Greenville Criminal Defense Lawyers
Direct-to-attorney criminal defense for Greenville arrests and Hunt County criminal-court matters. Co-founders Reggie and Njeri London handle every retained case personally — from arraignment through trial or appeal — from our Frisco office, approximately 50 miles from Greenville.
L and L Law Group represents clients arrested in Greenville, Texas and clients facing charges in the Hunt County Courthouse on the full Texas Penal Code and Health & Safety Code spectrum. Founding partners Reggie London (Texas Bar No. 24043514, former Dallas County Assistant District Attorney) and Njeri London (Texas Bar No. 24043266, admitted TXND, TXED, 5th Circuit) personally handle every Greenville matter. Our office is in Frisco, approximately 50 miles from Greenville (55 minutes). Free 24/7 consultation: (972) 370-5060.
Common Greenville criminal charges we defend
Most of what decides a Greenville DWI has already happened by the time anyone files a charge, and one document explains why. The Hunt County District Courts publish a Blood Draw Search Warrant DocuSign PowerForm in the law enforcement section of their own website. An officer who wants a blood sample from a driver who has refused one can obtain that search warrant electronically, rather than by physically presenting an affidavit to a judge. That workflow is not folklore. It is documented on the court’s own public page.
Two things follow. Refusing a breath test does not settle whether there will be a sample, so a defense built on the assumption that refusal ends the inquiry is built on nothing. And a warrant produced this way leaves a trail: an affidavit with an author, a set of asserted facts, a time it was sworn, and a draw at a recorded time afterward. Those are discrete, checkable items rather than a general impression of the night, and they are where the work sits on an impaired driving case here.
Three buildings on the criminal path
| Address | What happens there | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| 3000 Lee Street | Greenville Police Department and Greenville Municipal Court, in one building. City Class C misdemeanors, traffic and ordinance violations. | Court (903) 457-3129; police non-emergency (903) 457-2900 |
| 2507 Lee Street | Hunt County Courthouse. The 196th and 354th District Courts on the third floor, County Court at Law No. 1 in Room 400 on the fourth floor, County Court at Law No. 2, and the District Attorney. | District Attorney (903) 408-4180 |
| 2801 Stuart Street | Hunt County Detention Center, where felony and Class A or B misdemeanor arrestees are held. Sheriff Terry Jones. | (903) 453-6851 |
Greenville has been the seat of Hunt County since the county was created from Fannin and Nacogdoches counties in 1846, and it is the county’s largest town, fifty-one miles northeast of Dallas. A Greenville felony never leaves town: the felony courts, both county courts at law, the District Attorney and the jail all sit inside the city limits. The city is also growing fast for its size, from a 2020 census count of 28,164 to a July 2025 Census Bureau estimate of 37,069. That growth arrives at a felony bench with two judges.
The felony side: two benches, one of them shared
Felonies go to the 196th District Court, Judge Andrew Bench, or the 354th District Court, Judge Keli Aiken, both on the third floor at 2507 Lee Street. Hunt County states the arrangement on its own district courts page: the county "is served by two judges, one only serves Hunt County and the other divides their time." One of the two felony benches is shared with another county, which constrains felony docket capacity in a way that single-county urban districts are not constrained. Class A and Class B misdemeanors are heard in County Court at Law No. 1 or No. 2 in the same courthouse.
Class C cases at 3000 Lee Street
The Greenville Municipal Court is presided over by Judge Cheryl Jean "C.J." Crawford, with a court administrator and three full-time clerks. Court staff cannot give legal advice, extend deadlines or alter the judge’s decisions, which is worth believing the first time.
Three features of this court change how a fine-only case should be handled. The City Prosecutor represents both the City of Greenville and the State of Texas, may offer plea agreements before trial and can dismiss charges when appropriate, and the court describes speaking with the Prosecutor before court as optional. Only the defendant or a licensed attorney may enter a plea, in person, by mail, or electronically where that applies, so a spouse, a parent or an employer cannot enter it for you. And a plea of not guilty sets the case for a jury trial by default; a bench trial happens only if the defendant affirmatively waives the jury.
That default deserves a pause, because the jury it produces comes from an unusual list. The court states that residents may be summoned for jury service through the City’s utility records: if you have utility services in your name, your name may appear on the jury selection list. County-level panels are built from voter registration and driver’s license lists instead. A Greenville municipal jury is six people, most service lasts no more than half a day, and jurors are paid $6 per day. Failing to appear or respond can draw a fine of up to $100.
Deferred disposition closes when the warrant issues
Deferred disposition has to be approved by the judge and requires appearing in person. The limit is the part people find out about too late: the court states that if a case has already gone to warrant, deferred disposition is no longer an option if the defendant is found guilty. The warrant, not the hearing, shuts that door.
Citations against people under 21
- First alcohol-related citation
- Anyone under 21 must appear before the judge. The court requires an alcohol awareness course, eight hours of community service, a 30-day driver’s license suspension and payment of a fine.
- Second or subsequent alcohol-related citation
- Twenty hours of community service, a 60-day license suspension and completion of an alcohol awareness course.
- Tobacco-related citation
- A defendant under 21 must appear before the judge, pay a fine and complete a tobacco awareness course.
- Any defendant under 17
- Must appear with a parent or legal guardian, and only on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Appearing without one triggers notice to the Texas Department of Public Safety, which holds a license renewal or blocks a first application.
- Juveniles who may qualify for diversion
- The court notes that the State of Texas launched a Youth Diversion Program in January 2025 offering alternatives to traditional sentencing for eligible juveniles, and that the City of Greenville has published its own Youth Diversion Plan.
These tracks attach to allegations most families never file under the word criminal, which is why they get handled casually and surface years later in a license application. Citation at 3000 Lee Street or indictment a mile away at 2507 Lee Street, the pattern holds: the decisions that shape a case get made early and usually without the defendant in the room. You can review the full range of charges we defend, and if a blood draw, a warrant or a Hunt County filing is in play, the paperwork behind it is where to start.
Greenville criminal defense FAQs
Can Greenville police take my blood if I refuse a breath test?
Refusing does not close the question. The Hunt County District Courts publish a Blood Draw Search Warrant DocuSign PowerForm in the law enforcement section of their website, so an officer can obtain a blood-draw search warrant electronically instead of physically presenting an affidavit to a judge. What that produces is a document with an author, a sworn time and a set of asserted facts, followed by a draw at a recorded time. Those items are checkable, and going through them is the substantive early work on a Texas DWI charge in Hunt County.
I ignored a Greenville ticket and now there is a warrant. Can I still ask for deferred disposition?
The court answers this one directly, and the answer is not encouraging: if a case has already gone to warrant, deferred disposition is no longer an option if the defendant is found guilty. Deferred disposition otherwise has to be approved by the judge and requires appearing in person at the Greenville Municipal Court. So the warrant is the event that closes the option, not the hearing and not the plea. Where a citation is unresolved and no warrant has issued yet, that gap is the entire opportunity, and it is not visible from outside the court file.
Why did I get a Greenville jury summons when I have never registered to vote?
Because the City does not build its municipal jury list the way the county builds its panels. The Greenville Municipal Court states that residents may be summoned for jury service through the City’s utility records, and that if you have utility services in your name, your name may appear on the jury selection list. County-level panels come from voter registration and driver’s license lists instead. A municipal jury here is six people, most service runs no longer than half a day, and jurors are paid $6 per day. Not responding can bring a fine of up to $100.
Where is someone taken after a Greenville arrest, and when can family visit?
Felony and Class A or B misdemeanor arrestees go to the Hunt County Detention Center at 2801 Stuart Street, phone (903) 453-6851, under Sheriff Terry Jones. That is a different building from the police department and municipal court at 3000 Lee Street and from the courthouse at 2507 Lee Street. Visitation runs Wednesday, Friday and Sunday only, and visits must be scheduled by calling 903-453-6850 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Call Tuesday to schedule a Wednesday visit, or Thursday for a Friday or Sunday visit. The phone is not answered after 4:00 p.m.
Where is a Greenville felony case actually heard?
At the Hunt County Courthouse, 2507 Lee Street, about a mile from the municipal court and police building at 3000 Lee Street. Greenville has been the county seat since Hunt County was formed from Fannin and Nacogdoches counties in 1846, so the felony courts, the county courts at law, the prosecutor and the jail all sit inside the city. The 196th District Court under Judge Andrew Bench and the 354th District Court under Judge Keli Aiken are on the third floor. County Court at Law No. 1 is on the fourth floor in Room 400, and the Hunt County District Attorney is also on the fourth floor at (903) 408-4180.
My 16-year-old got a citation in Greenville. Do I have to be there?
Yes, and the schedule is narrow. A defendant under 17 must appear in Greenville Municipal Court with a parent or legal guardian, and juvenile appearances are set only on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Failing to appear with a parent or guardian is not simply a missed setting. The court sends notice to the Texas Department of Public Safety, which places a hold on a driver’s license renewal, and if the minor has no license yet the hold prevents applying for one at all. Plan the workday around the setting rather than sending a teenager alone.
More Greenville questions
Should I talk to the Greenville City Prosecutor before my court date?
Understand who that is first. The City Prosecutor represents both the City of Greenville and the State of Texas. That office may offer plea agreements before trial and can dismiss charges when appropriate, and the court describes speaking with the Prosecutor before court as optional. Optional is the operative word, because it is a conversation with the party on the other side of your case rather than a check-in with court staff. Court staff, separately, cannot give legal advice, extend deadlines or alter the judge’s decisions, so nothing said at the window substitutes for advice.
What does Greenville Municipal Court require for an under-21 alcohol citation?
Anyone under 21 who receives an alcohol-related citation must appear before the judge, so it cannot be quietly paid off by mail. On a first offense the court requires completion of an alcohol awareness course, eight hours of community service, a 30-day driver’s license suspension and payment of a fine. On a second or subsequent offense it requires 20 hours of community service, a 60-day license suspension and an alcohol awareness course. A tobacco-related citation under 21 has its own version: a mandatory appearance, a fine and a tobacco awareness course.
Can my spouse enter my plea at the Greenville Municipal Court for me?
No. Only the defendant or a licensed attorney may enter a plea, and it must be entered in person, by mail, or electronically where that applies. The other half of this is a default most people do not expect: a plea of not guilty sets the case for a jury trial. A bench trial in front of the judge alone happens only if the defendant affirmatively waives the jury. The choice is therefore not just guilty or not guilty. It also decides who hears the case, and surrendering the jury is something you have to do deliberately.
How many felony judges does Hunt County have?
Two, and only one of them is dedicated to this county. Hunt County’s district courts page states that the county is served by two judges, one who only serves Hunt County and one who divides their time. The 196th District Court and the 354th District Court both sit at 2507 Lee Street. The practical consequence is that felony docket capacity here is constrained in a way that single-county urban districts are not, so settings, resets and contested hearings are better planned around the calendar that exists than the one a larger county would offer.
Can a Greenville case be cleared off my record later?
Sometimes, and it turns far more on how the case ended than on what it was called at the start. Texas separates expunction, which destroys records, from an order of nondisclosure, which seals them from most but not all viewers, and different endings open different doors. A conviction, a dismissal, a deferred outcome and an acquittal are not interchangeable for this purpose. Because the analysis runs off the disposition, it is worth knowing the answer before agreeing to one. Our Texas expunction and record-clearing page sets out how each ending gets treated.
Which phone number actually reaches the Greenville Municipal Court?
(903) 457-3129. Two numbers circulate and the other one, (903) 457-3100, is the City of Greenville general line at 2821 Washington Street rather than the court itself. The court’s own warrant section gives (903) 457-3129 for reaching it directly, and the court publishes an email address at Mcourt@ci.greenville.tx.us. The court and the Greenville Police Department share the building at 3000 Lee Street, while mail goes to P.O. Box 1049, Greenville, TX 75403. Calling the wrong number costs a day, and on a citation a day is sometimes the whole margin.
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Call (972) 370-5060Why a Greenville case is heard at the Hunt County hub
Greenville is the seat of Hunt County, and that single fact shapes how a serious case moves. Felonies and Class A and B misdemeanors here are filed by the Hunt County district attorney and heard at the county courts in Greenville itself, with pretrial detention at the county jail in town. There is no drive to a distant metroplex courthouse the way there is for many suburbs we serve — the prosecutor, the judges, and the jail all sit in the same city where the arrest happened. For a largely rural county, Greenville is the destination court, so matters arising miles out in the countryside still funnel back to this hub.
That county-level forum is separate from the city's own court. Greenville Municipal Court handles only Class C misdemeanors — traffic citations, city-ordinance violations, and similar fine-only offenses — and never the felonies or higher-grade misdemeanors that go to the county courts. People often blur the two after a stop, assuming one ticket and one charge land in the same place. They do not. Knowing in advance which forum a given charge belongs to changes the deadlines, the appearance dates, and the strategy, and it is one of the first things our team sorts out when someone calls about a Greenville arrest.
Enforcement here tracks the highways that cross the county. I-30 carries traffic northeast of the metroplex straight through Greenville, and US-69, US-67, and SH-34 feed the city and connect it to the smaller towns around it. Those corridors are where many traffic stops, DWI arrests, and drug-interdiction encounters begin, and a stop on the interstate looks different from one on a state highway in how it is investigated and charged. We pay close attention to where on that road network a stop occurred, because the reason an officer gave for pulling someone over is often where a defense starts.
For someone charged in Greenville, the practical takeaway is that the whole case stays close to home — courthouse, prosecutor, and jail in one county seat. We use that local concentration to track a file from the first appearance through resolution without it scattering across jurisdictions. If you have been arrested anywhere in Hunt County, our team can walk you through which court your charge belongs in and what the next step looks like; reach us at (972) 370-5060.
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