gunnergrant
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona
I had nothing on my record at all except 2 speeding tickets from when I was 17 (7 years ago), and did not commit any crime in this instance either.
Dec 4, 2015, 4am;
I was woken up by police at my door. My girlfriend at the time had left the house while I was sleeping, and with the help of a sorority sister of hers, bruised up her neck (very lightly) and had gone to a neighbor's house to call the police. I was taken into custody and charged with 3 felonies and 5 misdemeanors. Her story included me choking her, hitting her in the head, tearing her sweater and stopping her from using her cell phone and from leaving the house. No altercation whatsoever had occurred, not even an argument.
I was released on $5,000 that evening and hired a local lawyer which I ended up spending $60,000 on. I was offered a few pleas all of which included permanent felonies and prison time. I declined all of them and was planning on going to trial. 2 days before trial my lawyer negotiated for a final plea. The plea was a class 6 undesignated felony, 30 days in county jail, 3 years probation and 120 community service hours. Looking at the case, I had a very high chance of the Jury finding me not guilty, however the judge I had was notorious for cases like this getting not guilty verdicts from the Jury and still convicting the defendant with the misdemeanor charges. In my case I would have done a lot of jail time for just the misdemeanors. So long story short I accepted the plea, like an "Alfred Plea" basically.
I am by far the most well known person around the aerospace college I went to because I was the lead of the racing team, worked a lot of on campus jobs and also had a good amount of parties at my house. I was well known and well liked. Because of that, word and rumors spread faster than a wildfire, and because of that I really want to set everyone straight on the truth by making a 45 minute video explaining the situation and why I was technically convicted and posting it on my Facebook.
So my question; can I do this while avoiding the possibility of being sued by the girl who framed me for this?
I will be more greatfull than I can put into words for any and all input/advice on this. Thank you
I had nothing on my record at all except 2 speeding tickets from when I was 17 (7 years ago), and did not commit any crime in this instance either.
Dec 4, 2015, 4am;
I was woken up by police at my door. My girlfriend at the time had left the house while I was sleeping, and with the help of a sorority sister of hers, bruised up her neck (very lightly) and had gone to a neighbor's house to call the police. I was taken into custody and charged with 3 felonies and 5 misdemeanors. Her story included me choking her, hitting her in the head, tearing her sweater and stopping her from using her cell phone and from leaving the house. No altercation whatsoever had occurred, not even an argument.
I was released on $5,000 that evening and hired a local lawyer which I ended up spending $60,000 on. I was offered a few pleas all of which included permanent felonies and prison time. I declined all of them and was planning on going to trial. 2 days before trial my lawyer negotiated for a final plea. The plea was a class 6 undesignated felony, 30 days in county jail, 3 years probation and 120 community service hours. Looking at the case, I had a very high chance of the Jury finding me not guilty, however the judge I had was notorious for cases like this getting not guilty verdicts from the Jury and still convicting the defendant with the misdemeanor charges. In my case I would have done a lot of jail time for just the misdemeanors. So long story short I accepted the plea, like an "Alfred Plea" basically.
I am by far the most well known person around the aerospace college I went to because I was the lead of the racing team, worked a lot of on campus jobs and also had a good amount of parties at my house. I was well known and well liked. Because of that, word and rumors spread faster than a wildfire, and because of that I really want to set everyone straight on the truth by making a 45 minute video explaining the situation and why I was technically convicted and posting it on my Facebook.
So my question; can I do this while avoiding the possibility of being sued by the girl who framed me for this?
I will be more greatfull than I can put into words for any and all input/advice on this. Thank you