Q: How to defend against an aggravated battery charge in a bar fight in Illinois?
My boyfriend lives in Illinois Where he got arrested for getting into a fight at a bar and was charged with felony aggravated battery. But he only hit the guy one time. Only one punch and they are saying that he broke his jaw and knocked out all his teeth and had to go to the hospital and get emergency surgery. But my boyfriend knows a guy that works with him and said he was at work the very next morning totally fine. Can we go and possibly video record this guy as proof that he’s not injured like they say? Plus my boyfriend just moved to London Mills, Illinois an extremely small tiny town from San Diego, California and wasn’t aware how harsh the laws are. Could that help in any way? What’s the best defense to use in his situation?
A: Your boy friend needs to hire a criminal defense attorney to assist him with this matter right away. Lack of knowledge of the law is not a defense to this offense. The sooner he hires an attorney, the better.
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