Yes, you can definitely be arrested and not charged if a prosecutor declines charges. That basically means that the officer who arrested you and...

We found out AFTER we were married that my spoues divorce was not final. Is our marriage valid now that his divorce is final?

As long as the prior marriage has now been dissolved, yes, you are now legally married to your current spouse, and have been since whatever date...

I called 911 because I was being assulted officer didn't file report stated I was dumb for thinking tht was assult wht to do

Can you sue for what, exactly? If you mean sue over not being read a Miranda warning, no, definitely not. The remedy for that would be that any...

Indecency With a Child by Contact is a second degree felony and carries a 2-20 year punishment range. That said, it's impossible to say what will...

Does being charged with a felony mean I have been involved in any type of lawsuit?

I think you'd be safe answering "no" on that. First of all, there's the fact that very few people outside the legal system would ever realize that...

How can you have a felony offense charge for a first offense lowered

That's something that is typically only done as part of a plea agreement, and whether it would happen in any specific case would depend on things...

If the court disposition is deferred but the final pleading is guilty is that considered a felony?

I think that what you are asking is whether a deferred adjudication probation disposition on a state jail felony drug possession case is considered...

Was criminally negligent homicide ever a misdemeanor in Texas? If so what year did it change to a felony?

Yes--it was a Class A misdemeanor until 1993, when state jail felonies were introduced and the statute was amended to upgrade the punishment.

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You cannot "lessen a sentence" via an appeal--it's usually an all or nothing thing (very, very occasionally, only a new punishment hearing will be...

I'm not at all daying that your daughter's condition isn't such that a guardianship would not be justified, but please be aware that not every...