Harris County Auto Theft Defense Attorney
Houston Auto Theft Lawyer James (Jim) Sullivan represents people charged with all types of misdemeanor and felony offenses. If you are charged with any felony crime in the State of Texas, then you need an experienced Houston criminal lawyer because all felony offenses are serious.
From a legal standpoint, there is no charge for “Auto Theft” or “Grand Theft Auto” because all theft crimes are charged as either misdemeanors or felonies based on the value of the item or items stolen. Since most cars or trucks are worth at least $2,500, it is most likely that you would be charged for a felony offense for stealing a car or other motor vehicle. However, even being charged with stealing an old clunker worth less than $2,500 is a serious misdemeanor crime because any theft conviction of your record can result in the loss of a job or not being able to work in certain professions which require a professional license.
If the value of the motor vehicle stolen is worth $2,500 or more, you will be charged with a felony offense and will face time in jail, state jail or prison if you are convicted. Depending on the value of the motor vehicle stolen, you will be charged with either a misdemeanor or felony offense:
- The value is $100 or more but less than $750 (class B misdemeanor)
- The value is $750 or more but less than $2,500 (class A misdemeanor)
- The value is $2,500 or more but less than $30,000 (State Jail Felony)
- The value is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000 (3rd Degree Felony)
- The loss is $150,000 or more but less than $300,000 (2nd Degree Felony)
- The loss is $300,000 or more (1st Degree Felony)
If you or a family member has been charged in the Greater Houston area as an adult or as a juvenile with a misdemeanor or felony theft crime, contact James Sullivan and Associates at (281) 546-6428 for a confidential consultation.
James Sullivan graduated from Baylor University in 1990 with a degree in Journalism, the ideal degree for investigating, discovering and telling winning stories in court. In 1993, Sullivan graduated from South Texas College of Law, which is nationally recognized as the top law school for trial advocacy.
James Sullivan later graduated from Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College in Wyoming. Founded in 1994, it is the most selective and prestigious trial advocacy program in America. The methods taught at TLC are not taught anywhere else. The 1150 graduates form an extremely unique community of the most accomplished trial lawyers in the United States. Sullivan has a proven record of defending people from all walks of life, faiths and countries in courts throughout Texas.
