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Houston Criminal Lawyer Jim Sullivan Gets Robbery Case Reduced to Misdemeanor Assault on Jury Trial setting

                         Houston Criminal Defense Trial Attorney Jim Sullivan represented a man charged with Robbery in the 339th District Court in Harris County.  Sullivan’s client was accused of stealing a cell phone during an assault.  The accused was on...

Texas Juvenile Justice Code – Chapter 55. Proceedings Concerning Children with Mental Illness or Mental Retardation

TEXAS FAMILY CODE TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE CHAPTER 55. PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING CHILDREN WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR MENTAL RETARDATION SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 55.01.  MEANING OF “HAVING A MENTAL ILLNESS”.  For purposes of this chapter, a...

Texas Juvenile Justice Code – Chapter 53. Proceedings Prior to Judicial Proceedings

TEXAS FAMILY CODE TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE CHAPTER 53. PROCEEDINGS PRIOR TO JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS Sec. 53.01.  PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINATIONS;  NOTICE TO PARENTS.  (a)  On referral of a person believed to be a child or on referral of the...

Texas Juvenile Justice Code – Chapter 52. Proceedings Before and Including Referral to Juvenile Court

TEXAS FAMILY CODE TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE CHAPTER 52. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE AND INCLUDING REFERRAL TO JUVENILE COURT Sec. 52.01.  TAKING INTO CUSTODY;  ISSUANCE OF WARNING NOTICE.  (a)  A child may be taken into custody: (1)  pursuant to an order of the juvenile...

Review of Houston Juvenile Lawyer Jim Sullivan by Another Attorney

CLIENT REVIEW As an attorney myself, when concerns arose over an incident involving my son, I knew the extreme importance of finding an attorney who is Board Certified in juvenile law.  Board Certified lawyers are highly specialized – enough that the State...

Houston Criminal Lawyer Jim Sullivan Is Professional and Kind to Others

Anger is a bad counselor. ~French proverb Houston criminal trial lawyer Jim Sullivan is professional and kind to others.  Anger is a bad counselor. Attorney Jim Sullivan fights to free others from their burdens, indeed to free them from all governmental entanglements...