Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

Class A Misdemeanor

I need some help.

One night my fiancee and I got into

an argument. I threw a lighter at the

wall & it accidentally hit her. The

neigbhors called the cops due to all

the yelling. My fiancee (who is 5ft

tall) was intimidated when the officer

started saying stuff like ''I know he

hit you & if you don't tell me your

going to jail for lying''. My fiancee

being young & naive told everything.

He said he would just talk to us, but

then his buddies arrived & he wound

up arresting me for ''probable cause'',

despite my fiancee crying & telling

them up and down never had a

history of violence and that this was

an accident.

My question is this. Based

on the fact that I have never had a

history of violence, I have never been

charged/arrested by the police, and

the fact my fiancee said she is more

then ready to testify for my defense,

what kind of punishment do you

think I could face? Is there anyway

of getting this dismissed? I am 20, a

new father & in order to get

promoted within my company, I can't

have a class a on my record & we are

too poor to afford an attorney.


Asked on 8/12/07, 12:51 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
ERICK PLATTEN LAW OFFICE OF ERICK PLATTEN

Re: Class A Misdemeanor

Hello there,

If you are to poor to hire an attorney you need to fill out a paupers oath affidavit and ask the court to appoint you an attorney.

Given the facts of your case it sounds that you could have a good chance of a not guilty verdict or a dismissal. However, no one can guarantee these things are going to happen.

You need a lawyer.

Don't mess up and take a plea without one.

Sincerely,

Erick Platten

PLATTEN LAW OFFICE

STATE WIDE REPRESENTATION

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Answered on 8/12/07, 3:17 pm


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