Will I go to jail?
this is my 2nd assult on bf but the first one got thrown out.Thanks
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You should change your name to Alleycatgirl!!!!
depends, the judge could be leinente, but apparently you didn't learn your first time
Go to an anger management course.
more than likely if that person files charges. why is this your 2nd? just dont assault anyone and you wont have to worry about a thing. crazy i know
Possibly.
I'd suggest you talk to a lawyer.
yes u will
make sure u have a really good lawyer. If you have one, your pretty much set
If the 1st one got thrown out, then you're probably still in good shape. Probably just probation and anger management.Good luck!!
DEPEDNS WHAT yOU DID.
I HOPE SO! IF HE HAD ANY NADS HE WOULD BE GETTING ARRESTED!
God. Find a hobby.
That depends. How much money do you have? Just kidding...
A good attorney can get you off. The key is going to be keeping the first assault charge out of evidence. It's a sticky stituation because a good prosecutor will use it against you by saying it's a pattern of behavior. Your attorney should be able to give good reason for the prior charge to be kept out (i.e. your first assault charge was due to a fight with your boyfriend and you acted in self defense), but the discretion will be up to the judge hearing the case.
First of all, why are people wishing this person good luck? She assaulted the guy twice. If the situation were reversed, you'd be screaming for the guy's skin.
Now, to the question, since we dont know how serious the assault was, it cant be answered. The prior arrest may or may not be admissable. Prior bad acts generally are not unless they tend to show a pattern of behavior that is relevant to the case. This might be one of those situations. If it is, the possibility of jail time becomes greater.
Now if this is a simple assault...a slap, a punch...something like that, jail time is not a major concern. But if it aggravated i.e. with a weapon of some kind or some extreme attack, they might consider it. Anger management is certainly a possibility. I'd suggest that these two people just split up before something really serious happens. But from the sound of it, this anger will probably just transfer to someone else.
Depending on the jurisdiction that you are in, you could have a very high risk of going to jail.
If you do not have a criminal record it is not unusual for the District Attorney to decide not to file charges the first time if you are a woman accused of assaulting a man.
That is probably why the first one was thrown out.
But now it appears that a pattern is developing. The District Attorney is going to be much more difficult to convince a second time.
I recommend that you get a very good criminal defense attorney, not a Public Defender.
Do whatever your attorney recommends to prevent this from becoming a criminal conviction. If your attorney recomends a diversion program that will permit you to avoid a criminal conviction upon completion, I recommend that you take it.
Above all do not accept a recommendation of a plea of guilty to anything.
Fortunately since you are a woman and you are accused of assaulting a man, most juries will be very reluctant to convict you.
If the District Attorney decides to prosecute you he is going to have his work cut out for himself.
I recommend that if the District Attorney decides to prosecute you that you insist on a jury trial.
Do not accept a trial by judge. You have a much better chance of playing to the sympathies of twelve jurors than one judge who handles these cases all the time.
Remember it only takes one juror who refuses to convict you to avoid a criminal conviction.
If you follow my advice the chances that you will be convicted and go to jail for this assault are very low. But that is only if you follow my all of advice. Do not pick and choose which part of my advice you want to follow. Follow all of my advice if you want to avoid a criminal conviction and jail.
Then stop assaulting your boy friend.
Better yet get a new boyfriend. Preferably one that does not make you so mad that you want to assault him. Alright?
Now go out and win your case.
Most likely it will be dropped but if it goes through probably just a fine and domestic violence classes, at worst I think you'll get probation.
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