work, and pressed the state on whether THC, fatigue, or other factors explained the observed behavior. The case resolved with deferred probation and standard education conditions.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, CCC4

Allegations

Stopped for speeding late at night, the client admitted to drinking earlier, performed field sobriety tests, blew on a handheld device, and consented to a blood draw, then was arrested for DWI. We obtained the videos, reports, and lab records, scrutinized the basis for the stop, the test instructions, and the blood process, and signaled we were ready to litigate. The client also completed recommended classes up front. Using that leverage, we negotiated a reduction to a lesser charge with deferred probation, keeping a DWI conviction off the record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, CCC4

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop for an illegal turn, officers reported signs of intoxication and obtained a blood draw that came back very high. We pulled the dash and body cam, lab records, and the warrant materials. Our team flagged gaps in the affidavit and emphasized that the video did not match the extreme number. The client completed counseling and other proactive steps, which we packaged for negotiations. When the state would not offer deferred, we kept pressure on and resolved the case with straight probation, avoiding jail.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Denton County, CCC5

Allegations

After parking and walking away from the vehicle, the client was contacted in a commercial area and arrested for DWI. We secured surveillance showing the client arriving, exiting, and remaining away from the truck, with no officer or witness who could place intoxication at the time of driving. We highlighted missing body camera footage, questioned the officer’s field test qualifications, and noted quality control issues with the blood lab, which was drawn under a warrant later. Confronted with these weaknesses, the state reduced the case to a lesser charge with straight probation.