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Mansfield DWI Trial Turns On Proof Of Vehicle Operation Our client was asleep in his car on the side of the highway when Mansfield Police Officers did a welfare check and ended up detaining him. He later failed all roadside field sobriety tests and the officers determined he was highly intoxicated and arrested him for suspicion of DWI. The officers later secured a search warrant for his blood and the blood alcohol content results were 0.14. Our client was then charged for his second Driving While Intoxicated offense. We spent two days in the trial in Tarrant County, Texas. [...]

Blood Evidence Excluded In DWI Case With .163 BAC Multiple 911 calls were made because of our client’s driving. According to the testimony, she hit the curb twice, drove into oncoming traffic, and drove through an electrical pole and a mailbox. At trial, 2 of the civilian witnesses were called by the State to testify about our client’s intoxication. They described her driving behavior and her being ‘definitely impaired.’ The police officer testified as well about our client smelling like a strong odor of alcohol, having bloodshot eyes, swayed balance, and slurred speech. The officer also testified that [...]

.156 BAC DWI Charge Reduced After Mistrial Our client was charged with DWI w/ BAC >.15 and needed to go to trial to keep the DWI off her record. The police officer testified he followed our client after she pulled out of the bar parking lot and saw her weaving in and out of her lane many times. After numerous swerving incidents, he detained her to investigate a DWI. He said our client smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech. He had her perform the field sobriety tests which she failed and he arrested her for DWI. Our [...]

Dallas Sexual Assault Of A Child Case Dismissed Before Trial Our client was charged with the sexual assault of a child that he met online. The client was adamant that the girl didn’t tell him her age and that everything was consensual, therefore, he was innocent. Also, the client wanted the best defense possible as he was not guilty of the crime. The detective interviewed the complaining witness and filed the case with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. The case was indicted by the grand jury and the district attorney was wanting a plea deal that would [...]

High-BAC DWI Case Ends In Acquittal After Evidence Challenge Our client, a 25-year-old male, was charged with DWI with BAC over .15 with an open container. The police officer was called out to investigate an intoxicated driver. Client was pulled over for speeding, failure to maintain single lane, and weaving. Officer smelled alcohol on our client and said he had bloodshot watery eyes & really thick-tongued speech. After getting the client out of the car they found an open container of distilled wine in the pocket of the passenger seat. The officer pulled our client out to perform [...]

Dallas DWI-2nd Case Dismissed After Illegal Stop Ruling Our client was only 30 years old and arrested for DWI-2nd in Dallas County. She was detained in a parking lot outside of a bar at 2:30 a.m. After failing the field sobriety tests, the police officer got a warrant for her blood. The results were .32. Four times the legal limit! There was a lot on the line for our client being so young and facing a second conviction. The case was put on hold because of COVID-19. After waiting a year for her day in court, Matt was [...]

Identity Fraud Case Ends With Four Acquittals & One Dismissal Our client was accused of stealing her mother’s identity and opening up several credit cards in her name. She ended up being accused of 5 criminal charges. Our client’s mother is an elderly woman who the state thought was a credible witness and would be sympathetic to a jury. The client works for the IRS and has built a career in accounting that required government clearance to access certain information. Any guilty plea would have cost our client her job & retirement. While the case was pending, we [...]

Resisting Arrest Charge Dismissed After De-Escalation Review Our client and his friend were out one night drinking at a bar. As they were leaving, our client was trying to stop his friend from getting into a fight so he kept pulling him back. This caught the attention of the officers and they approached them to talk. Our client kept interjecting, which irritated the officer and he decided to arrest him for public intoxication. When being handcuffed, our client kept asking why he was being arrested and began to slightly pull away. The officers then charged him with resisting search [...]

Employer Affidavit Helps Reduce Unauthorized Vehicle Use Charge Our client decided to take his employer’s car home during his lunch break and unfortunately on the way back he had a minor accident. He did not have permission from his employer to take the car so he was charged with a State Jail Felony of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. And on top of the felony charge, he was also hit with an ICE/Immigration hold. Our client had been in the United States since he was a child so he did not want to get deported. I immediately [...]

Crowley DWI Case Turns On BAC At The Time Of Driving Our client was seen by Crowley Police Officers leaving a bar and subsequently weaving between his lane of traffic. Our client was pulled over for failing to maintain a single lane. He admitted to having 5 alcoholic beverages. Once ordered out of the vehicle, our client performed 3 roadside field sobriety tests; failing two of them and passing one. He was then arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). Our client consented to having his blood drawn. His test came back as a .14 blood alcohol concentration [...]