Q: What should he expect during his pretrial hearing?
I filed assault on my boyfriend. Then they enhanced it to aggri ated with deadly weapon. The next day I filed a affidavite of non prosecution with the DA. The state picked it up and a year later received letter that grand jury indicted him. He is now scheduled for pretrial. What should he expect?.
A: He may be asked to enter a plea, or answer information pertaining to whether he's interested in making a plea deal. If he has a lawyer, his lawyer should handle all of that and guide him through it. If he doesn't, he sorely needs a lawyer. Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (in a domestic/family violence context) is a first-degree felony in Texas, punishable by up to life in prison. His lawyer should've gone over the pre-trial process and answered his questions. If he's not absolutely confident in his lawyer, he needs to keep looking-- the stakes are too hight to settle.
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