Texas Felony Defense

Texas law divides felonies into five degrees, each carrying different sentencing ranges. Knowing exactly what you are charged with, and the maximum exposure, is the first step in building a strategic defense.

• Capital felony: life without parole or the death penalty.
• First-degree felony: 5 to 99 years (or life) in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.
• Second-degree felony: 2 to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.
• Third-degree felony: 2 to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.
• State jail felony: 180 days to 2 years in a state jail facility and up to a $10,000 fine.

Felony work is the heart of this firm’s practice. Whether the case involves drugs, violence, white-collar conduct, or alleged sex offenses, the approach is the same: investigate every fact, challenge every weak piece of evidence, and protect the client’s record at every stage.

• Drug possession, distribution, and manufacturing
• Aggravated assault and family violence
• Robbery, burglary, and theft over $2,500
• DWI (third or subsequent, intoxication assault, intoxication manslaughter)
• Murder and manslaughter
• Sex offenses and online solicitation
• White-collar offenses including fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering
• Weapons charges and unlawful possession of a firearm

The sentence is only part of the story. A felony record follows you long after any time served. It restricts where you can live, what jobs you can hold, whether you can vote or own a firearm, and how you are treated by everyone from landlords to lenders.

Protecting your future means fighting the charge from day one. Pre-indictment work, suppression motions, plea negotiations, and trial advocacy all matter, and timing matters even more.

Felony cases turn on details: how police executed a search warrant, whether a confession was voluntary, whether a witness identification was reliable, whether the lab handled evidence properly. Bret has been in Texas courtrooms since 1996. He knows how local prosecutors build their cases and how to find the cracks.

If you are facing a felony charge, do not talk to law enforcement before you talk to an attorney. Call (214) 526-1100 today to schedule a confidential consultation.