16%Dismissed or acquitted (2,196)
- Dismissed15% · 2,119
- Dismissed after deferral<1% · 50
- Acquitted<1% · 27
Deadly Conduct
Texas Penal Code § 22.05(a) · Class A Misdemeanor
What happened to these charges
14,136 recorded dispositionsOf 14,136 recorded dispositions in Bexar and El Paso and Fort Bend and Harris and Rockwall and Travis counties, 16% were dismissed or acquitted, 17% record a deferral and 67% ended in a conviction.
17%Deferral recorded (2,371)
- Deferred adjudication17% · 2,340
- Other or unspecified deferral<1% · 31
67%Convicted (9,530)
- Convicted on a guilty or nolo plea65% · 9,215
- Convicted at trial<1% · 31
- Convicted, plea or trial not recorded1% · 145
- Convicted of a lesser charge<1% · 139
<1%Other recorded status (39)
- Other recorded disposition<1% · 25
- Bond forfeiture<1% · 9
- No bill<1% · 2
- Probation discharged<1% · 2
- Transferred to another court<1% · 1
Outcomes are the latest recorded disposition of the listed charge, not predictions. Where a county records a guilty or nolo contendere plea as the disposition, it is counted as a conviction; a not-guilty plea alone is not counted as an outcome. Probation changes and other statuses remain separate when they do not establish the underlying outcome. A dismissal here applies to this charge, not to other charges in the same case. Percentages exclude charges without a recorded disposition and use 14,136 recorded dispositions and may not add to 100% because of rounding.
Attorneys in these records
All covered counties · Deadly Conduct · 2021–2025. Sentences use medians. Each attorney’s benchmark excludes their own associated records.
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How comparisons work
Recorded associations do not establish who handled sentencing. Comparisons use the selected county coverage, charge variant, severity and disposition years; they do not adjust for prior convictions, enhancements or other case differences. Other matching records can include records with no verified attorney match.
Sentence medians use one eligible component of each type per convicted charge, with matching sentence and disposition dates. Suspended terms remain separate. A recorded term does not establish time served. Medians are shown alongside their record counts; they are descriptive comparisons, not an overall attorney rating.
Source snapshot: No dated records. Filings before 2017, records without a dated disposition, and dispositions preceding the recorded filing date are outside these comparisons. No original records are deleted.
Sentences & assessments
Recorded numeric componentsComponentRangeRecordsMedian
Financial assessment$50–$4,0001,717$300
Jail term (Suspended)1 year21 year
Community supervision2 months–5 years2,12818 months
Jail term1 day–2 years9,761180 days
Prison term270 days–8 years72 years
State jail term6 months16 months
2 components excluded from numeric summaries pending verification. All case records are retained.
How durations are compared
Durations are standardized using 365 days per year and 12 months per year, then displayed in readable units. Ranges and medians use individual recorded components, including mixed-unit terms. Original values are preserved; suspended terms remain separate.
Components can coexist in one sentence. Financial assessments can include costs and fees; they are not labeled as fines. A recorded term does not establish time served.