Joliet, IL asked in Domestic Violence for Illinois

Q: My boyfriend is facing a domestic battery/bodily harm felony for a mutual fight, leading him to grab me leaving a bruise

Is there anything I can do to make sure he doesn't go to jail or get this dropped

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1 Lawyer Answer

A: Somebody made a complaint that he did this to u. Usually its the woman who protests at the heat of the moment and hss a change of heart later. Now you have to go to the state's attorney's office, tell them u do not want to prosecute and let them decide.

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