Q: I was served with a pre-warrant but am innocent.
My wife’s ex husband tried to force his way into my home so I pushed him enough to get him out of the house. He has filed a pre-warrant for simple assault. I have a witness that is a minor and three police officers told us that I had every right to defend my home and that the aggressor could not press charges. But he is. What can I do? The court date has been set.
A:
The court has set a hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to issue an arrest warrant. You will need to attend the hearing, and I would suggest hiring an attorney for the hearing.
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A: You need to attend the pre arrest hearing and state your case. The nature of the charges may not stop the arrest for simple assault BUT you definitely have a defense to the charges if he was the aggressor and you were defending either your property or your minor child (defense of others).
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