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Case Results

We question every stop, every test, every lab result. The outcomes below come from that work, done case by case.

Dismissal

Cause Number: 258556601010

Type of Case: Terroristic Threat

January 9, 2026

Terroristic Threat Charge Dismissed After Officer Records Investigation

Brief Synopsis: Client was charged with making a terroristic threat. The defense investigated the reporting officer’s credentials and disciplinary-record issues,…

Dismissal

Cause Number: 257937501010

Type of Case: Assault — Family Violence

January 6, 2026

Family Violence Assault Charge Dismissed After Contradictions in Complainant Account

Brief Synopsis: Client was charged with assault-family violence involving allegations of strangulation. The defense documented contradictions in the complainant’s account,…

Dismissal

Cause Number: 255788101010

Type of Case: Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)

November 26, 2025

DWI Charge Dismissed After Missing Body Camera Footage

Brief Synopsis: Client was charged with DWI. The defense identified missing body-camera footage from the arrest scene, obtained breath discovery,…

Dismissal

Cause Number: 263308

Type of Case: Possession of a Controlled Substance

November 19, 2025

Possession Charge Dismissed Without Grand Jury Presentation

Brief Synopsis: Client was charged with possession of a controlled substance. The State did not present this case to a…

Dismissal

Cause Number: 268313

Type of Case: Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)

October 28, 2025

DWI Charge Dismissed After ALR Hearing Testimony

Brief Synopsis: Client was charged with DWI. At the ALR hearing, the defense obtained testimony that the trooper lacked a…

Dismissal

Cause Number: 256935501010

Type of Case: Assault Causing Bodily Injury

October 15, 2025

Assault Causing Bodily Injury Charge Dismissed After Conflicting Accounts

Brief Synopsis: Client was charged with assault causing bodily injury. The defense identified conflicts between the complainant’s later account and…

Dismissal

Cause Number: 249469201010

Type of Case: Theft

September 15, 2025

Misdemeanor Theft Charge Dismissed Through Pretrial Intervention

Brief Synopsis: Client was charged with misdemeanor theft. The defense secured the prosecutor’s acceptance of a pretrial-intervention resolution after confirming…

Dismissal

Cause Number: 256942901010

Type of Case: Resisting Arrest or Search

September 12, 2025

Resisting Arrest Charge Dismissed After Body Camera Review

Brief Synopsis: Client was charged with resisting arrest after an encounter with police. The defense located body-camera footage that provided…

Dismissal

Cause Number: 256889001010

Type of Case: Tampering with a Government Record

September 12, 2025

Tampering with a Government Record Charge Dismissed in Dealer Tag Case

Brief Synopsis: Client was charged with tampering with a government record in a related duplicate-dealer-tag matter. The defense negotiated a…

Dismissal

Cause Number: 256888901010

Type of Case: Motor-Vehicle Salvage/Repair Violation

September 12, 2025

Salvage Vehicle Violation Dismissed Through Custom Resolution

Brief Synopsis: Client was charged with a salvage-vehicle violation following allegations involving duplicate dealer tags and a salvage-title vehicle. The…

Dismissal

Cause Number: 252579001010

Type of Case: Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)

September 5, 2025

DWI Charge Dismissed Over Missing Proof of Prior Conviction

Brief Synopsis: Client was charged with DWI. The defense challenged the basis for the stop, scrutinized the field-sobriety testing and…

Dismissal

Cause Number: 252683801010

Type of Case: Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)

August 23, 2025

DWI Charge Dismissed After State Dropped BAC Result

Brief Synopsis: Client was charged with DWI. The defense exposed a missing observation-video issue and argued that the State could…

No Billed

Cause Number: 194610201010

Type of Case: Aggravated Assault — Family Violence

June 2, 2026

Aggravated Family Violence Assault No Billed by Grand Jury

Brief Synopsis: Client faced an aggravated assault-family-violence allegation. Before grand-jury presentation, the defense submitted mitigation and obtained medical records showing…

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