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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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Consequences of
Domestic Violence
A person willfully inflicted bodily
injury upon their spouse, or the person
they are co-habiting with, and the
bodily injury resulted in a traumatic
condition. |
Consequences for the conviction of
Domestic Violence may potentially include:
- Domestic counseling
- Probation or parole
- Imprisonment
- Anger management class
- Significant fines
- Loss of the right to possess a gun or
deadly weapon
- Presumption you are an unfit parent
under the Family Code
- Future enhancements
- Other
Likelihood of any of the above
consequences depends on the following factors:
- Prior similar convictions
- Any other prior convictions
- Currently on probation or parole
- Attitude of community and court toward
this type of crime
- Degree of media attention on case
- Mitigating/aggravating circumstance
- Other
Defenses for Domestic Violence may
potentially include:
- Self defense
- Insufficient evidence
- Factual innocence
- Other
What
can you do to improve the outcome of your case?
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