Tarrant County Assault Bodily Injury Family Violence Criminal Defense Attorney
Experienced Family Violence Criminal Defense in Tarrant County and the Dallas – Fort Worth Area
The most frequently charged family violence offense is Assault Bodily Injury Family Violence. Due to the violent nature of the offense and intimate relationship between the accuser and the accused, an experienced criminal defense attorney is needed to combat the anticipated aggressive prosecution. The Tarrant County Criminal Defense Attorneys with Sloane Law Firm are ready to fight for you!
Assault Causing Bodily Injury Family Violence Explained – Texas Penal Code § 22.01(a)(1)
What is Assault Causing Bodily Injury Family Violence?
Pursuant to Texas Penal Code § 22.01(a), a person commits Assault Causing Bodily Injury Family Violence if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to a family or household member, or against a person the actor is or was in a dating relationship with.
What is Bodily Injury under Assault Bodily Injury Family Violence?
Bodily injury is defined under Texas Penal Code § 1.07(a)(8) as physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition.
Assault Bodily Injury Family Violence Punishment Range
What is the Punishment Range for Assault Causing Bodily Injury Family Violence?
Assault Causing Bodily Injury Family Violence is a Class A Misdemeanor, punishable up to one year in the county jail and a fine up to $4,000.
Additionally, a person may be eligible for community supervision probation. A defendant may be placed on deferred adjudication probation or post-conviction probation for up to two years for Assault Causing Bodily Injury Family Violence.
To learn more, visit Tarrant County Misdemeanor Criminal Defense Attorney.
What is a Family Violence Finding in Assault Bodily Injury Family Violence?
When is the Court required to make a family violence finding?
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 42.013 requires an affirmative finding of family violence if the facts show that the offense involved family violence as defined by the Texas Family Code.
What is considered family violence?
Pursuant to Texas Family Code § 71.004, family violence is an act by a member of a family or household against another member that is intended to result in or that is a threat that reasonably places the member in fear of physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault or dating violence.
Who is considered family member for family violence purposes?
Under Texas Family Code § 71.003, family includes individuals related by blood or marriage, individuals who are former spouses, individuals who are the parents of the same child, and a foster child and foster parent.
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Our top priority is to devise customized legal strategies that are tailored to the unique legal needs of our clients, no matter how simple or complicated their situations, might be.
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Cases Dismissed Burglary of Habitation and Interfering with Emergency Call
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Charge Dismissed Possession of Marijuana <2oz
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Case Dismissed Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)
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Reduced to Misdemeanor Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Evading Arrest
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Unlawful Stop - Charge Dismissed Possession of Marijuana <2oz
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