Brazoria County Criminal Lawyers
Angleton Texas Criminal Defense Attorneys Jim Sullivan and Associates frequently represent real people accused with misdemeanor Assault and felony Aggravated Assault cases stemming from bar fights. Sometimes these bar fights are charged as Assault Family Violence. These domestic assault type cases carry the potential for serious consequences, such as not being able to own a firearm and up to one year in the county jail. If it is charged as a second such assault, then it is a third degree felony.Attorney Jim Sullivan has been successful in getting many of these cases no billed (dismissed) by the grand jury, dismissed by the prosecutors or won at trial. They work hard to get the best possible result and their fees are affordable to most people.
If you would like to discuss your case with a dedicated Angleton / Brazoria County Juvenile or Criminal Defense Attorney, please call right them right now at 281-546-6428.
TEXAS PENAL CODE
Sec. 22.01. ASSAULT. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, including the person’s spouse;
(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the offense is committed against:
(1) a person the actor knows is a public servant while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty, or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or performance of an official duty as a public servant;
(2) a person whose relationship to or association with the defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code, if:
(A) it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this chapter, Chapter 19, or Section 20.03, 20.04, 21.11, or 25.11 against a person whose relationship to or association with the defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code; or
(B) the offense is committed by intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of the person by applying pressure to the person’s throat or neck or by blocking the person’s nose or mouth.
