If the town judge were to do something wrong, who do you go to then?
For instance, a woman assaults another woman for the second time in 2 years. One in one city and another in another city.
There is a witness to the second offense. The woman then goes to jail for a few hours. She then pleads "not guilty" to the offense and it states "I hereby enter a plea of Not Guilty in answer to the above cause and request a try by Judge/ Jury. Signed and dated.
Then on the same paper it states:
JUDGEMENT
On, or before the required time of this Court, came on to be heard, the above numbered cause, and the Defendant was present, waived a right to jury trial and entered the above plea, and after reviewing the evidence and argument, and after due consideration of same, this Court finds the Defendant:
GUILTY (left blank)
NOT GUILTY (left blank)
of the offense charged in the complaint in this cause, to-wit: SIMPLE ASSAULT CONTACT. It is therefore Ordered and Adjudged by the Court that the State of Texas for the use and benefit of the Town of Shady Shores, do have and recover of the Defendant the sum of $______(left blank) the fine herein assesed, and all costs of this cause incurred for which let execution issue. It is therefored ORDERED AND ADJUEDGED by the Court that the Defendant be committed to remain in custody of the Chirf of Police of the Town of Shady Shores, Texas until said find and costs shall have been fully paid or otherwise discharged by law.
(Then it is signed by the Judge and dated)
PROGRESS STATUS:
90 Days - Deferred Adjudication and then Dismissed is (checked as well)
The Defendant and complainent both showed up. There was no hearing. The witness wasn't even called. Does this mean the Defendent was found Guilty if it isn't "checked" by the judge?
The reason for the request is because the woman was holding her then, birth child when she attacked his "step" mother. Since, she has signed over her rights to the child and wants nothing to do with him. She now is trying to get custody of another child and the father wants to prove her violent and out of control. How will this paper look in court? Will it show that she is guilty? She stated that she plead "not guilty" and got it dismissed. Is that how the judge will see it? When asked of the judge in the assault case whether she was guilty or not guilty, she couldn't respond. She said it was "dismissed". What does that mean? Who can we take this paper to to get the question answered? Attorney General?
Also, what I need to know is what will the judge looking at her see it as? Would it be considered a bad or a nothing towards her chances of getting custody of the third child? By the way she also assaulted the first child's father as well.
For instance, a woman assaults another woman for the second time in 2 years. One in one city and another in another city.
There is a witness to the second offense. The woman then goes to jail for a few hours. She then pleads "not guilty" to the offense and it states "I hereby enter a plea of Not Guilty in answer to the above cause and request a try by Judge/ Jury. Signed and dated.
Then on the same paper it states:
JUDGEMENT
On, or before the required time of this Court, came on to be heard, the above numbered cause, and the Defendant was present, waived a right to jury trial and entered the above plea, and after reviewing the evidence and argument, and after due consideration of same, this Court finds the Defendant:
GUILTY (left blank)
NOT GUILTY (left blank)
of the offense charged in the complaint in this cause, to-wit: SIMPLE ASSAULT CONTACT. It is therefore Ordered and Adjudged by the Court that the State of Texas for the use and benefit of the Town of Shady Shores, do have and recover of the Defendant the sum of $______(left blank) the fine herein assesed, and all costs of this cause incurred for which let execution issue. It is therefored ORDERED AND ADJUEDGED by the Court that the Defendant be committed to remain in custody of the Chirf of Police of the Town of Shady Shores, Texas until said find and costs shall have been fully paid or otherwise discharged by law.
(Then it is signed by the Judge and dated)
PROGRESS STATUS:
90 Days - Deferred Adjudication and then Dismissed is (checked as well)
The Defendant and complainent both showed up. There was no hearing. The witness wasn't even called. Does this mean the Defendent was found Guilty if it isn't "checked" by the judge?
The reason for the request is because the woman was holding her then, birth child when she attacked his "step" mother. Since, she has signed over her rights to the child and wants nothing to do with him. She now is trying to get custody of another child and the father wants to prove her violent and out of control. How will this paper look in court? Will it show that she is guilty? She stated that she plead "not guilty" and got it dismissed. Is that how the judge will see it? When asked of the judge in the assault case whether she was guilty or not guilty, she couldn't respond. She said it was "dismissed". What does that mean? Who can we take this paper to to get the question answered? Attorney General?
Also, what I need to know is what will the judge looking at her see it as? Would it be considered a bad or a nothing towards her chances of getting custody of the third child? By the way she also assaulted the first child's father as well.