Criminal Defense Case Results in San Antonio, TX

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Felony Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Bexar County, 186th District Court

Allegations

While on felony community supervision, a warrant issued alleging violations, including disputed drug tests and bond condition issues after friction with a probation officer. The client was stopped late at night for minor traffic infractions and booked on the warrant with no bond. We acted quickly, secured a bond below the original amount, and corrected a mistaken GPS requirement that was delaying release. We gathered class certificates, employment proof, and supervision records, and obtained time to prepare. In negotiations on the motion to revoke, we challenged the drug test basis and steered the case to deferred adjudication.

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Possession of THC (State Jail Felony)

Location

Atascosa County, 218th District Court

Allegations

After a traffic stop for an expired registration, officers asked to search the borrowed vehicle and the client consented. A vape cartridge with suspected THC oil, reportedly under a gram, was found on the rear floorboard; both occupants denied ownership. We obtained the police reports and bodycam, scrutinized the basis for the search, and pressed the State on proving the substance and weight through proper lab testing. With those issues on the table, we negotiated the felony down to a misdemeanor with deferred probation, keeping a felony conviction off the record.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Guadalupe County, County Court at Law # 2

Allegations

A late night traffic stop for running a red light led to a DWI arrest in Guadalupe County. The client admitted to drinking, performed field sobriety tests, and consented to a blood draw. We obtained the video evidence, police reports, and the lab packet, compared them to the officer’s narrative, and prepared targeted challenges. At the same time we built mitigation, including early DWI education, counseling, and proof of bond compliance. Leveraging that work, we negotiated deferred adjudication with probation, avoiding a conviction.

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Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke Probation

Location

Kendall County, 498th Judicial District Court

Allegations

The client faced a misdemeanor motion to revoke probation after supervision alleged two violations, a pending investigation and claims that community service hours were falsified using phone records. We obtained the revocation packet and demanded every shred of proof. We explained that a mere investigation is not a new law violation and attacked the reliability of location data as a proxy for attendance. We identified witnesses from the service site and prepared to present them if a hearing became necessary. Confronted with these issues, the state dismissed the motion and the case was closed.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 5

Allegations

Stopped for speeding, the client completed roadside tests, declined a breath test, and officers obtained a warrant for a blood draw. We obtained the body and dash videos and saw steady performance on the field tests with no crash or other aggravators. The lab reported a BAC of 0.096, only slightly above the limit. We scrutinized the timeline and reliability of that number and made clear we were prepared to litigate. Leveraging the favorable video and borderline result, we negotiated a reduction to obstruction of a highway with deferred probation, avoiding a DWI conviction.

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Injury to a Child, Elderly, or Disabled Person

Location

Bexar County, 186th District Court

Allegations

On a family trip, two children began fighting in the back seat. The client stopped to check the older child’s face under the headlights, which left minor redness. A passing motorist called police, who met the family at a restaurant and arrested our client after the child, who has documented speech issues, gave a confused statement. We obtained body-cam, the 911 call, and statements showing the video was unclear and the witnesses were distant. By presenting those weaknesses and the client’s completion of a parenting class and CPS compliance, we negotiated deferred adjudication.

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DWI - Second Offense

Location

Bexar County, CC5

Allegations

Police stopped our client for alleged swerving and arrested for a second DWI. The client exercised the right to remain silent, refused field sobriety tests and breath testing, and officers later obtained a blood warrant. We entered the case, pressed for full discovery, and demanded the body cam video, offense report, and blood draw documentation. The arresting agency failed to provide key materials, weakening proof of the stop and intoxication. With evidence incomplete, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DWI - First Offense

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 1

Allegations

The client was stopped for alleged swerving during a late night drive and arrested for DWI. Field sobriety tests were conducted on a sloped surface and the officer’s instructions shifted mid-test; the client declined the one-leg stand due to a leg strain, refused the breath test at the station, and a blood draw was taken by warrant that later showed an elevated BAC. We obtained the dash and body-cam video and contrasted it with the report, highlighting a steady demeanor and problems with test administration. We also scrutinized the warrant and lab records. Confronted with these issues, the state agreed to deferred adjudication.

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DWI With Child Passenger

Location

Bexar County, 379th District Court

Allegations

The client faced a felony DWI with a child passenger. While on bond, a court-ordered ignition interlock malfunctioned, leaving the vehicle inoperable on a hearing date and a warrant issued. We obtained installer documentation confirming the defect and submitted it to explain the missed appearance and restore compliance. We then focused negotiations on the underlying case, leveraging the documentation and other mitigation. The result was a plea to straight probation.

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Deadly Conduct (Misdemeanor)

Location

Bexar County, County Court-at-Law 4

Allegations

After a road rage encounter, the other driver later claimed our client displayed a handgun; there was no stop that day. A warrant followed, the client was picked up during an unrelated stop, and bonded out. We obtained 911 audio, bodycam and statements, and probed timing and credibility issues in the delayed complaint. We pressed a statutory argument that mere display without discharge is not use of deadly force in this context. Diversion was denied at the complainant’s request, but we leveraged these issues to negotiate deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction.

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Possession of a Controlled Substance (State Jail Felony)

Location

Comal County, 274th District Court

Allegations

After a traffic stop for a registration issue, officers reported smelling marijuana, detained the driver, and called a K-9. A search of the vehicle turned up a pill bottle in the trunk with under a gram that later tested as a Penalty Group 1 substance. We secured the reports, bodycam and dashcam footage, and lab paperwork, and challenged the basis for the search and the chain of custody while pushing for a non-conviction outcome. When diversion was not offered, we negotiated deferred adjudication, keeping a conviction off the client’s record.

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Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Location

Bexar County, Olmos Park Municipal Court

Allegations

After pulling over to check a flat tire, the client was contacted by officers and cited for drug paraphernalia based on an item found in the vehicle during the encounter. We obtained the citation and report, then dissected how the item was identified and whether it fit the statutory definition of paraphernalia. There was no testing or evidence tying it to illegal use, and the paperwork left key elements unsupported. We presented these weaknesses and pressed the state on proof problems. The prosecution dismissed the case.