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violating - Domestic dispute

I had argument with my wife back in august of 07, the cops came and arrested me for BREACH OF PEACE 2ND DEG & INTERFERE WITH OFFCR/RESISTING,, they let me out on promise to appear, upon my release the judge issued a protective order, should not get in trouble anymore, had me take 9 weeks of Anger Manager class, and appear back in court in October. In Mar I had another fight with my wife call the, cop they came out but did not do any arrest. 2 month after the fight I�m now finding out that my wife complaint to the Police Department about mishandling of the situation, so they came out took a statement from her and now I hear, they are waiting for the prosecutor and judge to sign off and issue an arrest warrant for me, can you please help in what to do and what will happen to me. Also in these cases how much can they set a bond and what are the penalties of violating a protective order


Asked on 5/30/08, 12:26 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Dennis McDonough Dennis P. McDonough,L.L.C.

Re: violating - Domestic dispute

You can receive five years for violating a PROTECTIVE oRDER;AND THE BOND CAN BE FROM ZERO INTO SIX FIGURES DEPENDING ON THE ACTIONS ALLEGED.i STRONGLY URGE YOU TO CONTACT A LAWYER. DENNIS P. MCdONOUGH

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Answered on 5/30/08, 12:36 pm
John Serrano Serrano & Serrano, LLC - Connecticut Accident, Social Security & Divorce Lawyers

Re: violating - Domestic dispute

I am sorry to hear about your difficult situation. Violating a protective order is a Class D felony punishable by up to 5 years in jail. I strongly suggest you contact a lawyer immediately. From your zip code, I assume your case will be at GA 14 in Hartford where I have handled many cases like yours. If a warrant is issued for your arrest, you should make arrangements with a bondsman beforehand and turn yourself in early in the morning (7:30 a.m.) at the Hartford Police Dept so that you can get transported to court and processed that day. If you turn yourself in later in the day or the police pick you up, you may very well be in jail overnight. Call my office or my cellphone 8609770660 if you would like to discuss this further.

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Answered on 5/30/08, 1:45 pm


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