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Intoxication Assault & Manslaughter and Texas Law
Intoxication assault and manslaughter are the most difficult cases a Texas DWI attorney can take on. In Texas, intoxication assault is a third degree felony. It occurs when a person is driving while intoxicated and, as a result, causes serious bodily injury to another human being. Serious bodily injury is an injury that creates a substantial risk of death or loss of one’s body parts or organs. Intoxication manslaughter is a second degree felony and occurs when a person is driving while intoxicated and accidentally causes the death of another human being.
It is important that you contact a DWI or DUI lawyer immediately. San Antonio DWI lawyer Tylden Shaeffer has experience defending intoxication assault and manslaughter cases throughout Texas. If you have been charged with these charges, your sentence may consist of the following:
Intoxication Assault:
- up to a $10,000 fine
- 2 years minimum to 10 years maximum in the Texas State Penitentiary
- 160-600 hours of community service
Intoxication Manslaughter:
- up to a $10,000 fine
- 2 years minimum up to 20 years maximum in the Texas State Penitentiary
- 240-800 hours of community service
In Texas, if you have been involved in a DWI accident resulting in a risk of death or a death, a mandatory blood sample will be taken for the prosecution to use against you in your DWI or DUI case. DWI attorney Tylden Shaeffer will investigate every aspect of your intoxication assault or manslaughter case to make sure this evidence is acquired, tested and presented properly – so as not to violate your rights. Attorney Shaeffer will use his knowledge and experience in the courtroom to fight for your rights.
Accused of intoxication assault or manslaughter in Texas? Contact us today!