Q: assault family violence case where I was arrested even though I’m the victim. I have provided my court appointed attorne
attorney with multiple videos of her coming up and hitting me unprovoked and being the aggressor every time and I’m still being punished. It seems like he’s helping the DA instead of me. What can I do? I also have multiple witnesses who are ready to testify against her and he’s basically refusing to use them even though they are directly involved. Also they just charged me with continued family violence even though I’ve never been in any trouble before this and I haven’t been convicted. How can they charge me with continuing family violence?
A: If your court-appointed attorney isn't giving you a defense you're comfortable with, then you're absolutely free to hire a private criminal defense attorney. No attorney-- appointed or private-- will be able to guarantee any particular outcome. That said, because you get to choose what private defense lawyer you hire, you get to pick someone who hopefully sees your case (and your evidence) the same way you do.
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