Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

My daughter was 17 when she was with two guys (one which is her boyfriend at the time) . She said that her 21 years old boyfriend asked her to wait in the car and she did. She says that she had no ideal that they were going to go into the store and rob it a gunpoint. At first the two guys said that she did not know, then as time passed one of them said that she did. Her boyfriend has always maintained that she did not know. But yesterday her lawyers said that he had written a statement that she did know. The lawyer also said that he could not get a copy of the statement for us to see but that the DA does have the statement. They are offering her 10 years probation and the guy that went into the store with the gun got 5 year probation. The boyfriends had a prior charge and got 5 years in prison. It seems to me that my daughter came out on the short in and why is it that we can not see this evidence? Should I not trust this lawyer? I really believe that she was gullible but its looks bad. What is your advice. I think that someone got a deal and it wasn't my daughter. What shoudo


Asked on 4/07/10, 12:00 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jeffrey Brashear The Brashear Law Firm, PLLC

There is a variety of things you can do, but since your daughter is currently represented by an attoreny; you will be hard pressed to find someone to give your legal adivce. There are many factors to consider when dealing with evidence - admissibility, authentication, help, hurt, etc. If the DA is attempting to without evidence, then something does not sound right. If my local law firm can asist you, please contact us at [email protected] to arrange for an initial consultation. The above response given is not intended to create, nor does it create an on-going duty to respond to questions. Additionally, the response does not form an attorney-client relationship, nor is it intended to be anything other than an educated opinion. It should not be relied upon as legal advice. The response given is based upon the limited facts provided by the person asking the question. To the extent additional or different facts exist, the response might possibly change.

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Answered on 4/12/10, 12:27 pm


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