what is the sentence for falsely a police report and this is your first offense
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what is the sentence for falsely a police report and this is your first offense
what would the sentence be if you falsely a police report and have never been in trouble with the law. and the bail that they set for you is 500.00. and i am pregant with my first child and i am scared
Asked on June 23, 2009 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
Roy L. Reeves / Reeves Law Firm, P.C.
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Making a false report to a peace officer in Texas is a Class B misdemeanor (Texas Penal Code 37.08), except if the report involves a missing child or person, it is a Class C misdemeanor (TPC 37.081).
The MAXIMUM punishment a Class B Misdemeanor in Texas is 180 days in county jail and fines up to $2000. The Maximum punishment for a Class C Misdemeanor is a $500 fine. you can find more information at: http://www.planoattorney.net/Criminal_Defense.html
What you want to know is what will the Court do in your case and that is not so easy to answer. I often tell my clients, if I had the ability to predict the future I would not be working for a living. The nature of the false report affects the outcome, the why and how the report came to be affects the outcome too. Was anyone hurt or charged as a result of the report? Were police or emergency services called? All that affects the outcome as well. Finally, your decision will affect the outcome. You and you alone have to decide to accept a plea offer or to take a matter to trial. Your attorney, if you hire one, does not get that decision, because he or she goes home afterwards regardless.
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