Being charged with a crime can be challenging on many levels. However, there are certain stigmas that exist that make domestic violence charges particularly concerning. If it’s your first offense, there are many factors that will go into what may happen.
If you have no existing criminal history and your assault charges indicate there are no aggravating factors, you may be able to request deferred adjudication. Once you finish deferred adjudication without any additional incidents, your case will eventually be dismissed, and you will not be convicted. It’s very important that you satisfy each of your probation requirements in order to request that the court will dismiss the charges against you. Take this probation period seriously to avoid jail time.
It’s also possible that the court may issue an affirmative finding of family violence. In this case, it will stay with you throughout your future. At this point, if you’re ever charged with assaulting a family member again, then prosecutors take this seriously and will bring felony charges against you due to your prior domestic violence conviction.