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Evading Arrest Detention Lesser

Texas Penal Code § 38.04(b) · Class A Misdemeanor

Cases: 3
Records: 3
Dispositions: 3
Counties: 1

The charge

Statute

Class A Misdemeanor§ 38.04(b)

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is: (1) a state jail felony if: (A) the actor has been previously convicted under this section; or (B) the actor uses a vehicle or watercraft while the actor is in flight and the actor has not been previously convicted under this section; (2) a felony of the third degree if: (A) the actor uses a vehicle or watercraft while the actor is in flight and the actor has been previously convicted under this section; or (B) another suffers serious bodily injury as a direct result of an attempt by the officer or investigator from …

Published statute text · retrieved 2026-09-16 · not the full statute. Read § 38.04 on the Texas Legislature’s website

County charge wording (1)

EVADING ARREST DETENTION - LESSER

Statutory range

ConfinementUp to 1 year in county jail

FineUp to $4,000

AuthorityPenal Code § 12.21

Base range for the class. Enhancements and offense-specific provisions can change it.

Filter these records

49 charges under § 38.04

Cases

The 9 with the most cases, of 49 charges filed under this section.

What happened to these charges

100% have a recorded disposition

Of 3 records in Rockwall County, 0% were dismissed or acquitted, 33% record a deferral and 67% ended in a conviction. 0% have no disposition recorded.

33%67%

Dismissed or acquitted (0)

Dismissed0% · 0
Dismissed after deferral0% · 0
Acquitted0% · 0

33%

Deferral recorded (1)

Deferred adjudication0% · 0
Other or unspecified deferral33% · 1

67%

Convicted (2)

Convicted on a guilty or nolo plea0% · 0
Convicted at trial0% · 0
Convicted, plea or trial not recorded33% · 1
Convicted of a lesser charge33% · 1
Convicted; appeal pending0% · 0

Other recorded status (0)

No disposition recorded (0)

No disposition is recorded for these charges. Most are open or inactive cases; the rest have only a plea or status entry that does not establish how the charge ended.

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 use all 3 records and may not add to 100% because of rounding.

Attorneys in these records

Share of each attorney’s associated records · click a column to sort

All records in this view0%33%67%0%0%3

Joseph Balfour0%0%100%0%0%1

Justin K. Hall0%100%0%0%0%1

Wayne D Lacy0%0%100%0%0%1

Frederick C. Shelton0%100%0%0%0%1

Up to eight verified directory matches, ordered by associated case count until you sort. These are record associations, not win rates: representation at disposition is not established, and multiple attorneys can appear on the same charge. “Deferred” includes unspecified deferrals. Percentages use each attorney’s associated charge records and are rounded.

Sentences & assessments

Recorded numeric components

ComponentRangeRecordsMedian

Community supervision12 months–12 months112 months

Jail term (Suspended)1 years–1 years11 years

Community supervision2 years–2 years12 years

Jail term180 days–180 days1180 days

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.

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