Granite City, IL asked in Criminal Law for Illinois

Q: My son was charged with aggravated battery/ Strangulation and domestic battery hes facing a class 2 and class 4 felony.

The victim appeared at his preliminary hearing and testified she lied to have him arrested because she is bi polar and doesn’t take her meds. He was offered 6 years in prison as a plea bargain. Should he take this to trial?

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Juan Ooink
Juan Ooink
Answered
  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Bolingbrook, IL
  • Licensed in Illinois

A: No attorney here can answer that question because we do not have enough information. The only attorney that could even discuss this matter is the attorney representing your son. He needs to discuss this with that attorney right away. That attorney has all of the needed information.

William Wolf agrees with this answer

William Wolf
William Wolf
Answered
  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Chicago, IL
  • Licensed in Illinois

A: Mr. Ooink is correct. By asking lawyers who have no access to the information, it's kind of like asking a doctor for an opinion where the doctor can't perform a medical exam of the patient, look at medical records, or X-rays, and still ask for a definitive opinion.

If he doesn't have an experienced criminal defense lawyer representing him, get him one.

Good luck.

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