Domestic violence imprisonment and assault in Queens resolved with criminal charges dropped

2016

Lance’s client was arrested for allegedly imprisoning his wife in that he didn’t allow her to leave and blocked all exits and assaulted her in the face and body. He was arrested and charged with several misdemeanors including assault in the third degree, carrying up to a year in jail. We had helped our client in the past with other arrests and our client was worried that, as a repeat offender, the prosecutor would be harsher. Our client was correct – the prosecutor fought for jail time. In the end, we were able to get it reduced to a non-criminal violation and no jail, no probation.