Q: What can I do to get charges and a warrant dropped against my boyfriend that I didnt want pressed.
We had an altercation to which I went to the hospital and was pushed to put a protective order against him by the advocate. I asked the detective to help him as he just lost his gma and broke his neck in a car wreck and was out of his mind quite literally. The protective order was dismissed with a costs waived and 20 plus days later they filed charges for domestic assault resulting in great bodily injury and property damage. We are engaged to be married and i didnt even write the statement to the order of protection. Also I asked to have the issue to which our argument broke out be addressed and the detective refused and still hasn't done anything to protect me against my boyfriends baby momma threatening my life repeatedly and pulling a gun on me.
A: They cannot force you to testify. Oklahoma statue prevents the prosecutor from holding the victim of a crime liable. They may still subpoena you, and you have to show up, but you do not have to testify. You should hire an attorney for your boyfriend right away to get ahead of this. You want to hire someone that is not afraid of going to trial in order to force the DA's hand. If this is in Tulsa or a surrounding county give us a call and we would be happy to give you a free consultation on the matter.
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