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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regarding
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