Hire a Domestic Violence Attorney to Represent You in Texas

Are you looking for a domestic violence attorney to represent you in San Antonio? If so, Derek W. Emmons has many years of experience fighting cases related to domestic violence in Texas. When the police receive a domestic violence report, they usually always arrest someone as a result of those charges. Once the arrest is made, it is up to the State of Texas’s Office of the State Attorney to decide if formal charges will be brought or if the case will be dismissed.

Derek W. Emmons can represent individuals in this instance and all others related to domestic violence with ease. He fully understands domestic violence law in Texas and can represent any client in hearings or court cases.

What are some of the charges associated with domestic violence?

Some of the most common charges associated with domestic violence in Texas include:

• Elderly abuse
• Kidnapping/false imprisonment
• Domestic assault/aggravated assault
• Domestic battery/aggravated battery
• Stalking, harassment, and aggravated stalking
• Rape, sexual battery, and other sex crimes
• No-contact order violations/restraining order
• Any offense that results in the injury or a household or family member

The use of force in domestic situations that causes bodily injury, threatens to cause bodily harm, or causes any physical contact that is considered offensive or proactive is considered domestic violence in Texas. In order to prove a case, the prosecutor must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that someone performed an act knowingly and intentionally. If any bodily injury happened, they have to provide evidence that their actions were reckless and caused said injury.

Texas domestic violence laws apply not only to spouses, but also to all those living in the same household, related by blood, or in dating relationships. Penalties range from a misdemeanor to a first-degree felony with fines up to $10,000.

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