Criminal Defense Case Results in Houston, TX

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Possession of THC (Third-Degree Felony)

Location

Galveston County, 122nd DC

Allegations

The client was stopped for an equipment violation and the officer noticed a vape cartridge in the center console. After the client, visibly anxious, consented to a search, officers arrested for felony possession of THC. We obtained the evidence, scrutinized the visibility of the device, the scope of the consent search, and the state’s proof of actual THC content and weight. We presented these issues and pushed for a non‑conviction outcome. The prosecution dismissed the case, and the client’s bond obligations ended.

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Theft - Class A or Class B Misdemeanor

Location

Montgomery County, CCL1

Allegations

Store personnel detained our client after two trips to a retail store with a relative who was stopped for unpaid items. The client paid for their own purchases and denied any plan to steal, yet officers charged them as a party. We secured surveillance and body camera video and reviewed witness statements, highlighting the absence of any conduct showing selection, concealment, or assistance. We supplemented with mitigation certificates from brief online classes and made clear we were ready for trial. The prosecutor dismissed the case.

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Insurance Fraud (State Jail Felony)

Location

Harris County, 184th DC

Allegations

The case began after the client reported a vehicle missing and later learned it had been found burned, prompting a fraud investigation. Detectives said he gave inconsistent information about where the car was left and pointed to an insurance claim as evidence of intent. We stepped in, instructed him to stop speaking with investigators, coordinated a walkthrough surrender, and collected bank and phone records he had already provided. We also compiled medical records documenting recent blackouts and PTSD, and proof he kept paying on the car and was not seeking a payout. Using that package to undercut motive and intent, we negotiated deferred adjudication.

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Theft (Class A or Class B Misdemeanor)

Location

Montgomery County, CCL1

Allegations

Loss prevention detained the client after a store incident, and officers alleged they acted with another person to take merchandise without paying. The client reported they paid for their own items and had no intent to steal. We requested surveillance, bodycam, and witness materials and challenged whether the evidence actually showed a coordinated plan involving our client. To build mitigation, the client completed brief anti theft and decision making courses, and we submitted the certificates along with supporting background. After sustained negotiations, the state offered deferred adjudication in county court, keeping a conviction off the record.

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Arson

Location

Harris County, 184th District Court

Allegations

After the client moved a vehicle off an apartment lot, it was later found burned and impounded. Detectives suspected the client set the fire, citing video of the client driving away and lifting the hood. We stepped in during the investigation, cut off further questioning, and opened a dialogue with the investigator. Our team compiled phone logs, bank statements, and insurance records showing no effort to profit, along with medical documentation to explain memory gaps. We pressed weaknesses in motive and timeline and negotiated deferred adjudication.

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Delivery or Offer of Delivery of a Dangerous Drug

Location

Brazoria County

Allegations

The client was stopped for alleged weaving and subjected to roadside checks before the officer obtained consent to search. The search turned up assorted medications, including prescriptions and over-the-counter items, plus a bottle with another person’s name, which police used to claim an offer to deliver a dangerous drug. We challenged the legality of the stop and scope of consent, highlighted extended lab delays, and exposed chain-of-custody issues when items were released to third parties. We also provided prescription documentation and pointed out report inconsistencies. The State dismissed the case.

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Public Intoxication

Location

Galveston County, JP2

Allegations

Police were dispatched after a third party reported someone lying near a roadway shortly after leaving a bar. The individual, who had walked rather than driven, was cited for public intoxication. We obtained the incident materials and dissected the officer's account, focusing on whether the statute's elements were met, including any specific danger to the person or others. We engaged the prosecutor with those gaps and made clear we were prepared to litigate. The State dismissed the case.

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Delivery or Offer of Delivery of a Dangerous Drug

Location

Brazoria County

Allegations

During a late-night traffic stop, an officer claimed the client was weaving and asked to search. After the client consented, the officer said a pill bottle labeled to someone else and other medications were found, then released some of those items to a third party and later seized the vehicle. We dug into the basis for the stop and the search, pushed for bodycam and lab documentation, and attacked the broken chain of custody and the mix of legitimate prescriptions and noncontrolled items. With those weaknesses laid out and early pressure applied, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Location

Brazoria County

Allegations

After a traffic stop where an officer claimed weaving, a consent search led directly to a purse containing a pill bottle labeled to another person, along with the client’s own prescriptions and over the counter medications. The officer later handed pills to a third party and seized the vehicle, creating serious chain of custody and proof issues. We dissected the stop, the scope of the search, and the handling and identification of the pills, and pressed the state on lab delays and the lack of any credible intent to deliver. Facing these evidentiary problems, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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Delivery or Offer of Delivery of a Dangerous Drug

Location

Brazoria County

Allegations

After a traffic stop for alleged weaving, the officer gave a sobriety check and then searched the car after consent. He went straight to a bag and said it held a pill bottle in another person's name, plus other meds, many lawful or prescribed. Cash and the vehicle were seized, and the car was briefly released to a family member before being taken again, raising chain-of-custody issues. We compiled pharmacy records, challenged the basis for the stop and the scope of the bag search, and pressed the state on evidentiary gaps and slow lab testing. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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Delivery or Offer of Delivery of a Dangerous Drug

Location

Brazoria County

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop, an officer claimed impaired driving and obtained consent to search. He went straight to our client’s bag and found a pill bottle labeled to someone else, along with prescription and over-the-counter meds and a sample pack. He later released some of the pills to a third party, creating serious chain-of-custody problems. We gathered pharmacy records and medication logs, pressed for body-cam and lab documentation, and challenged the basis for the search and the integrity of the evidence. Faced with those issues, the State dismissed the case.

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Delivery or Offer of Delivery of a Dangerous Drug

Location

Brazoria County

Allegations

After a late-night traffic stop where an officer claimed lane weaving, the client submitted to a search. The officer reported finding assorted pills, including a bottle labeled to another person, seized cash, and later impounded the vehicle, leading to several counts for delivery or offer of delivery of a dangerous drug. We challenged the basis for the stop and the consent search, scrutinized how the items were handled and transferred, and compiled prescription records and explanations for legitimate medications. We pressed the State on chain-of-custody and proof issues. The prosecution dismissed the case.