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Assault cases are built on competing accounts of the same few minutes. We make sure yours is the one that gets investigated. Free consultation: 979-485-9954.
An assault charge in Texas can range from a Class C citation to a first-degree felony, and a family violence finding carries consequences no fine explains: firearm restrictions, protective orders, housing and employment problems, and a record that cannot be sealed.
Officers arrive after the fact, hear from whoever is talking, and make a decision quickly. Injuries get photographed; context does not. Self-defense, mutual combat, and outright false allegations all look the same in a two-page offense report.
Attorney Donnie Andreski spent more than 20 years with the College Station Police Department, finishing as the lieutenant over criminal investigations. Attorney Adam Andreski prosecuted cases in Harris and Brazos County before joining the defense. They know how quickly an assault scene is assessed and what usually goes uncollected — the second 911 call, the neighbor who saw the start, the texts sent an hour earlier.
A family violence finding attaches to the conviction and follows you separately from the sentence. It affects firearm rights under state and federal law, enhances any future family violence charge to a felony, and can end a professional license.
Where the facts allow, our goal is to resolve the case without that finding — by dismissal, by a non-family-violence offense, or by trial.
| Charge | Classification | Exposure |
|---|---|---|
| Assault by contact | Class C misdemeanor | Fine up to $500 |
| Assault causing bodily injury | Class A misdemeanor | Up to 1 year jail, up to $4,000 fine |
| Assault family violence, prior conviction | Third-degree felony | 2–10 years prison |
| Aggravated assault | Second-degree felony | 2–20 years prison |
| Aggravated assault against a family member | First-degree felony | 5–99 years or life |
Penalty ranges are general. Enhancements, prior convictions, and the facts of your case can change the exposure significantly.
Not automatically. Once a report is made, the decision belongs to the district attorney, not the complainant. A complainant’s affidavit of non-prosecution helps, but it is one factor — the State can and does proceed without cooperation.
Yes, and it happens often, because officers rarely resolve who was the aggressor at the scene. Self-defense is a legal justification we raise with evidence — injury patterns, 911 audio, witnesses, and prior threats.
Yes. A family violence conviction triggers state and federal firearm prohibitions, and the federal bar is effectively permanent. Avoiding the family violence finding is often the single most important goal in the case.
What you say to police, to the complainant, or on a recorded jail call becomes evidence. A free consultation costs nothing and protects everything.
