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answered on May 15, 2017
The 18 year old is an adult and can choose his or her own residence. There can be no charges brought for that alone, but if there is some other legal violation, then it could be a problem. Not simply for allowing an adult to live in their home.
He has been charged his charge is sexual assault felony. I'm asking cause someone said he will be charged as a juvenile. I want him to be in jail.
answered on May 6, 2017
In Texas, any defendant 17 or older is always an adult. It is also possible (but rare) for a person aged 16 or younger to be charged as an adult.
I meant to say my son.
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answered on Apr 6, 2017
Possibly. The charges that the state might bring are sexual assault of a child (this only applies to anything that would have happened while your son was 16), indecency with a child (16 is the age cutoff for this as well) and sexual performance by a child (includes children 17 years old and... View More 
Im turning 17 before the baby is born can be still be charged ??
answered on Apr 4, 2017
Yes. He can be charged with felonies like Sexual Assault or Indecency with a Child.
If he was caught in a stolen vehicle, but was not the driver and had no clue it was stolen.
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answered on Mar 12, 2017
He will have an active warrant in Texas, and any law enforcement that makes contact with him may decide to arrest him based on the active warrant. A judge would then be able to hold him under the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act.
If this is illegal, would the 16 year old get the same punishment regaurdless if they are male or female? What would happen to the 13 year old?
answered on Mar 5, 2017
In Teas, the age of consent is seventeen. The "Romeo & Juliet" defense only applies when the youngest is at least fourteen years old and the other is not more than three years older... three years and four months is too large of a gap.
The law itself does NOT punish the... View More
(The 17 year old will turn 18 before the 15 year old turns 16. And may or may not have the parent's permission, if that matters)
answered on Feb 16, 2017
No, in Texas, someone under the age of 17 cannot consent to sex, in the eyes of the law. Having sex with someone 16 or younger is treated as sexual assault, or rape, just as if you had sex with someone who could not consent for another reason.
And will he be charged for a crime? EDIT: year old*
answered on Feb 16, 2017
Technically this could be assault, but the circumstances of two children fighting could be seen by law enforcement as a schoolyard fight and not a serious criminal matter. Charging a 12 year old with assault for fighting another boy would be rare.
Whether the hit leaves a mark concerns the... View More
my friend is 15 his grandmother bought him a laptop and phone for a gift. he put a picture of someone he likes now his mom is trying to take it away can she do that to him? also does he own the property now that it was given to him?
answered on Feb 7, 2017
One of the rights as a parent is to manage the property of your child up to a certain amount. That being said the answer is yes the parent can take the laptop away from him. He does own it but the parent can manage what he owns.
answered on Jan 13, 2017
That sounds like misdemeanor assault so the statute of limitations is 2 years which means he could technically be charged for 2 years after the incident date. As a practical matter, every day it goes unreported it becomes a little less likely that law enforcement would do anything about it. Also,... View More
My 18 yr old son was on an out of state band trip when he got home Ibsaw that he had 2 black eyes a busted lip and he was having a hard time moving his jaw. A 15 yr old fellow band member was waiting for him to get back to his room when he punched him and knocked him out. My son kept trying to get... View More
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answered on Jan 7, 2017
This sounds like a situation that you may need to contact the police about.
Don't know all details they could have been playing a game just know know yet. Don't know what they are saying would be shot with whether it be a water gun air soft gun real gun or a rubber and. Hypothetically let's say they were talking about with a real gun though. No one was hurt... View More
answered on Dec 13, 2016
Argument would be made there is no intent. Can they be prosecuted? Unlikely but children have to be warned about threats as the schools have lower tolerance and they can end up suspended for no good reason.
But her parents don't want her to leave but she does because they don't let me be whit her . N I'm in Texas state
answered on Sep 10, 2016
A 17 year old can make their own choices. As long as you are within 3 years of age the Romeo and Juliet law is applicable as a affirmative defense to prosecution. Having a job is of no legal consequence but is a good idea. If you expect a long term relationship you would be so much better off to... View More
Both the boy and girl chose to do it. It wasn't forced.
answered on Mar 30, 2016
" ... The age of consent in Texas is 18 under section 43.25(b) of title 9,[89] with a two-year close-in-age exception. ..."
Thus it is possible that the older one could be prosecuted See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_the_United_States#Texas
I was born in April of 1999 and he was born in August of 1996.
I've been dating him for 2 years, we have proof of this as we went to prom together in 2013.
My mother doesn't know yet, I would like to be prepared if there is a way for him to go to jail because I really... View More
answered on Nov 9, 2015
He needs to go see a private criminal defense attorney immediately for a full discussion about this, in my opinion.
So if I wanted to date someone that was a girl and I'm a girl and she's 16 and I'm 13(2years and 5months) appart would that wotk
answered on Oct 30, 2015
Dating, per se, no matter what your respective sexes are, is not illegal. Sexual relations may be, depending on the specific wording of the applicable statute.
I'm dating a 16year old and our principle is threatening to fill charges cause I'm 13years old
answered on Oct 29, 2015
What is it that you mean, precisely, by "date?" Does that include sex? If so, that is against the law.
My friend got in a fight with his brother and they got a few black eyes and cuts and bruises, so they went to the hospital to make sure his younger brother was okay and the hospital called the cops... Now he's in jail. And he's supposed to go into the army. Is there a way for him to clear... View More
My child was playing piggy-back on another friend and another boy jumped up onto my daughters back and then fell. A few moments later, this boy turned on her and placed her in a head-lock, punched her in the face twice. There was several bruises on right arm, bruising and swelling on face and scuff... View More
answered on Oct 8, 2015
That is a battery. I suppose you should report it as a crime to the local police.
answered on Sep 12, 2015
No. While you are under the age of consent, there is a "close-in-age" affirmative defense. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_the_United_States#Texas
Parental consent has nothing to do with it. If you are under the age of consent, she could be prosecuted... View More
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