SEX OFFENSES | CRIMINAL & JUVENILE COURT CASE
RESULTS
OFFENSE
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ACTUAL RESULTS
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CT #
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Aggravated
Sexual Assault of a Child (1˚ felony)
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NOT GUILTY
VERDICT BY JURY (Sullivan persuaded a jury in the 314th
District Court of Harris County to find his 15 year old client not guilty of
molesting his niece. The client was
accused of inserting his finger into the sexual organ of his 2½ year old
niece and his 4 year old nephew was an alleged eyewitness. The niece did have injuries documented in a
medical examination, but a thorough defense investigation uncovered severe
credibility issues with the children and their mother, the outcry witness,
and other reasonable explanations for the injuries were not investigated by
law enforcement. Prior to trial, the State sought a determinate sentence
which, if convicted of the felony, could have resulted in incarceration for
up to 20 years and could have required the boy to register as a sex offender
until the age of 28)
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314TH
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Indecency
with a Child (2° Felony) in Montgomery County
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CASE DISMISSED BY GRAND JURY (Client was accused
of sexually abusing his 16 year old nephew) – Case was presented to Grand
Jury before charges were filed.
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Aggravated
Sexual Assault of a Child (1˚ felony) in Montgomery County
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CASE DISMISSED (A 16 year old boy
with autism was accused of raping his 14 year old male cousin during a
sleepover. Law enforcement failed to interview the accused’s parents, failed
to visit the alleged crime scene and failed to investigate the complainant’s
father, a registered sex offender with a lengthy history of abusing children,
as a possible perpetrator. Before Sullivan could set the case on the trial
docket, the State did the right thing and dismissed the case)
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359th
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Indecency
with a Child (2° felony) in Montgomery County
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CASE DISMISSED (a 15 year old boy was accused of
holding a 15 year old girl down on the floor during class and fondling her
through her clothing against her will)
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359th
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Indecency
with a Child (2° felony) in Montgomery County
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CASE DISMISSED (an 11 year old boy
was accused of fondling two other students against their will while on the
school bus)
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359th
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Aggravated
Sexual Assault of a Child (1˚ felony)
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CASE DISMISSED ON DAY OF JURY TRIAL (A 15 year
old boy was accused of having consensual sex with a 12 year old girl in her
bedroom while two teenage friends allegedly listened in the adjoining room. Prior
to trial, the State sought a determinate sentence which, if convicted of the
felony, could have resulted in incarceration for up to 20 years and could
have required the boy to register as a sex offender until the age of 28)
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315th
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Sexual
Assault (2˚ felony)
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CASE DISMISSED AFTER CASE SET FOR JURY TRIAL (A
16 year old boy was accused of forcibly raping a 17 year old girl at her
home. Prior to the dismissal, the State sought a determinate sentence which,
if convicted of the felony, could have resulted in incarceration for up to 20
years and could have required the boy to register as a sex offender until the
age of 28)
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315th
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Indecency
with a Child (2° felony)
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CASE DISMISSED (A 13 year old boy was accused of
fondling a 12 year old girl against her will at school. Prior to dismissing
the case, the State offered his client probation at home)
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315th
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Aggravated
Sexual Assault of a Child (1˚ felony) in Montgomery County
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CASE DISMISSED (A 12 year old boy
was accused of fondling a 2 year old girl at his home)
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359th
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Aggravated
Sexual Assault of a Child (1˚ felony) in Fort Bend County
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CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT (A 16 year old boy was accused of fondling with
digital penetration his 14 year old sister against her will when he was 14
and she was 12 years old)
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CCL 2
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Aggravated
Sexual Assault of a Child (1˚ felony)
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CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT ON DAY OF JURY
TRIAL (a 16 year
old boy was accused of sexually abusing his 6 year old half-sister. Prior to
trial, the State sought a determinate sentence which, if convicted on the
felony, could have resulted in incarceration for up to 20 years and could
have required the boy to register as a sex offender until the age of 28)
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315th
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Indecency
with a Child (2° felony)
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CASE
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR INDECENT EXPOSURE ON DAY OF JURY TRIAL (A
14 year old boy was accused along with two other boys of fondling a 13 year
old girl at school against her will.
Prior to trial, the State sought a determinate sentence which, if
convicted on the felony, could have resulted in incarceration for up to 20
years and could have required the boy to register as a sex offender until the
age of 28)
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315th
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Indecency
with a Child (2° felony)
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CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT ON DAY OF JURY TRIAL (a
15 year old boy was accused of fondling a 6 year old girl who was visiting
him at home. Prior to trial, the State
sought a determinate sentence which, if convicted on the felony, could have
resulted in incarceration for up to 20 years and could have required the boy
to register as a sex offender until the age of 28)
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313th
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Indecency
with a Child (2° felony)
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CASE
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR PUBLIC LEWDNESS ON DAY OF TRIAL (A 14 year
old boy was accused of fondling a 7 year old boy outside in their apartment
complex)
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315th
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Aggravated
Sexual Assault of a Child (1˚ felony) in Brazoria County
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CASE REDUCED TO NON-SEX FELONY OF ENTICING A CHILD (a
13 year old boy was accused of fondling his 6 year old stepsister. When the
boy was 7, he was sexually abused by an older brother but never received any
counseling. Unfortunately, six years later, he impulsively acted out on the
behaviors he learned at a young age)
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CCL 2
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Sexual
Assault of a Child
(2° Felony)
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CASE
DISMISSED BY GRAND JURY (Client was accused of having sex with 16
year old girl that falsely claimed she was 18) – Case # 1332791
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185th
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Failure to
Comply with Sex Offender Registration (Habitual Felony enhanced)
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SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS TDC ON SECOND JURY TRIAL SETTING AFTER
ORIGINALLY FACING 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON (Client was accused
of failing to register after the 5th year) – Case # 1319150
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337th
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Indecency
with a Child by Exposure (1° Felony enhanced)
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RECEIVED
2 YEARS DEFERRED ADJUDICATION PROBATION AT PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE SETTING AFTER
FACING 5 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON (Client was accused of exposing
himself to teenage stepdaughter) – Case # 1319350
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337th
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Failure to
Comply with Sex Offender Registration (3° Felony)
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CASE DISMISSED (Client was accused of violating
sex offender registration rules) - Case #
1283222
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228th
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Sexual
Assault (2° Felony)
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JURY
TRIAL - JURY FOUND CLIENT GUILTY AND RECOMMENDED PROBATION (Client
received 5 years of probation. Prior to trial, State’s best offer was 5 years
at TDC) – Case # 1072069
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178th
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Sexual
Assault of a Child
(2° Felony)
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CASE DISMISSED BY GRAND JURY (Client was accused
of consensual sex with underage female) – Case # 1283460
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232nd
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Motion to
De-Register as a Sex Offender
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GRANTED
(A registered juvenile sex offender was allowed to de-register.
Now 18, the client wanted to transfer to Texas A&M)
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314th
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Sexual
Assault of a Child
(2° Felony)
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CASE DISMISSED BY GRAND JURY (Client was accused
of consensual sex with underage female) – Case # 1264919
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Motion to
Adjudicate Guilt (Indecency with a Child) (2° Felony)
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MADJ
DISMISSED AND CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION - Case # 1114342
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339th
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Sexual
Assault of a Child
(2° Felony)
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CASE DISMISSED AFTER CASE WAS SET FOR JURY TRIAL (Client faced sex offender
registration for life) – Case # 1220515
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179th
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Compelling
Prostitution of a Child (2° Felony) (Felony Habitual enhanced)
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SENTENCED
TO 5 YEARS TDC PRIOR TO SECOND JURY TRIAL SETTING AFTER FACING 25 YEARS TO
LIFE IN PRISON (Client
was accused of forcing a 16 year old runaway girl to have sex for money)
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179th
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Aggravated
Sexual Assault of a Child (1° Felony)
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CASE DISMISSED BY GRAND JURY (Client
was accused of molesting his sister-in-law) – Case Expunged
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177TH
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Indecency
with a Child
(Felony
Habitual enhanced)
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SENTENCED
TO 2 YEARS TDC ON JURY TRIAL SETTING AFTER FACING 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON – Case # 1202760
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178th
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Indecency
with a Child (3° Felony)
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CASE DISMISSED AFTER CASE SET FOR JURY TRIAL -- Case # 1063539
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232nd
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Motion to
Revoke Probation (Indecency with a Child) (2° Felony) in Fort Bend County
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MOTION
TO REVOKE DISMISSED AND JUVENILE CLIENT WAS RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION
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2
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Possession
of Child Pornography (2° Felony)
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5 YEARS PROBATION (Case was first filed in Criminal District Court as an adult
case, later dismissed and re-filed in Juvenile Court one week before client’s
18th birthday. Government
knew about child pornography when Client was 16 but did not execute search
warrant until one week after his 17th birthday. Client does not have to
register as a sex offender)
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314TH
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Sexual Assault of a Child
(2° Felony)
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CASE
DISMISSED BY GRAND JURY (Client was accused of consensual sex with
underage female) – Case # 1231727
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179th
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Possession
of Child Pornography (2° Felony)
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CASE DISMISSED – Case # 1218086
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176th
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Promotion of
Child Pornography (2° Felony)
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CASE
DISMISSED – Case # 1218087
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176th
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Indecency
with a Child (3° Felony)
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CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR INDECENT EXPOSURE – Case # 1227653
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232nd
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Indecency
with a Child by Contact (2° Felony)
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CASE
DISMISSED
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315th
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Aggravated
Sexual Assault of a Child (1° Felony) in Montgomery County
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CASE DISMISSED ON SECOND JURY TRIAL SETTING (Client was accused of sexually
abusing his adopted daughter. Allegation arose soon after client filed for
divorce from his wife) – Case Expunged
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359th
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Indecency
with a Child by Contact (2° Felony)
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CASE
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
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313th
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Motion to
Adjudicate Guilt (Indecency with a Child) (2° Felony)
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MADJ DISMISSED AND CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION
- Case # 1125649
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179th
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Motion to
De-Register as a Sex Offender
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GRANTED
(A registered juvenile
sex offender was allowed to de-register. Now 17, the client wanted to de-register
before he applied to attend college)
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314th
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Aggravated
Sexual Assault of a Child (1˚ felony) in Liberty County
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PROBATION (a 16 year old mentally challenged boy
was caught in the act of fondling a 5 year old boy in the neighborhood.
During a lengthy interview by Sullivan with the child at the detention
center, the boy divulged that he had been molested at age six by a 14 year
old cousin. Sullivan persuaded the State and the court to allow his client to
receive probation with an older sister in Harris county)
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CCL
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Aggravated
Sexual Assault of a Child (1˚ felony) in Jackson County
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PROBATION
(A 15 year old boy was accused of sexually abusing a younger
brother over a one year period of time. Like so many juvenile sex offenders,
the accused was exposed to explicit sex videos online via unsupervised
Internet access at a young age and began acting out with a sibling. The probation department originally
recommended placement at TJJD, formerly known as TYC, however Sullivan
persuaded the prosecutor to be placed with the grandparents following a 9 to
12 months of sex offender counseling at a private placement at Pegasus School
in Lockhart)
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CCL
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Aggravated
Sexual Assault of a Child (1˚ felony)
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PROBATION (A 12 year old boy was caught in the
act of sexually abusing his 6 year old cousin. During a series of interviews with
Sullivan, the boy divulged that he had been raped by an 18 year old
acquaintance that had lived in the neighborhood. Sullivan persuaded the
prosecutor to allow his client to receive probation and to live at home with
his father)
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315th
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Aggravated
Sexual Assault of a Child (1˚ felony) in Montgomery County
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PROBATION
(A 12 year old boy was caught in the act of fondling a 5 year old
boy in the neighborhood. Sullivan
initially persuaded the court to allow his client to stay at home with his
parents and younger siblings, however his client later admitted to probation
to fondling a younger half-brother in his home. Sullivan then persuaded the
court to place his client with his grandmother in Chicago and to receive
out-patient counseling even though the probation department sought placement
at a residential treatment center)
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CCL 4
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Attorney James Sullivan is also Board
Certified in Juvenile Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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Facing Charges for a Felony Sex
Offense?
Contact James Sullivan, a Houston Juvenile
Lawyer, at (281) 546-6428 for a free consultation
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