Brian Dexter
Junior Member
NY State
I don't really know if this is the proper forum for this question but here goes.
Recently my son and another student were attacked and severely beaten by a group of students from the same college. This is a small college in a small town. My son and this other student are certainly going to file charges and they would like to have this prosecuted as gang assault since that is exactly what happened.
If the local authorities refuse to prosecute this as such is there any way to force them?
The college certainly has some power locally as they are the areas largest employer. And , like all colleges, they don't like this sort of thing to get out. They could bring pressure to bear.
I guess the real question here is, is there a way to force prosecution when a local DA doesn't want to?
ThanksWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I don't really know if this is the proper forum for this question but here goes.
Recently my son and another student were attacked and severely beaten by a group of students from the same college. This is a small college in a small town. My son and this other student are certainly going to file charges and they would like to have this prosecuted as gang assault since that is exactly what happened.
If the local authorities refuse to prosecute this as such is there any way to force them?
The college certainly has some power locally as they are the areas largest employer. And , like all colleges, they don't like this sort of thing to get out. They could bring pressure to bear.
I guess the real question here is, is there a way to force prosecution when a local DA doesn't want to?
ThanksWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?