Punishment for first time offender for burglary of habitation and theft over 2500

If the house was abandoned it is a "building" and not a "habitation". A lawyer will have to put on the defense. If the offense was a first time...

An 8 year old cannot be charged in Texas courts. The school will discipline your brother. You might remind the school that Texas law does allow a...

The deferred probation makes you ineligible under federal law to purchase a firearm. When the deferred is completed for TWO YEARS thereafter you...

WWhat if my husband was indicted on 3rd charge of evading, but not indicted on dui?

If your husband was caught evading in an automobile I am quite sure when he was caught the cops were in no mood to perform a horizontal gaze...

Citation for failure to change address?

Plead guilty. Go to your court date at Seven Points. Tell that judge you were within 30 days. He will do the right thing. Change your address at...

A 9 year old cannot be charged in Texas. The Juvenile Court has jurisdiction of children at least ten years old and not older than 16 years old....

No jail time. $500 is the max fine. Anything from "sleep it off credit for time served" and that number. Think about fighting the case. I doubt you...

When and/or what justifies filing a notion to suppress?

A motion to suppress does not lie given the facts you provided. If your lawyer is not doing anything to represent you, get a new one. An...

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Innocent people go to trial. Guilty people plead guilty. An aggravated assault case, which carries 2-20 in prison, can be reduced to assault...

How long do you do on a 2 yr sentence but have 196 days credited already?

If the 2 years is TDCJ-ID (prison) then he is parole eligible now. Have him go to the jail law library and fill out a parole in absentia form. Mail...