Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois

False battery charge-- this 60 something year old lady said I grabbed her pulled her by her clothes and pushed her out of a chair-.

I was wondering if email documents regarding a false battery charge can be used as evidence against a person. I only have1 piece of the broken eyeglasses and emails that I sent to another

person letting know when these incidents happened. I did have voice messages of her calling my number but my phone deletes them automatically after sometime has passed. I don't know how she got my number (probably from the boyfriend's phone).

1st meeting lady in question:

She came to address where boyfriend and I were staying asked for him and I said he wasn't there--let me call him. She said something about his car being broke. I did call him-but she left before I spoke to her again. Come to find out she gave me a false name. I just described her to him & told him what car she was driving.

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> 2nd meeting lady---1st Incident:

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> Unknown lady entered the attic where I was occupied by

> current boyfriend (boyfriend wasn't there--his brother let

> her in the house). She came upstairs to the attic

> where I was located. I spoke to her and asked her is she

> contacted the boyfriend. She indicated that she had been

> seeing him for the lasts two weeks and that she has known

> him longer that I have been alive. That she is going to

> continue to see him and that I might as well get over

> it. She left the premises.

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> > 3rd Indicent

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> I went to new residence where boyfriend I were trying to

> move to---i went to check for me & son's mail. I

> walked into the living room and that same lady was there.

> I spoke to her again & she ran up to me and snatched my

> glasses and scratched my face. I turn around and left

> someone slammed the door behind me and Then boyfriend

> reopened the door & gave me my broken glasses and I went

> back to the old address where the first incident

> happened--these indicents happended on 2 different dates. Me

> & the boyfriend had arguments about her. He came to

> the old address to see where I was--I decided that I will

> not be moving to the new location because of this. A week

> later i received a summons that that same lady who had

> turned the situation around and charged me with

> battery.

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> We had one court appearance; I was advised by a public

> defender if I plead guilty, I could walk way as long as I

> stayed out of trouble for 6 months. I plead not

> guilty. I have to appear in court again this Thursday

> AM and the jury has to decide who was wrong. I was also told

> that if I had plead guilty she could then take me back to civil court and ask

> for monetary damages.

>

> Your help would greatly be appreciated. I have never hit

> anyone over a man. My background consists of 2 DUI's. I'm

> a 44-year old woman that has better things to do than to

> fight over a

> man.


Asked on 3/22/10, 8:57 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael R. Nack Michael R. Nack, Attorney at Law

You should hire an attorney to represent you on this charge and then go over all of the facts with your attorney. There is really nothing that an attorney responding to questions posted on this website can do to actually provide you with much help. Good luck.

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Answered on 3/27/10, 1:24 pm


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