Our client side-swiped another vehicle in front of a police car, then was attempting to pull over to a safe location, and the Fort Worth police officer accused her of failing to stop at an accident. Once pulled over, the police officer asked her if she had been drinking. She admitted to 5 drinks. Sh...

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 sob...

Our client came in contact with Keller Police Officers at a party. The police officers watched her drive away and then later pulled her over for suspension of underage drinking. Officers quickly turned the detention into a DWI investigation. Our client failed all three field sobriety tests. During t...

Our client was walking with her friend across the street and were stopped by an Arlington Police Officer. He came in contact with her while she was sitting in her car. The officer ordered her out of the vehicle and arrested her for the jaywalking violation. Our client asked the officer if he would r...

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 irrita...

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 fel...

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 fo...

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...

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...

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 detect...

Case Wins - The Medlin Law FirmOur client was detained after having hit a barrier and flipped his truck on the highway. The officers said the client had slurred speech, unsteady balance, and smelled like alcohol. He was arrested on scene for DWI. After refusing to give a breath or blood test, the of...

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 detain...

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 intoxica...

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...

Our client was filmed weaving for over four minutes before being pulled over by the Hurst Police Department. The Hurst Police Officers detected alcohol odor and claimed that during the field sobriety tests, our client’s speech was slurred and his balance and walk were swayed. He was arrested for D...

Our client was charged with Aggravated Assault with Serious Bodily Injury in Tarrant County, Texas. He was involved in an altercation at a bar where the other party suffered a broken leg and alleged permanent disability from the injury. The Sansom Park Police Department made the determination that t...

Client was stopped by Keller Police Department for running a red light. Client had 3 open containers in the car. She later failed field sobriety tests and was arrested for suspicion of Driving While Intoxicated. Client then was interviewed and admitted to being intoxicated. She gave a breath test of...

Client was accused of being asleep in the car, driving erratically, and blocking the roadway. Fort Worth Police Department sent two cars to detain our client.She was listed as having blood shot eyes, had swayed balance and slurred speech. Road side field sobriety tests were conducted and our client...

Our client was arrested for felony assault family violence-choking by the Dallas police department. An emergency protective order was issued against client and a video of the incident was given to the police. The case was indicted as a misdemeanor assault bodily injury-family member. After rejecting...

Client was pulled over for speeding by Saginaw Police Department- going 80mph in a 40mph zone. As the client was pulling over, he struck a curb. When the officer approached the window he had an open container in his lap. He admitted the Modello beer in his lap was his and that he had drank 4 ½ beer...

How Can You Prepare For Cross-Examination By The Prosecution?Yes, the prosecution can call a toxicologist, and in most cases, they must do so to make their breath or blood test admissible in court. During cross-examination, our attorneys can challenge the toxicologist’s testimony regarding the con...

The toxicologist can assist the defense by examining the blood test comprehensively, including all substances tested for. They can testify about studies or lack thereof, showing whether particular levels of drugs cause impairment or intoxication. Additionally, the toxicologist can analyze the levels...

Can A Toxicologist Determine Whether Medication Or Other Factors May Have Contributed To A False BAC Reading In A DWI Case?The Role Of A Toxicologist In Your DWI Case Is Important To Your DWI Legal CaseCertainly. While breath test results should not be affected by medications, there may be exception...

In a DWI case, a toxicologist plays a critical role. They are called as witnesses to support the admissibility of blood or breath test results in court. Their responsibility is to demonstrate that the tests were conducted using recognized scientific principles and proper procedures, resulting in leg...

What Experts Can My Attorney Call On To Help Defend DUI Charges?When facing DUI charges, it is important to understand the role of experts in your defense. These experts include specialists in blood testing, breath testing, as well as the expertise of your attorney. Our attorneys possess extensive k...

An expunction is a legal process to remove a criminal conviction or a criminal charge or arrest from a person’s record and to delete, erase and destroy the state’s records of the arrest, charge, and/or conviction.Charges have to be dismissed, no billed by the grand jury, or there must have been...

In this article, you can discover:Whether a toxicologist can challenge the accuracy of breath and blood tests in a DWI case.How toxicologists can be questioned during cross-examination in court.The effects of medication on breath and blood test results.Can A Toxicologist Challenge The Accuracy Of A...

What Experts Can My Attorney Call On To Help Defend DUI Charges?When facing DUI charges, it is important to understand the role of experts in your defense. These experts include specialists in blood testing, breath testing, as well as the expertise of your attorney. Our attorneys possess extensive k...

In this article, you can discover:● The concept of pretrial resolutions in DWI cases.● Factors considered during the negotiation of a plea deal in a DWI case.● Potential consequences of accepting a plea deal or settlement in a DWI case.What Is A Pretrial Resolution In A DWI Case?A pretrial res...

Well, it’s certainly possible. So DWIs start with Class B, misdemeanor level DWI, for which their possible punishment includes jail time up to 180 days in jail, a second time DWI, or a DWI over zero point 15 alcohol concentration. Those can carry up to a year in jail. Third-time DWI becomes a felo...

Is seven grams a felony in Texas? First, we need to figure out what we’re talking about seven grams of. Seven grams of marijuana is not a felony in Texas. That’s under two ounces, the lowest level of possession of marijuana offense which is a class B misdemeanor. Punishable by up to six months i...

How long do you go to jail for domestic violence in Texas? That’s a load of questions. Assaults and assaults on a family member are also called domestic violence cases. It can be a wide range of offense levels, from as low as a Class C ticket level. The offense is punishable by a fine only up to $...

Can assault charges be dropped in Texas? Here’s the loyalty answer for you. Yes and no. Sometimes, what people mean by dropping a case differs from another term. We often use it for essentially dropping a case, which is a dismissal. So, all assault cases can be dismissed. We achieve many dismissal...

Well, here’s an answer for you. Yes and no. But as a general rule, everyone who has been accused of a crime is entitled to bail. Now, bail is not supposed to be used as a tool of oppression. It’s only supposed to be used to ensure that a person shows up for court.The bail may be set at whatever...

Well, the good lawyer’s answer to this is, it depends. Sometimes people can be released with just a ticket and no bail at all required. So assault by contact or offensive contact is a Class C ticket-level offense in Texas, punishable by fine only.So if a person could be detained and arrested even...

Yes, it can. It’s not easy, it’s hard, but we can often get DWI dismissed in Texas. Now, some of these factors that will play into whether or not a DWI can be dismissed are the particular facts of the offense. Dealing with how the person was detained, why they were pulled over, if the officer sa...

Is Texas a no-tolerance state for drugs? Well, the short answer is it depends. It depends a great deal on the jurisdiction or the city.For instance, more liberal cities have more liberal attitudes towards drugs. Some cities are much more conservative and have much more strict attitudes towards drugs...

How much coke is a felony in Texas? Well, when you say Coke, I’m guessing that you’re not talking about Coca-Cola. But you’re talking about cocaine. So any amount of cocaine is a felony in Texas. So, it starts with the lowest level offense of possession. Under one gram of cocaine, a penalty gr...

What cannot be expunged in Texas? Well, if a person is arrested and charged with a crime in Texas and they receive a probation, a straight probation, or a deferred adjudication, or if a person is found guilty and given probation or a jail sentence or a prison sentence, they are not eligible to have...

How long does an expunction take in Texas? Well, first off, we need to talk about being eligible for the expunction because it can take a while to be eligible for an expunction. Now, if a person gets arrested for some type of criminal offense in Texas and that case gets dismissed, or the person is f...