Texas Assault Charges | Dallas, McKinney, Plano, Frisco

Peveto Law provides successful criminal defense for assault charges in Collin County and Dallas, TX. Don’t assume you will have to plead guilty! Let us handle your assault case. We often get Texas assault charges dismissed or reduced to Class C Misdemeanor assault and expunged from our client’s criminal record.Hiring the Right Attorney. If you don’t hire a good defense attorney with experience defending Texas assault charges (especially in Collin County), you may never get another good job. Thankfully, The Law Office of Andrew Peveto is ready to launch a zealous assault defense on your behalf. We use every resource to develop and present a defense for your specific needs – with the primary goal of having your Assault Charges dismissed and completely expunged from your criminal record. Contact us today for a free consultation.

Texas Assault Law - Did You Know?

 

Collin County and Dallas assault charges are often filed based solely on the fact that the police were called – not on whether an assault actually occurred. When responding to a 911 disturbance call for assault, the police rarely get the full story. They take the side of whoever alleges assault first or loudest - and take the other person to jail. It will be tough to find a good job in 2011 if you have a Texas Assault Conviction on your record. Texas Assault Charges can carry serious penalties and consequences that you need to avoid.

If you face misdemeanor assault charges in Collin County, the prosecutor’s office will NOT dismiss the case – even if the person allegedly assaulted signs an affidavit not to press charges. Without a qualified local defense lawyer, the prosecutor will likely try to punish you harshlybased solely on the police report (especially in domestic violence cases – a.k.a. assault on a family or household member). If you were arrested for assault in Dallas or Collin County, contact us for a free consultation regarding your assault arrest with defense attorney Andrew Peveto.

 

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     In Texas, Family Violence assault refers to an assault against a family member, household member, or person with whom you are in a dating relationship. This is very broad, and includes uncles, cousins, in-laws, and anyone you have ever dated. The bottom line is this – you do not want to be convicted or plead guilty to a Class A Misdemeanor Assault / Family Violence Charge if you can help it – primarily because a Domestic Assault Record greatly limits your options in the future. Once you plead guilty to family violence, it stays on your record as a "family violence" offense forever.

Texas Domestic Assault - Legal Definitions

• ASSAULT - FAMILY VIOLENCE "Family violence" means: (1) an act by a member of a family or household against another family member or household member that is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury,or assault,(2) a threat that reasonably places the member in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault, but does not include defensive measures to protect oneself; (3)abuse by a member of a family or household toward a child of the family or household; or (4) dating violence


• DEFINITION - FAMILY MEMBER A "Family Member" includes individuals related by three degrees of consanguinity or two degrees of affinity (essentially all relatives up to 2nd or 3rd cousins and all in-laws), individuals who are former spouses of each other, individuals who are the parents of the same child, without regard to marriage, and a foster child and foster parent, without regard to whether those individuals reside together.


• ASSAULT - DATING VIOLENCE (a) "Dating violence" means an act by an individual that is against another individual with whom that person has or has had a dating relationship and that is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, or assault or (b) that is a threat that reasonably places the individual in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault, but does not include defensive measures to protect oneself. (c) For purposes of this title, "dating relationship" means a relationship between individuals who have or have had a continuing relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.


• DEFINITION - HOUSEHOLD A "Household" means a unit composed of persons living together in the same dwelling, without regard to whether they are related to each other.

     If you or a loved one was recently arrested for Texas Class B Misdemeanor Assault, or for the more serious Class A misdemeanor Assault of a Family or Household Member, your future depends on a successful defense – and we use every resource to develop and present a defense for your specific needs – with the primary goal of having your Assault Charges dismissed and completely expunged from your criminal record. For a free consultation, contact us today!

Peveto Law also handles expunctions, record sealing, driver's licenses, probation violations, early release from probation, and pre-suit negotiations with police.

 

 

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