Harris County Criminal Lawyer
Houston Drug Defense Attorney James Sullivan defends people
accused of violating their misdemeanor or felony probation in Harris and
surrounding counties. Since 1994, James Sullivan has kept hundreds of people on regular and deferred adjudication probation.
On most misdemeanor cases, if a person successfully completes their
deferred adjudication probation, then they can seek to get their
criminal record sealed (non-disclosed) to the public. For felony cases
that qualify, the person can do this 5 years after successfully
completing their deferred probation.
If the State has filed a Motion to Revoke your Probation or to Adjudicate your Guilt, call Attorney James Sullivan at 281-546-6428 to discuss your case.
According to a recent article in the Houston Chronicle,
The Harris County Probation Department has recently come under fire for
serious problems in the handling of drug testing for people on
probation or on bond. According to evidence uncovered and brought to
light in a recent hearing, the integrity of drug testing in the
department may not be trusted due to clerical errors, faulty record
keeping, mislabeling of samples and a sloppy chain of custody. Because
of these serious problems, many people may have been arrested or had
their probation revoked based on false positives. A local defense
attorney alleges a systemic problem and calls for sweeping overhauls.
Our Houston criminal lawyers defend clients charged with crimes in district courts and county criminal courts, including domestic violence (assault of a family member), drug possession or drug delivery, violent crimes, and juvenile delinquency.