Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

An inncodent occoured with my niece and I threw a remote control to her she asked me to throw it. It accidently Hit her in the mouth and knocked two of her teeth partially out. During all the comotion about it the cops were called and when I realized it was them. I ran out the back door afraid of being arrested because I was on bail, so the cops had a investigation and took pictures. After ward I spoke to investigators and they continued with the investigation they brought In social services and they made a report but closed it immediatly. And nothing happend with that and it took about 6 or 7 months to acctually be picked up by the da. They waited until my other case was settled and I was on probation so they could ad a probation violation to my charges I got a notice in the mail to address the charges filed on me and when I went to court they arrested me on probation hold and they tried to get

my po to file the violation on me, she declined and the hold was lifted off me but I could get out until I got my 100,000 bail reduced by half after that I got bailed out and I'm fighting it now there trying to charge me with child abuse and neglect assault with a deadly wepon other the fire arm, aggraveted assault with great bodily injury. The pictures look can of bad but we fixed my nieces teeth already and she is fine. My niece and myself both say it was a accident and she will testify that, my sister nor niece are pressing charges I just don't know what to do about this do I have any chance of getting this equitted?


Asked on 3/02/10, 10:44 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Marshall Law Office of Robert L, Marshall

Your sister and your niece cannot "press charges" or drop the charges. The District Attorney has filed charges against you, which can only be dismissed by a judge.

What did your niece tell the police when they first interviewed her? If she testifies it was an accident, but told the police something different when it happened, her prior statement can also be admitted.

Your attorney is in a better position to answer questions about your chances at trial than a stranger on the Internet who knows nothing about your case. (If you don't have a lawyer, you should ask the judge to appoint the public defender.)

It's often hard to tell what a jury will decide until the verdict is read.

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Answered on 3/07/10, 11:03 am


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