Law Office of Brett A. Podolsky - Criminal Defense Attorney
In Texas, the age of consent is 17 years old. Throughout the United States, each state’s age of consent is the youngest age at which a person is deemed mature enough by law to consent to sexual activity with a partner. In other words, a person 16 years of age or younger in the state […]
In many criminal cases involving sexually-based offenses in Texas, the issue of consent will be a major factor. The presence or absence of consent in a particular case can mean the difference between a criminal conviction and dropped or reduced charges.