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ASSAULT WITH GREAT BODILY INJURY ARREST, AUSTIN

An arrest and criminal charge for Assault with Great Bodily Injury can have a devastating effect on your life as well as your loved ones. Not only can you face jailtime, probation, and fines, but the Assault arrest and charge can remain on your criminal record for a long time, hindering your ability to obtain a job or keep employment.

The Texas Criminal Penal Code seciton for Assault with Great Bodily Injury is listed below. If you have been arrested in the Austin or Travis County area, call us today for aggressive representation and a free legal consultation.

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Sec. 22.05.  DEADLY CONDUCT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if he recklessly engages in conduct that places another in imminent danger of serious bodily injury.

(b)  A person commits an offense if he knowingly discharges a firearm at or in the direction of:

(1)  one or more individuals; or

(2)  a habitation, building, or vehicle and is reckless as to whether the habitation, building, or vehicle is occupied.

(c)  Recklessness and danger are presumed if the actor knowingly pointed a firearm at or in the direction of another whether or not the actor believed the firearm to be loaded.

(d)  For purposes of this section, "building," "habitation," and "vehicle" have the meanings assigned those terms by Section 30.01.

(e)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (b) is a felony of the third degree.

agg assaultSec. 22.02.  AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person commits assault as defined in Sec. 22.01 and the person:

(1)  causes serious bodily injury to another, including the person's spouse; or

(2)  uses or exhibits a deadly weapon during the commission of the assault.

(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree, except that the offense is a felony of the first degree if:

(1)  the actor uses a deadly weapon during the commission of the assault and causes serious bodily injury to a person whose relationship to or association with the defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code;

 

 


 

 

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