debandjonw1
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida
Hi
I was arrested and released on my own recognizances for Battery-Touch or
Strike statute violation # 784.03(1a1). I had an incident with a
hairdresser over my son's haircut and she chased after me in the parking
lot of the salon and she says I hit her with my purse. I may have while
she was AGGRESSIVELY walking by me and I was trying to open my purse. It
is a very small purse (6 inches long by 4 inches wide) and only a few
LIGHT items in it (a glass case, hand sanitizer, pad and paper, kleenex,)
I had my car keys in my other hand, so nothing was in my purse. Again,
she was the aggressor and I was very angry and she was screaming like a
banchee at me---I did PAY THE FULL PRICE FOR THE HAIRCUT, and I was
going to leave... she called the cops and I left, but there was a cop right
across the street so they pulled me over down the road.
They said she had 2 witnesses, but I don't know if she's lying or not. My
son didn't see anything as he was still in the salon, so I have NO
WITNESSES!! So She pressed charges against me for BATTERY....
I was arrested and taken to jail in 1990 (20 years ago) in Fort Myers FL
Lee County for a domestic incident (my ex stole my cat- he would not give
him back to me- neighbors called the cops- and I wouldn't leave without
my cat when the cops told me to leave, so they arrested me (again
STUPID). THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED IN COURT--
Other than these 2 incidents I have not had any other problems with the
law, not even traffic violations or accidents I am 52 years old- I have
never had an accident or a traffic ticket in MY LIFE- tonight was the
first time in my life that I was even pulled over by the cops...I am an
older- decent- law abiding- single parent and this CAN BE ON MY RECORD
permanently**************
My questions are:
1. What should I do now?
2. Do I need a lawyer? I can't afford a lawyer, so what are my options if
I need one?
3. Should I just go to court and plead NOT GULITY??
My court date is coming up soon...PLEASE HELP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
NEXT!!
Thank you so much for your help!!
D
Hi
I was arrested and released on my own recognizances for Battery-Touch or
Strike statute violation # 784.03(1a1). I had an incident with a
hairdresser over my son's haircut and she chased after me in the parking
lot of the salon and she says I hit her with my purse. I may have while
she was AGGRESSIVELY walking by me and I was trying to open my purse. It
is a very small purse (6 inches long by 4 inches wide) and only a few
LIGHT items in it (a glass case, hand sanitizer, pad and paper, kleenex,)
I had my car keys in my other hand, so nothing was in my purse. Again,
she was the aggressor and I was very angry and she was screaming like a
banchee at me---I did PAY THE FULL PRICE FOR THE HAIRCUT, and I was
going to leave... she called the cops and I left, but there was a cop right
across the street so they pulled me over down the road.
They said she had 2 witnesses, but I don't know if she's lying or not. My
son didn't see anything as he was still in the salon, so I have NO
WITNESSES!! So She pressed charges against me for BATTERY....
I was arrested and taken to jail in 1990 (20 years ago) in Fort Myers FL
Lee County for a domestic incident (my ex stole my cat- he would not give
him back to me- neighbors called the cops- and I wouldn't leave without
my cat when the cops told me to leave, so they arrested me (again
STUPID). THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED IN COURT--
Other than these 2 incidents I have not had any other problems with the
law, not even traffic violations or accidents I am 52 years old- I have
never had an accident or a traffic ticket in MY LIFE- tonight was the
first time in my life that I was even pulled over by the cops...I am an
older- decent- law abiding- single parent and this CAN BE ON MY RECORD
permanently**************
My questions are:
1. What should I do now?
2. Do I need a lawyer? I can't afford a lawyer, so what are my options if
I need one?
3. Should I just go to court and plead NOT GULITY??
My court date is coming up soon...PLEASE HELP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
NEXT!!
Thank you so much for your help!!
D