Q: Will my aggravated assault charges be dropped if the victim doesn’t show up to court at all??
I was charged with aggravated assault against my boyfriend but he isnt going to show up to court and I’m trying to see if the charges will be dropped completely or will i still have to deal with something with probation or anything like that??
A: The charges will not generally be automatically dropped. The District Attorney's office will want to know if the victim is serious about not prosecuting. In my experience, you may have to go to court up to 3 times to make sure the victim is not serious about prosecuting.
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