Blog Posts in October, 2010
Posted on Oct 27, 2010 By Jose Vela
Aggravated Assault carries stiff penalties. If charged with this, you're looking at a 1st or 2nd degree felony. Aggravated Assault in the 1st degree is: * using a deadly weapon in the commission ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2010 By Attorney J Vela
Texas Law defines assault as: A person, intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly, causes bodily injury to another (including the person's spouse) The punishment for assault varies from a 2nd degree ...
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Posted on Oct 12, 2010 By Jose Vela
Question: I was charged with a felony, am I eligible for an Expunction? Answer: Yes, if you qualify. You're entitled to a felony expunction of your criminal records if: 1) you were never indicted, ...
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Posted on Oct 11, 2010 By Jose Vela
Question: Do I qualify for a misdemeanor expunction of my criminal record? Answer: Yes. You qualify if you have been released and 1) your charge, if any, has not resulted in a final conviction and is ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2010 By Jose Vela
Expunction of you criminal records is a powerful tool to avoid having to re-live any encounter you have had with the law. Expungement of your records results in an obliteration of your records. It ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2010 By Jose Vela
Question: If I get my record "sealed" through an order of non disclosure, does that mean that no one can look at it? Answer: No. There are still some agencies out there that can still have ...
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