Geronimo, TX Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

The State can press charges because he is less than 17 year old, and they are more the three years between their ages.? The only thing you can do is offer financial support of the child and to let anyone who is investigating know about the true status of their relationship.

Here is the statute on injury to a child (or elderly - they are together): 22.04. INJURY TO A CHILD, ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL, OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, by act or intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly by omission, causes to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual: (1) serious bodily injury; (2) serious mental deficiency, impairment, or injury; or (3) bodily injury. (a-1)[omitted - not relevant] (b)[omitted - not relevant] (c) In this section: (1) "Child" means a person 14 years of age or younger. (2) "Elderly individual" means a person 65 years of age or older. (3)[omitted - not relevant] (4)[omitted - not relevant] (d)[omitted - not relevant] (e) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) or (2) or (a-1)(1) or (2) is a felony of the first degree when the conduct is committed intentionally or knowingly. When the conduct is engaged in recklessly, the offense is a felony of the second degree. (f) An offense under Subsection (a)(3) or (a-1)(3) or (4) is a felony of the third degree when the conduct is committed intentionally or knowingly. When the conduct is engaged in recklessly, the offense is a state jail felony. (g) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony when the person acts with criminal negligence. An offense under Subsection (a-1) is a state jail felony when the person, with criminal negligence and by omission, causes a condition described by Subsection (a-1)(1), (2), (3), or (4). (h) A person who is subject to prosecution under both this section and another section of this code may be prosecuted under either or both sections. Section 3.04 does not apply to criminal episodes prosecuted under both this section and another section of this code. If a criminal episode is prosecuted under both this section and another section of this code and sentences are assessed for convictions under both sections, the sentences shall run concurrently. (i)[omitted - not relevant] (j)[omitted - not relevant] (k)[omitted - not relevant] (l)[omitted - not relevant] So - if your son received pain - bodily injury - thenyou can report him. If you report him, the police will want to question your son. If the man does not plead guilty, your son will have to testify. It is up to you.

Could a person be charged?  There is always a chance an officer would charge someone for video evidence of someone smoking.  However, to convict the state would have to prove beyond a reasonable that the substance was a controlled dangerous substance, and therefore would need other evidence than just the video.  Also, the video could be used as evidence of possession of paraphernalia, so it is best not to smoke your completely legal substances in a suspect smoking device on video.