Q: what can i do to make sure me and my boyfriend charges are drooped?
me and my boyfriend got into a fight and now we both have assault charges and cant have contact with each other however it was in a way my fault i have mental health issues and that day i was going thought a mental brake down and my boyfriend knew that he was actual trying to help but realized that it was too much for him to handle on his own. so he called the police and while they was there we told them what happen and they took both of us to jail neither one of us meant for this to happen all he was trying to do was help.
A: When you are charged with a crime, such as assault, the state is prosecuting you. The attorney for the state is the district attorney. Only the district attorney can drop the charges. If you have not hired an attorney, then you were probably appointed a public defender. Your public defender and the attorney or public defender for your boyfriend should talk to the district attorney.
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