01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
Our client was stopped as he pulled into a taco restaurant drive through late in the evening. After admitting that he had a few beers earlier, the police officer had our client do the DWI field sobriety tests. Even though our client did well on those tests, but not perfect, the officer arrested and...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
Our client has a heart condition that requires him to take multiple prescription drugs. He does not usually keep the pills in the prescription bottle with the label on it. He was parked on the side of the road messing with his cell phone. Officers pulled up behind him to do a motorist assist in Park...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
Our client was arrested for assault bodily injury to a family member. She was accused of punching her boyfriend. After only two Fort Worth, TX court appearances, we convinced the DA to dismiss her case without her having to do any classes, community service, probation, or pay any fines or court cost...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
Our client was arrested for felony possession of controlled substance (cocaine) under 1 gram and unlawful carry of weapon (UCW) in Tarrant County, TX. After discussing the holes in the DA’s case involving a potential illegal search of our client; they agreed to reduce the felony charge down to a m...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
Our client was in Fort Worth for a motorcycle rally and was wearing the cut of a particular gang that is considered an organized criminal organization. He was pulled over for failing to signal at a stop sign and was later arrested for unlawful carry of weapon (UCW). The only reason the carrying of t...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
Our client flipped his vehicle on the highway coming from Grapevine, Texas. Officers arrived at the scene and required our client to perform field sobriety tests in front of his flipped over vehicle to make sure the accident was visible to any potential jurors in the dashcam video. Our client admitt...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
Fort Worth police department pulled our client over for driving the wrong way down a one-way street. The officers asked her if she had been drinking and our client admitted to a few beers and a few shots. This initiated the investigation of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). Our client failed all 3 fi...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
Our client was leaving The Gaylord Texan Resort after his date on Valentine’s day and was pulled over by Grapevine Police Department for weaving in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed in a Porsche. Grapevine police officers ran our client’s criminal background and saw his prior DWI convic...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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...
01/30/2024 The Medlin Law Firm
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 $...