The Medlin Law Firm - Gary Medlin

Client was arrested for DWI after wrecking her car into a ditch in the bar parking lot. At the scene of the accident, Arlington Police Officers had our client do the field sobriety tests. Our client had a hard time walking, balancing, and her speech was very slurred, and her story was incoherent. After the arrest, a blood draw was done and the results came back at .24 blood alcohol level. At trial, Matt Peacock was able to argue that it was a necessity for our client to drive while intoxicated, the jury agreed, and found our client NOT GUILTY! [...]

Client was arrested by Texas Department of Public Safety Officer in the city of Dallas, Texas at the Bucks Wild Gentlemen’s Club. While at the club a confrontation occurred between our client and a dancer. Multiple floor security surrounded our client and asked him to leave. Our client refused. The bouncers claim they gave him many opportunities to leave, but ultimately surround our client and lifted him from his chair to escort him out. As he got to his feet, our client hits one of the bouncers. They claim he was struck with a glass bottle. The State in front [...]

Our client was accused of driving 90mph on Hwy 114 at 1:20am in Grapevine, Texas. She was pulled over and the officer smelled both an odor of alcohol and the odor of marijuana. The Grapevine Police Officer found an open container of alcohol and a blunt floating in water in a cup. The client admitted that she was leaving a 21st birthday party where she had been drinking and smoking marijuana. Upon the officer’s request, client could not produce her driver’s license and the officer testified that this was due to her level of intoxication. The officer proceeded to investigate by [...]

Our client was pulled over for going 92 in a 65 on the Chisolm Trail Tollway in Fort Worth, Texas a couple of blocks from his house. The Fort Worth Police Officer claimed to have smelled alcohol and noticed bloodshot eyes. She conducted SFSTs and completed many of the instructional phases incorrectly. Client claimed he had two alcoholic gin drinks and most recently a beer 10 minutes before he was pulled over. After being arrested, client submitted to a breath test and the results were 0.099 and 0.102. We were able to argue that the time of his last drink [...]

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 beers. The officer pulled him out of the truck to perform standardized field sobriety tests. The client failed all three tests, which were recorded on the officer’s body wore camera and vehicle camera. When the officer ran his criminal history, he was notified [...]