This event occurred in Georgia.
I am not a party to this event.
If a person finds out that their spouse is having an affair, via email with graphic pictures and text specifically, within that discovery they push their spouse and leave the home. The police are called and the spouse is arrested for domestic violence. No other physical violence occurred that day or any other day.
The victim of the abuse tells the police that the incident occurred as response to her infidelity being discovered.
Is there any sort of precedents for this sort of situation? The spouse is not pressing charges, it is the state that is pursuing this.
The defendant is having issues with retaining an attorney because he makes too little money to afford a lawyer but to much for legal aid.
What should the defendants next steps be?
I am not a party to this event.
If a person finds out that their spouse is having an affair, via email with graphic pictures and text specifically, within that discovery they push their spouse and leave the home. The police are called and the spouse is arrested for domestic violence. No other physical violence occurred that day or any other day.
The victim of the abuse tells the police that the incident occurred as response to her infidelity being discovered.
Is there any sort of precedents for this sort of situation? The spouse is not pressing charges, it is the state that is pursuing this.
The defendant is having issues with retaining an attorney because he makes too little money to afford a lawyer but to much for legal aid.
What should the defendants next steps be?