Criminal Defense Case Results in Houston, TX

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Disorderly Conduct (Class B)

Location

Fort Bend County, CC1

Allegations

The client was accused of displaying a handgun during a road incident, allegedly holding it out the driver’s window after a brake-check. From the start the client denied possessing a firearm. We pulled the 911 audio, offense reports, and all discovery, which showed the case depended almost entirely on a single account with no corroborating video, physical evidence, or consistent follow-up. We prepared for trial and pressed those proof problems with the prosecution. The complaining witness then declined to proceed, and the state dismissed the case.

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Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

Location

Brazoria County, CC2

Allegations

A brief encounter at a gas station escalated to a UCW arrest after officers saw an empty holster and demanded our client's keys, unlocking a parked, locked vehicle to retrieve a firearm. The individual was accused of public intoxication, yet repeatedly asked for a breath test that was refused. We secured the bodycam, reports, and sought store surveillance to challenge the detention and the basis for searching the vehicle. We emphasized the lack of objective evidence of intoxication and the questionable consent to enter a locked car. Facing those issues, the prosecution agreed to reduce the charge to a lesser misdemeanor with credit for time served, keeping a UCW conviction off the record.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Brazoria County, CCL1

Allegations

A domestic dispute at a residence led to an accusation that our client assaulted a family member. The client reported being struck repeatedly and used limited force only to stop the attack and protect a nearby child. Officers did not witness the incident, and the case rested largely on the complainant’s account. We obtained the state’s file, scrutinized the reports and available recordings, and highlighted the lack of independent corroboration alongside strong self‑defense issues. After firm negotiations and readiness for trial, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC2

Allegations

After a dispute at a restaurant, the client left in a vehicle and was stopped following a call from staff. They said they had consumed alcohol earlier at home, refused a breath test, and officers proceeded with a blood draw without consent. The stated reason for the stop shifted between a call-in and an alleged lane violation. We obtained discovery, scrutinized the reports and records, and challenged the basis for the stop and the blood draw while protecting the client’s license. We also coordinated around an existing probation. The case resolved with straight probation, avoiding jail and allowing continued driving under supervision.

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Resisting Arrest - Class A

Location

Brazoria County

Allegations

Police were called to a residence after a family dispute. Officers demanded our client step outside immediately. He stayed inside to keep a small child calm, spoke with officers through a closed door, and they left. Later he was arrested on a Class A resisting charge based only on that encounter. We obtained the police reports and explained there was no face to face contact and no use of force or interference with an arrest. After we challenged the elements and pressed the issue with the prosecutor, the resisting arrest case was dismissed.

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Public Intoxication

Location

Harris County, Humble Municipal Court

Allegations

After a small gathering, officers encountered our client disoriented outside a commercial area and issued a public intoxication citation. He was taken to a hospital and later received a notice to appear. We entered the case right away, filed our representation, and secured a reset of the initial setting. Our team obtained the report and bodycam and gathered medical records indicating a medical episode rather than intoxication. Using those issues in negotiations, we resolved the case with deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction.

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Assault - Family Violence

Location

Harris County, Court 3

Allegations

Police arrested our client after a domestic argument in a vehicle where officers alleged a brief hair pull. A bystander with a gun inserted himself, a shot was fired, and the complainant was injured, yet the client was the one charged. We pressed for the full evidence, secured 911 recordings, and sought body camera and reports, emphasizing that the only serious force came from a third party. The complainant later told us she did not wish to prosecute. We presented those facts to the DA and kept the pressure on until the State dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CCL13

Allegations

Police stopped the client for driving without headlights after leaving a brightly lit area. The client acknowledged a few drinks, showed only minimal clues on field sobriety tests, and later provided two breath samples just over the legal limit. We obtained the police reports and breath test records, broke down the scoring of the field tests, and emphasized the significant gap between the stop and testing, consistent with a rising BAC. We pressed these deficiencies with the prosecutor. The state dismissed the case.

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Violation of a Protective Order (Misdemeanor)

Location

Montgomery County, CCL5

Allegations

Deputies alleged our client violated a protective order after sending messages through a co-parenting app and later placing a call. By the time we were retained, a warrant was active and the client had entered inpatient treatment. We secured documentation of enrollment, gathered the relevant communications, and presented the context to the prosecutor while addressing the warrant. Leveraging mitigation and our readiness to litigate disputed issues, we negotiated a reduced offense with a time-served resolution so the client could move forward.

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Criminal Trespass (Misdemeanor)

Location

Harris County, County Criminal Court No. 6

Allegations

Our client was cited for criminal trespass after returning to a nightclub during business hours to ask a manager about an earlier ejection. He reported being told different things by security about whether and when he could come back, and denied making threats or causing a scene. We obtained the police reports, requested any surveillance or body camera video, and documented conflicting accounts about notice to leave. Early negotiations secured a brief pretrial intervention with short classes and a nominal fee/donation. He completed the terms and the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Possession of Marijuana

Location

Waller County

Allegations

The case began with a traffic stop for speeding. The officer reported an odor of marijuana, detained our client, searched the vehicle, and recovered a small amount along with a pipe. We obtained the bodycam, police reports, and the lab work needed to prove THC content and weight, and scrutinized whether the evidence was properly handled and weighed without packaging. We raised those proof issues with the prosecutor and prepared to litigate them. The client also completed a drug awareness course as mitigation. The State dismissed the case.

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Possession of THC (State Jail Felony)

Location

Montgomery County, 435th DC

Allegations

The client was stopped for speeding, officers said they smelled marijuana, and a search followed that turned up a vape cartridge the state alleged contained less than one gram of THC. Several units arrived and the search proceeded on the odor claim. We obtained the offense reports and videos, pressed for full lab documentation, and scrutinized the justification for the stop and search. The lab results did not substantiate that the seized item was an illegal controlled substance. We leveraged those evidentiary problems and the state dismissed the case.