Misdemeanor domestic assault charges reduced to a violation in Queens
2017
Lance’s client was
arrested for allegedly
assaulting an ex-girlfriend while sitting in a car with our client. Our client’s
ex was cooperative with the government and wanted to come to court to
testify against our client. This could have been a big problem for our
client because the testimony along with photos of the injury raised the
risk of a conviction at trial. Additionally, our client’s license
and type of work that our client did were exceptionally sensitive to outcomes
in criminal court. Most client’s employers don’t care and/or
won’t know the difference between a low-level violation conviction
and a dismissal but our client had the type of career and held a certain
license that was different and so we had to get it dismissed to avoid
collateral consequences. Our client
contacted us for help. After speaking with the prosecutor about discrepancies we noticed in their
complainant’s account and our need for a special type of outcome, we negotiated
a deal to have our client’s case completely dismissed as long as
our client remained arrest free for one year and performed
community service.