Houston Aggravated Robbery Attorney
Harris County Robbery Lawyer for 25 years
Robbery itself is a serious felony that occurs when you injure someone or threaten to injure or kill someone while in the course of committing theft (Texas Penal Code §29.02). If convicted of robbery, you face 2 to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000.
Aggravated robbery is more serious and the penalties more severe. If convicted of aggravated robbery, you face 5 to 99 years or life in prison and a fine up to $10,000 (Texas Penal Code §29.03).
Robbery cases are complex and the penalties are severe. It is important to retain a Houston aggravated robbery lawyer with experience in defending these cases. Attorney James Sullivan has fought aggravated robbery cases at trial and has also persuaded prosecutors to dismiss robbery cases. Sullivan also has experience in getting several such cases no billed (dismissed) by the grand jury. These no billed cases may be eligible for immediate expunction. Of course, each case is different and the results depend on the unique facts and circumstances of each case.
The Houston criminal trial lawyers at the Law Office of James G. Sullivan & Associates each have at least 25 years experience of defending felony and misdemeanor cases at trial. They are dedicated to obtaining the best result for their clients either through trial or negotiation.
Houston Aggravated Robbery Lawyer
Fighting for Your Rights, Freedom and Future
A robbery becomes aggravated robbery when a knife, gun or other deadly weapon is used, or when you cause serious bodily injury to another. Other factors that can increase the robbery to an aggravated robbery involve the age or disability of the alleged victim.
At the Law Office of James G. Sullivan & Associates, we know what is at risk when our clients face aggravated robbery charges. Our job is to fight for your rights, freedom and future. James Sullivan has been fighting felony and misdemeanor charges at trial since 1994, and we will use our extensive experience to get you the best possible result.
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.
Contact James G. Sullivan & Associates for a free phone consultation at (281) 546-6428 about your robbery charges in Harris County, Montgomery County, Fort Bend County , Brazoria County, Waller County, and throughout southeast Texas.
Certainly each case is different. Similar results may not be obtained in your case and past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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Client Review of Aggravated Robbery Case
Mr. Sullivan got my grandson’s aggravated robbery charge reduced and saved him 13 years in prison
I highly recommend Attorney James Sullivan. Throughout the entire process he was very patient, understanding and answered all our questions. He also gave my grandson valuable advice that will be useful in any child’s life in general and that I will also share with the rest of my grandchildren. Because of stupid judgment, my grandson Adrian was charged with aggravated robbery and faced 5 to 99 years or life in prison. The best deal his court-appointed lawyer could get for him was 15 years in prison. You can imagine how devastated the family was to hear this news not to mention how my 19 year old grandson felt. That is when I decided to hire an attorney for him and found Mr. Sullivan online. Thanks to Mr. Sullivan’s hard work and determination the case was reduced to an aggravated assault and Adrian will now only have to serve 2 years in prison. I know every case is different, but I also know with a good lawyer like Mr. Sullivan there can be a fighting chance for almost anyone.
Thank you Mr. Sullivan, I can never thank you enough.
From a grateful grandmother that, God willing, will be able to see her grandson when he gets out of prison.—Avvo review posted by a client’s grandmother on November 22, 2014
Hats off to Mr. Sullivan!
Mr. Sullivan represented my adult son and I cannot be more thankful that I found him! He was able to work out a surprisingly good plea bargain for my son.
My son is an addict and committed a series of drug store robberies over a 3 month period in order to get money for drugs after losing his job. He would pass a note to a cashier, saying he had a gun (which he did not have), and demanded money, which was then given to him. He thought he had found a solution to his cash flow problems, so he continued to rob. Of course, he eventually got caught. He was charged with 2 aggravated robberies and a regular robbery. The only reason he wasn’t charged with 3 aggravated robberies was because he had been chased from the scene of his last robbery, caught with the money he had taken, but did not have a gun. Instead of a weapon, he had concealed a plastic Wii remote under his shirt and pretended to have a gun. However, in the news, I was shocked to see a story about my son that claimed he was the person of interest in a dozen robberies. It seemed it was just going to be a matter of time before more charges were brought against my son.
I found Mr. Sullivan’s website and sent him an email in the middle of the night, and he answered. He showed up early the next morning to reset the first court appearance of my son. He visited my son in the jail and spent several hours getting to know my son and his life story. He cared about him and wanted to get him the best result possible.
Over the next 3 months, Mr. Sullivan continued to work for my son, eventually getting a surprisingly lenient plea bargain and I couldn’t be happier. My son admitted guilt to 2 regular robberies and was sentenced to 7 years in TDC. He could be eligible for parole in as little as 10 months if he is a model prisoner. Furthermore, part of the plea bargain was that no other charges would be brought forth. Had a dozen aggravated robbery charges been brought forward, there is a good chance my son would have been in prison for life! The sentence range for one aggravated robbery is from 5 years to life in prison. The State could have asked the judge to stack the sentences of those cases. Instead, of the 3 charges already on the books, 1 aggravated robbery charge was dismissed, and the other aggravated robbery charge was reduced to a regular robbery. The sentence range for a regular robbery is from 2 to 20 years in prison. Without Mr. Sullivan working on the case, I doubt that would have happened.
Maybe you think my son deserved to be in jail for life, but when you get to know him and the story behind the story, you wouldn’t feel that way. My son is not going to be an addict the rest of his life. And, he didn’t break the law when he wasn’t an addict. He is a person who needs help to recover. Now he has that chance. He really wants to start going to Narcotics Anonymous meetings as soon as he is in a place where they have them. He has told me that he feels that “doing time” has saved his life, and Mr. Sullivan has made it possible for him to enjoy it again someday.
I will continue to pray for Mr. Sullivan. He is the most genuinely compassionate person I have ever met!–Avvo review posted by a client’s mother on April 1, 2016
