If she pleas non guilty to an assault citation then she has to go to trial right?

If a person enters a plea of Not Guilty, yes, the next step is a trial. On a Class C, her attorney can appear on her behalf and enter a No Contest...

If you are properly subpoenaed to trial, you must appear at court. If this person is your spouse, you cannot be compelled to testify against him....

What are the possible consequences, next steps?

If he is charged with Assault Bodily Injury, yes, those are Class A misdemeanors. Since I have no idea what the facts of the cases are, I can't...

Can my spouse get a public defender?

No. She is not entitled to a court appointed attorney on a Class C. She can either hire one or represent herself. If the case is dismissed, she...

Can I be charged with a crime if my vehicle was involved in a theft? But I was not present

Well they CAN charge you whenever they want. For the State to have a chance of conviction under these facts, they'd need to be able to prove you...

If she "just pays it," she will be taking an assault conviction. If this is a family violence case, there may be additional consequences. For the...

What do I do next?

It will not likely be no billed without a Grand Jury presentation by a defense attorney. If he's in custody, he has a court-appointed attorney. You...

That typically means hold for a city of Dallas ticket. She will be able to resolve that with a magistrate at Lew Sterrett. If a Dallas County case...

My my wife got charged with possession of under a gram is her very first charge what is the outcome of what will happen to her

No one can guarantee an outcome in advance. Since she does not have a record, they will likely offer her deferred probation (the kind that prevents...

The State has three years to file the case. They don't usually take that long, but stranger things have happened. It's also possible that the case...