Not Guilty - Ellis County
May 15, 2025OUTCOME: Not Guilty
DWI - 0.13 Blood score came into evidence. Jury was out for ~20 mins before returning with a NG verdict
Makenzie K. Zarate's Legal Cases (22)
Waxahachie, TX
Criminal defense Lawyer at Waxahachie, TX
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
Jury Trial - 3/3/25
Mar 03, 2025OUTCOME: Not guilty!
DWI 2nd - Collin County
Jury Trial 2-6-25
Feb 06, 2025OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Blood suppressed during hearing outside of presence of jury.
Case Dismissed Before Trial!
Apr 30, 2024OUTCOME: Case Dismissed!
Dallas County DWI case dismissed immediately before trial. The prosecutors finally agreed with our position that our client was not, in fact, the driver of the vehicle.
Jury Trial 3-6-24
Mar 06, 2024OUTCOME: 15-minute "Not Guilty" verdict!
DWI in Dallas County with a blood test.
Directed Verdict of Not Guilty
Jan 29, 2024OUTCOME: Directed Verdict of Not Guilty
This was a Collin County DWI allegedly involving alcohol and drugs. On the day of trial a combination of successful pretrial arguments led to a favorable start. When cross examining one of the officers ... involved, possible prosecutorial misconduct came to light. The prosecutors rested their case after a whirlwind of activity outside of the presence of the jury. We moved for a Directed Verdict of Not Guilty and it was granted!
Jury Trial 11-9-2023
Nov 09, 2023OUTCOME: Not Guilty
DWI Case with .16 blood score. Blood test thrown out in trial after defense cross examination revealed faulty blood draw practices. Not Guilty!!
Denton County Hung Jury
Sep 14, 2023OUTCOME: Hung Jury
Denton County DWI where the blood test came back over the legal limit and was shown to the jury as evidence. After hours and hours of deliberation, the jury could not agree on a unanimous verdict. At l ... east of the jurors had a reasonable doubt!
Ellis County Not Guilty!
Aug 31, 2023OUTCOME: Not Guilty
This was the retrial of a case previously tried that resulted in a hung jury. The state knew our cards, so we completely reconfigured our strategy. This time around, the jury came back Not Guilty!
Jury Trial 5-2-2023
May 02, 2023OUTCOME: Not Guilty
DWI 2 <.15 in Collin County with DGL's Sorsha Huff. Case hinged on whether client was "operating" the vehicle.
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