Crockett, TX Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

Answer yes, you were convicted of littering. But you should get the exact code section to make sure that this is what you were convicted of, and if it was a misdemeanor or an infraction (like a traffic ticket, fine only), you should be specific so you can accurately minimize the impact.

If you have a scheduled court date for a traffic ticket you need to show up or else you run the risk of being defaulted because you are supposed to show up.

Assault family violence is a class A misdemeanor. It is punishable by up to 1 yr in county jail, and a fine not to exceed $4,000.  Getting convicted of a family violence offense will have lifelong consequences. A conviction (or even guilty plea and deferred adjudication probation with no conviction) means you lose the right to purchase a firearm with a federal background check, and it is illegal for you to possess a firearm anywhere for 5 yrs following release from jail, pr probation. People that claim they have been assaulted do not "press charges." Thats what the district attorney does. The DA will have the final say on if the state presses charges or dismisses them - wheb someone says "they didn't press charges," it confuses how the system work. If they think they can prove the case, it does not matter if the victim wants them to, they can proceed. The range of punishment is the same, whether he pays the bond or not.  The only difference is waiting in jail until a trial or plea.