Q: Hello, I need to write an acknowledgement to the state of Maryland courts. I am not contesting to the charges
Of second degree assault against my finance. We both have one charge each against each other and didn't want to press charges but state automatically picked it up. I need to make sure I am writing the correct document that I need to have notarized and gives you the state's attorney
A: Stop. Do not do whatever it is you are thinking of doing. Hire a criminal defense attorney before you do something truly foolish and irreversibly ruin your record and damage your career and prospects.
Matthew J. Bronson agrees with this answer
A: Do not write an acknowledgement letter. It will be used against you in court. Retain private counsel or go to the Public Defender. If there is no other evidence, you each may be able to assert the fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination and refuse to testify in which case you will both be acquitted. You could be convicted if there is other evidence of the assault.
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