Q: I am potentially facing a second domestic charge. The first was 12 years ago I completed the first offenders program
My previous charges are exsponged. Will I likely face jail time? I am assuming DV and possibly strangulation charges are coming but have not yet been contacted by police. There was destruction of property by both parties and the alleged victim also stole a number of goods from the home we shared?
A: If you went through the first offender’s program, your charge was li8kely dismissed not expunged. For a charge to be expunged, you need to brin g an application for expungement in Circuit court. Thus, thes prosecutor will know that you had a prior domestic violence charge and now you have caught a second. You definitely need to hire a local, experienced criminal defense attorney. A charge of stangulation is a felony.
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