DWI/DUI Case Results in Houston, TX

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Galveston County, CC1

Allegations

A 911 caller reported a minor rear-end incident and officers contacted our client, noting an odor of alcohol and conducting the eye test. The client declined the remaining field sobriety tests and refused a breath test, so police obtained a warrant for blood that later reported a high BAC. We secured the 911 audio, body and dash video, and the lab packet, and scrutinized the warrant, blood draw, and testing steps. On video, the client did not appear as impaired as the number suggested, and we pressed the state on the reliability of its observations and blood process. Leveraging those issues and a clean record, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record with probationary terms.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, County Criminal Court at Law No. 8

Allegations

Officers stopped our client after a third party call reported suspicious activity near a roadway shortly after his vehicle was pulled from a ditch. He was accused of leaving a scene even though no crash was verified. Bodycam showed he was detained before the officer confirmed who had been driving, then the caller was brought over to identify him after the fact. He declined field sobriety tests, and a blood draw by warrant came later, with results slow to arrive. We attacked the detention and identification issues and pressed the gaps in proof until the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Fort Bend County, CC5

Allegations

After a low speed collision with parked cars near the client’s home, officers began a DWI investigation. They noted signs of intoxication and attempted field sobriety tests. The client declined a breath test, and a warrant blood draw hours later alleged an elevated result. We obtained and reviewed the videos and reports, scrutinizing test instructions and the warrant process, and contested the license suspension. With strong mitigation and a clean record, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client’s record.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Harris County, CC1

Allegations

A patrol stop for a broken taillight led to a DWI investigation. The officer reported open containers in the car and the client acknowledged drinking earlier. Field sobriety tests were given roadside. We pulled the videos and reports, documented that the tests were performed despite a longstanding foot paralysis that affects balance, and highlighted the hours long delay before a later warrant blood draw after a declined breath test. Using those weaknesses, we pushed negotiations toward a no jail outcome. The case resolved with straight probation.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Harris County, CC15

Allegations

After leaving a bar, the client was pulled over almost immediately because the front plate was displayed in the windshield rather than mounted on the bumper. Officers administered field sobriety tests and later obtained a warrant to draw blood. We secured the dash and body cam videos and the blood paperwork, highlighting that no citation was issued for the plate and that officers had been staging outside the bar. We pressed problems with the stop, the FSTs, and the reliability of the blood, while presenting mitigation. The state agreed to reduce the charge with credit for time served.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC3

Allegations

After a late-night stop, officers had the client do field sobriety tests, then took them to a hospital for a blood draw after presenting a consent form. The client felt intoxicated and unsure what they were agreeing to, and no roadside breath sample was taken. We challenged the basis for the stop, the instructions on the tests, and whether the consent and blood-draw procedures were properly handled. We also monitored the driver's license side while the blood result was pending. With that pressure, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the record.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC3

Allegations

Police found the client on the shoulder after the car ran out of gas, the engine off in a push-to-start vehicle. Over an open phone line, the officer said he had pulled the driver over for speeding, which conflicted with the scene. The client refused field sobriety testing and there was no breath or blood test. We built the defense around the lack of proof of operation and impairment, scrutinizing the basis for the stop and the arrest. We pressed the prosecution on the gaps in evidence and the contradictions in the report. Facing these issues, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, County Court at Law #1

Allegations

The client was arrested for a first offense DWI after a roadside investigation where officers noted slurred speech and poor performance on field tests. There was no breath or blood sample, so the case rested on bodycam footage and reports from multiple officers. We obtained and reviewed the videos, pressed the state on timeline issues raised by the client’s account, and highlighted weaknesses in proving impairment. Leveraging that posture, we secured pretrial diversion. After successful completion, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC2

Allegations

The client was found after a single vehicle crash into a fixed structure and taken to a hospital, with little memory of events. Prosecutors built the DWI on a medical blood sample later obtained by grand jury subpoena, not a contemporaneous DWI warrant. The lab packet had gaps and there was no reliable documentation of collection protocol or chain of custody. We obtained body cams and crash video and prepared suppression challenges to the blood and the investigation. Confronted with these defects, the state dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Montgomery County, CCL1

Allegations

Stopped after being found stationary at a traffic light, the client was questioned for possible impairment. Field tests were conducted in cold conditions while the client wore flip flops. The officer then searched the vehicle and found an open liquor bottle tucked under a seat, which the client said a passenger left behind. No breath test was taken, only a later blood draw. We scrutinized the stop, the search basis, and the blood timeline, and assembled strong mitigation. When diversion was refused, we negotiated deferred adjudication to avoid a conviction and protect the record.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Brazoria County, CC1

Allegations

The arrest began when officers responded to a trespass call and found our client in the driver seat by a locked gate in a private lot. The report noted an alcohol odor and multiple open containers, and the client was confused and slurring. He is diabetic and, once in custody, was repeatedly treated for dangerously high blood sugar. We obtained the reports and jail medical records, then challenged whether the stop occurred in a public place and whether the observed symptoms were from a medical episode rather than intoxication. Confronted with those issues, the state agreed to reduce the charge.

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DWI - Third Offense

Location

Harris County, 228th DC

Allegations

The stop began after the client struck roadway debris, blew two tires, and pulled into a lot. Officers noted an odor of alcohol, conducted field tests the client believed he passed, and arrested after he refused a breath test. A blood warrant was executed several hours later. We obtained the bodycam, field test materials, and full blood records, challenging the basis for the arrest, the warrant, and the timing, storage, and chain of custody. We also compiled medical documentation showing serious health issues. The state agreed to a plea to straight probation, avoiding prison.