Aggravated Robbery, Theft from a Person | Houston Robbery Defense Lawyer James Sullivan

CRIMINAL OFFENSE

ACTUAL RESULTS

CT #

Aggravated Robbery (1° Felony) (2 Cases)

3 YEARS OF DETERMINATE PROBATION AT HOME(16 year old client drove 2 guys on a crime spree–robbing several people at knifepoint in a short period of time. One guy got away and the other who was 17 received 3 years at TDC on a reduced aggravated assault charge)

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Robbery (2° Felony)

REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT ON JURY TRIAL SETTING(Client accused of stealing cell phone after attacking his girlfriend)(State only offered 4 years in prison before trial) – Case # 1306891

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Theft from a Person (State Jail Felony)

REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR THEFT and granted 2 years DADJ – Case # 1317454

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Motion to Adjudicate Guilt (Robbery) (2° Felony)

MADJ DISMISSED AND CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION – Case # 1284911

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Motion to Adjudicate Guilt (Aggravated Robbery) (1° Felony)

MADJ DISMISSED AND CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION – Case # 1287859

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Robbery (2° Felony)

REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT

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Robbery (2° Felony)

CASE DISMISSED – Case # 1260791

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Robbery (2° Felony)

REDUCED TO THEFT FROM A PERSON (State Jail Felony)

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Robbery (4 separate cases) (Felony Habitual enhanced)

SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS TDC ON JURY TRIAL SETTING(Client was facing 25 years to Life in prison. Client was accused of committing 4 separate robberies within 24 hours of being released from prison.  Client still had 10 years left on his parole, so for him a 10 year sentence was an extraordinary result)

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Aggravated Robbery (2 cases) (1 case dismissed) (1° Felony)

CASE REDUCED TO AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND CLIENT RECEIVED DEFERRED ADJUDICATION PROBATION  – Case # 1205480

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Robbery (2° Felony)

CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR THEFT – Case # 1194487

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Aggravated Robbery (2 cases) (1 case found Not Guilty and 1 case dismissed) (1° Felony)

NOT GUILTY VERDICT BY JURY (James Sullivan represented a 25 year old man accused of 2 separate armed robberies, including a home invasion across the street from the South Houston Police Department. The chief of police and another police officer testified in trial that they positively identified Sullivan’s client as one of the three armed robbers who fled on foot from the scene. The police initially suspected Sullivan’s client because his vehicle was left behind at the scene. After the jury returned a not guilty verdict in Case # 781193, the prosecutor dismissed a second prior aggravated robbery charge in Case # 780649. If convicted of either robbery case, the accused faced 25 years to life in prison. Sullivan then represented his client at a parole revocation hearing and his client was kept on parole)

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