Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer Jim Sullivan Advises: Be Happy, Be Kind. Don’t Abuse Your Spouse.

My wife and I were happy for 20 years. Then we met. ~Rodney Dangerfield, comedian (1921-2004)

Houston Criminal Defense Lawyers Jim Sullivan and Associates represent many clients—mostly men—accused of Assault Family Violence for allegedly causing bodily injury to their spouse or family member.  This is a serious offense.  For a man to be convicted of intentionally and knowingly causing bodily injury (“pain”) to a woman, it is a crime of moral turpitude.  Even if the accused receives a deferred adjudication and successfully completes the terms of probation, it is still a felony offense if the accused is subsequently accused of a second Assault Family Violence case.  Knowing this, it is usually better to fight the first case than the second case because if the accused wins a dismissal or an acquittal on the first case, then the second case is also a misdemeanor.  If the Assault occurs by way of choking, then it can be charged as a felony offense irrespective of whether or not it is the accused’s first offense or not.  If you need a Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer, you can call Jim Sullivan and Associates right now at 281-546-6428.