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Houston Felony Lawyers

Houston Felony Attorneys Harris County Felony Defense Lawyers If you have been charged with a felony, such as possession of a controlled substance, aggravated assault, murder, sexual assault, aggravated robbery or assault by impeding breathing, it is important that...

Houston Criminal Lawyer Jim Sullivan Believes His Clients

Houston Criminal Attorney Jim Sullivan believes his clients.  He advises his clients to tell him what happened and develops a specific defense strategy based on that story.  Many such stories may seem unbelievable or incredible to the layperson or even other...

Castle Doctrine Defense in Texas Leads to More Justifiable Homicides

   Since Texas expanded its “Castle Doctrine” in 2007, justifiable killings in Texas have increased 50% from 32 in 2006 to 48 in 2010, according to an article today in the Houston Chronicle (see below).  This article, however, does not cite killings where...

TRIAL CASE RESULTS

Houston Criminal Trial Lawyer Jim Sullivan has represented more than 3,000 clients in criminal and juvenile courts in Harris and surrounding counties.  The trial cases listed in the graph below and the detailed accounts that follow the graph represent just a small...

Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer Jim Sullivan Defends Clients from Rogue Prosecutors

In the Houston Chronicle today, Daniel Medwed, a law professor at the University of Utah who teaches and writes about wrongful convictions, put the spotlight on rogue prosecutors in the State of Texas.  Who are these rogue prosecutors?  They are prosecutors who...

Sexual Assault of a Child – Houston Criminal Defense Attorney Jim Sullivan Can Help

In Texas, Statutory Rape is charged as Sexual Assault of a Child, a serious felony offense. If convicted as an adult, the defendant is required to register as a sex offender for life. If the alleged child victim is between 14 to 16 years of age, the crime is a second...