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My son is going to court on Monday for charges of assault and battery brought by his former live-in girl friend. We went with him to the first court date and evidently that was the arraignment.
Here is the story:
Girlfriend had agreed to move out of his house. She said she had to call her aunt. She had no vehicle and there is no phone in his home. He said OK and went to get dressed and came back to take her and in the meantime, she had taken his employer's company vehicle, without permission, to go to a telephone. When she got back, he was getting ready to go to work and she said she needed diapers for her baby. He said OK, he would go and get them. She blocked the door and would not let him leave. He pushed her out of the way and went to the truck. She said she was going to call the Sheriff. She went next door and did that. When he got back with the diapers, she said she had called the Sheriff. He said Ok, and sat down to wait for them. When they got there he told them what happened and they booked him for assault and battery. The deputy kept asking him if she had done anything to him, and he said NO, other than blocking him from leaving the house.
My question:
When we go to court, he is going to tell the judge what happened. She was not injuried, and he is going to plead NOT GUILTY. We feel like she will not show up for court since she has moved to another state. He talked briefly with a lawyer and he told him that if the judge did anything other than drop the charges, he would get involved, but he did not think he would need to be there.
This girl was previously charged and convicted with domestic abuse against my son and ordered to attend anger management class and was put on probation for 5 years.
What can we expect to happen in a case like this?
Thanks for any answers to this question.
Here is the story:
Girlfriend had agreed to move out of his house. She said she had to call her aunt. She had no vehicle and there is no phone in his home. He said OK and went to get dressed and came back to take her and in the meantime, she had taken his employer's company vehicle, without permission, to go to a telephone. When she got back, he was getting ready to go to work and she said she needed diapers for her baby. He said OK, he would go and get them. She blocked the door and would not let him leave. He pushed her out of the way and went to the truck. She said she was going to call the Sheriff. She went next door and did that. When he got back with the diapers, she said she had called the Sheriff. He said Ok, and sat down to wait for them. When they got there he told them what happened and they booked him for assault and battery. The deputy kept asking him if she had done anything to him, and he said NO, other than blocking him from leaving the house.
My question:
When we go to court, he is going to tell the judge what happened. She was not injuried, and he is going to plead NOT GUILTY. We feel like she will not show up for court since she has moved to another state. He talked briefly with a lawyer and he told him that if the judge did anything other than drop the charges, he would get involved, but he did not think he would need to be there.
This girl was previously charged and convicted with domestic abuse against my son and ordered to attend anger management class and was put on probation for 5 years.
What can we expect to happen in a case like this?
Thanks for any answers to this question.