Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

Felony injury to a child

My foster son was taken from his parents after being home with them only 5 weeks. The mother was accused of trying to starve the baby to death. From what I hear he was almost dead when they got him to the hospital. Now seven months later both parents have been charged with Felony injury to a child. The warrants just came out and they have not turned themselves in. They have been working through the family courts to get their children back. Will the fact that they are working their case plan through family court help them. Could the charges be dropped all together? I have been told they had a lot of evidence against them. Will that make it less likely that the charges will be dropped?


Asked on 9/07/07, 6:51 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
TC Langford Langford Law Office

Re: Felony injury to a child

For the sake of this child, I would hope that the DA would not be persuaded to drop charges. In the counties I practice in, the improvement in their behavior would be considered as mitigating evidence at the punishment phase (if convicted) but not justification to drop the charges.

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Answered on 9/10/07, 3:35 pm


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