Kidnapping
Houston Criminal Attorney James Sullivan represents people accused of serious crimes such as Kidnapping.
If you or a loved one need a Houston criminal attorney, contact James Sullivan at (281) 546-6428 for a confidential consultation. Sullivan gets proven results in misdemeanor and felony criminal and juvenile cases in Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties. Sullivan graduated from Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College.
Texas Penal Code, Section 20.03 – Kidnapping
CHAPTER 20. KIDNAPPING AND UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT
§ 20.03. KIDNAPPING. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly abducts another person.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that:
(1) the abduction was not coupled with intent to use or to threaten to use deadly force;
(2) the actor was a relative of the person abducted; and
(3) the actor’s sole intent was to assume lawful control of the victim.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
