Aggravated Assault With A Deadly Case Dismissed!
When emotions are heightened individuals tend to act irrational. If the police get involved in these situations, sometimes things get worse even when it is all a misunderstanding. When police get involved, they don’t always see the complete picture and are if they are sent out to mediate a situation the police are most likely going to make an arrest. Unfortunately, our client was a victim of this type of misunderstanding.
Our client was at the father of her child’s house when she got in a disagreement with his grandmother. Unpleasantries were exchanged and the situation escalated, and the police were called. The grandmother told the police that she believed that the client threatened her with a gun. Our client was arrested on this bogus allegation. After some time passed the grandmother realized that she was not certain that a gun was ever displayed. In addition, she also signed a document indicating she no longer wanted to proceed with prosecution.
At first, the Assistant State Attorney was only willing to offer our client a misdemeanor assault charge with the requirement of completing an anger management course. However, after our team of lawyers’ persistent negotiation with the State, we were able to get the ASA to agree to dismiss the case completely. Thankfully we were able to get this outcome for the client because this charge had potential immigration consequences that could have caused the client to be deported.
If you are not a legal United State’s citizen, and you are faced with criminal trouble, you must make sure that the attorney you hire is familiar in both criminal and immigration law. Without this consideration, you may find yourself inadmissible if you leave the country or even worse deported!
Case dismissed!