Q: Is there any way I can get them to drop the charges
My bf hit me and I called the cops they arrested him but I told them I didn’t want anything to happen like him going to jail Bc we have a kid on the way but I guess it was out of my hands and they charged him anyway he has a lengthy record of other little things and this was the first
Time this happened. I don’t have any support besides him if I go to court can I get them to drop the charges(we’re both 17 so minors) can I ask for him to take mandatory 1 on 1 counseling or something
A: He needs a criminal defense attorney. The sooner you or his family or friends hire an attorney for him the better.
James G. Dimeas agrees with this answer
A: The ultimate decision about what will happen with his case will be made by the prosecutor. But you can go to Court and talk to the prosecutor and make your wishes known.
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