Q: What can I do to help drop DV assault charges for my significant other and dismiss the protection order?
We were in a violent fight due to a sensitive problem that happened less than a week prior. The fight led to my significant other being charged with assault and false imprisonment. I was sent to the hospital for 4 stitches in my lip. Being investigated after a traumatic experience had me irrationally in fear and on the offense. I told them our previous experiences, leaving out important reasons and my part in everything to make him seem worse than he was. Scared and confused, all I did was play the victim name I was given. But since time has passed, I can admit my faults and how I was an instigator. It was a bad time, but I truly believe he doesn't deserve to be in jail. The injury is hard to look past, but it was a defensive retaliation. I was honest but I didn't include the whole story with the investigator and DA. I know I have no authority in the case but I want to know the steps I can take to drop the mandatory protection order and lessen or dismiss the charges.
A: The likelihood of success here is minimal. You can certainly contact the victim advocate associated with the prosecutor's office and make your wishes known. But to be perfectly honest, it is unlikely that they will honor your wishes regarding dropping the charges and lifting the DANCO. You may have more success regarding your input regarding the sentence that this gentleman will face in the event that he is convicted.
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