San Antonio Juvenile Attorney

Perhaps the worst thing that can happen to a parent is to have his or her child accused of a serious crime, particular a crime that will impact his or her freedom. When your child's future is at stake you need a proven winner in your corner. Our San Antonio juvenile lawyers defend kidss accused of a wide range of juvenile offenses, including: Theft of Service defense, Burglary defense, Auto Theft defense, Possession of Marijuana defense, Possession of Cocaine defense, Motion to Revoke defense, minor in consumption defense, minor in possession defense, vandalism defense, property damage, breaking and entering, public intoxication defense, juvenile manslaughter defense, Probation Violation, Felony Criminal Defense and Misdemeanor Criminal Defense.

As your son or daughter's San Antonio juvenile lawyer, I will us my 35 years of experience and expertise to put forward the best Juvenile Defense possible.

If your Juvenile is charged with a sex crime, you need to get an experienced juvenile sex crime defense attorney immediately. As a preeminent sex crime defense in San Antonio, I know that If your child is convicted it's possible that children convicted of sex related crimes will be transferred from juvenile prison to the adult prison system.   Put my reputation as a Nationally recoginzed sex crime defense attorney & my 35 years of successful juvenile defense in San Antonio to work for you.  I will fight to defend your child's freedom and future.

If your child has been charged with a criminal offense contact a San Antonio Juvenile Attorney immediately!

Protect their record, their reputation and their future

If your child is facing criminal charges for a juvenile offense, time is of the essence. As a San Antonio juvenile lawyer, I prefer to get involved in the case as early as possible. As a result, I am often able to obtain pretrial diversion, where there is no trial or a finding of delinquent conduct. Under this diversion program, your child would be subject to six months of probation. If the probation period is completed without further incidents, charges are not even placed on the criminal record.

If your child has been charged with or are under investigation for a juvenile crime, call an experienced San Antonio juvenile attorney immediately at 888-232-7313 to schedule a free initial consultation and confidential case analysis.

Remember: Early intervention in your case is often the key to success. I therefore represent clients at the pre-indictment as well as post-indictment stages.

Juvenile Crimes In San Antonio

- Assault (misdemeanor), e.g., fights at school with other students

- Assault on a public servant (felony), e.g., student hitting/bumping a teacher, administrator, or hall monitor in the course of a fight; student pushing a hall monitor, administrator, or campus police officer in the course of running away; student (often in special education) with anger issues/emotional disturbance/other disability becoming angry and hitting teacher

- Distribution/Possession of controlled substance or marijuana (felony) – Note: these cases are enhanced to an even higher degree felony offense because they take place within a school zone (but marijuana, when not in a school zone, is a misdemeanor, not a felony); Further note: we are not just talking illicit drugs like cocaine, meth or heroin. This also includes possession/distribution of prescription drugs without a prescription – an ever-increasing problem with teens: e.g., bringing some of mom or dad’s Xanax to school, having someone else’s Ritalin in his backpack, selling or sharing one’s prescription medication with other students, etc.

- Weapons cases (misdemeanor or felony depending on the context and the type of weapon), e.g., student bringing knife to school

- Trespass (misdemeanor), e.g., student who is suspended/removed/expelled coming on to campus property during the time of suspension/removal or after expulsion – Note: students are automatically issued a criminal trespass warning as part of the removal/expulsion

Other Issues Bringing Kids To The Attention Of Police (obviously, this is not an exhaustive list, but includes some of the most common offenses we see in juvenile court):

- Theft (misdemeanor or felony depending on the value), e.g., shoplifting at the mall

- Credit card abuse (felony), e.g., using someone else’s credit card (or a stolen credit card) to go shopping

- Evading arrest (misdemeanor if running away on foot; felony if by car), e.g., cops show up to bust up a party, kids run away

- Failure to ID (class C misdemeanor if refuse to give your name/address/DOB; class B misdemeanor if giving false or fictitious info), e.g., cops arrive at a party, detain a child, and ask for his name – refuses to give, or gives false information (Note: using/possessing a fake ID can be a felony for tampering with a governmental record!)

- Interference (misdemeanor), e.g., kid trying to interfere or help a friend who is getting arrested by police

- Resisting arrest (misdemeanor), e.g., kid tries to pull away from an officer arresting him/her

- Burglary of a building (felony), e.g., kids break into an abandoned house or building to have a party, drink or use drugs

- Burglary of a vehicle (misdemeanor), e.g., breaking into a car

- Alcohol-related offenses, e.g., parties where police show up, kids who have fake ID’s & go to 6th Street, etc. (these are class C misdemeanors, often resulting in a ticket, but also arrestable): e.g., “MIP” – Minor in possession of alcohol; e.g., “MIC” - Minor in Consumption (all a cop needs to say is that he smelled alcohol on the child’s breath); e.g., Public Intoxication; e.g., Attempting to purchase alcohol (Misrepresentation of Age by a Minor; Purchase/Attempt to Purchase Alcohol by a Minor (again, Note: fake ID can be a felony!)

These can result in suspension of driver’s license for:

1.30 days, if never convicted of a similar offense

2.60 days, if the second offense

3.180 days, if the third or more offense

- Alcohol-related offenses, driving: e.g., DWI (misdemeanor; felony if 3rd offense); e.g., DUI - Driving under influence of alcohol by a minor (class C misdemeanor, arrestable or a ticket) – offense for a minor to operate a motor vehicle in a public place while having ANY detectable amount of alcohol in their system.

NOTE: Can a minor refuse to take a breath test? Yes, but the following penalties will result:

- suspension of driving privileges for at least 120 days for the first arrest

- a 240-day suspension of driving privileges if the minor has one or more previous drug or alcohol related offenses within a five year period

Less Common but Very Serious:

- Sex crimes (almost always a felony), e.g., Aggravated Sexual Assault, Injury to a Child, etc. These and other sex crimes can result in the requirement to register as a sex offender.

- Aggravated assault (felony), e.g., hitting someone with some weapon

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