Domestic violence assault and strangulation criminal charges dropped in Manhattan
2018
Lance’s client and his girlfriend at the time argued often. One night,
it allegedly turned physical when our client struck his girlfriend and
choked her, causing her to have difficulty breathing. Our client ran away
but was later
arrested by the NYPD. Our client was working on a degree in school and any conviction or
jail would have been catastrophic to his future. Initially, the prosecutor
was pushing for conviction and up to a year in
jail. Our client was charged with
assault and
strangulation. After several meeting with the prosecutor and a mitigation package, Lance
was able to negotiate a deal where our client would receive a sentence
of counseling and
community service, but no
jail and no criminal record.