Domestic harassment charges for threats to kill dismissed (Manhattan)
2019
Lance’s client was contacted by the police about a report they received
from our client’s ex-girlfriend about a threat our client allegedly
made to kill another person. These threats are prohibited by New York’s
aggravated harassment law, PL 240.30. When the police spoke with our client
(before he consulted with us), our client admitted certain parts of it
which put him in a worse position. He thought he could talk his way out
of it but this failed and he was
arrested and charged. After he was arraigned, he contacted Lance Fletcher and
contacted us for a consultation. Lance discussed the evidence and charges against him
as well as what was written in the domestic incident report. After fighting
with the prosecutor for a reasonable way to resolve it, Lance successfully
negotiated a deal to have the charges dismissed as long as we agreed that
our client would not be
arrested for a year. This was a great outcome for Lance’s client because
it avoided conviction and avoided a criminal record.