Assault & Family Violence
How Texas defines assault and family violence, what a conviction really costs, and the defense strategies that protect your record and your rights.
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Stefon Diggs: NFL Receiver’s Acquittal and the Limits of “Not Guilty”
By Deandra Grant & Griffin Grant Welcome to The Defense File where we examine the criminal cases of public figures through the lens of Texas criminal law. Each entry looks at what…
The Family Violence Affirmative Finding in Texas: The Consequence That Follows You Forever
Most people arrested for family violence assault focus on the immediate criminal consequences: the possible jail time, the probation, the fine. What they frequently do not understand until it is too late…
Firearms and Family Violence in Texas: How a Misdemeanor Conviction Can Permanently Cost You Your Gun Rights
Most people facing a family violence assault charge assume the gun rights question only applies to felonies. It does not. A misdemeanor family violence conviction in Texas can cost you your right…
Stalking Charges in Texas: The Statute, the Elements, and How to Defend Against Them
Stalking is a felony in Texas. It does not require physical contact. It does not require a threat of violence. It does not require that the defendant and the alleged victim have…
Aggravated Assault in Texas: What You Are Actually Facing and How to Fight It
Aggravated assault is one of the most serious violent felony charges in Texas. It carries a minimum of 2 years and a maximum of 99 years or life in prison depending on…
Continuous Violence Against the Family in Texas: How Two Misdemeanors Become a Felony
Most people charged with family violence assault are looking at a Class A misdemeanor which carries up to one year in county jail and a $4,000 fine. That is serious, but it…
Assault of a Public Servant in Texas: When a Misdemeanor Becomes a Felony
A bodily injury assault in Texas is normally a Class A misdemeanor which carries up to one year in county jail, a $4,000 fine, and the collateral consequences of a misdemeanor conviction.…
Assault and Assault Family Violence in Texas: What the Charge Actually Means and What Happens Next
By Deandra Grant, J.D., M.S. (Pharmaceutical Science), ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist If you were just arrested for assault or assault family violence in Texas, the first thing you need to understand is what…
Terroristic Threat Charges in Texas: How Words Alone Can Become a Felony
By Deandra Grant, J.D., M.S. (Pharmaceutical Science), ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist Most people assume that words alone cannot result in a criminal charge. In Texas, they can. Under Penal Code §22.07, a verbal…
No-Contact Orders After a Family Violence Arrest in Texas: What They Are, What They Prohibit, and How to Handle Them
By Deandra Grant, J.D., M.S. (Pharmaceutical Science), ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist Within hours of a family violence arrest in Texas, before you have spoken to a lawyer and often before you fully understand…