Legal Question in Criminal Law in Louisiana

Re: Please Help my friend! He cant go to jail!!!

Anything he does to lessen his charge or sentence should be discussed with his lawyer.

It may be possible to build a psychological or psychiatric defense of some type, but not in four days. If he had such a problem it should have been discussed with his lawyer long ago, not now. Do not blame the lawyer for this either as he cannot know what your friend's mental state is.

The state chages the defendant, not the victim. While the victim's desire to have charges dismissed might influence the prosecutor to dismiss the decision belongs to that prosecutor.

Re: Please Help my friend! He cant go to jail!

If the case is prosecuted in Minnesota (your question is unclear as to the State), Assault with a knife is a crime which can result in serious prison time, and many other bad consequences.

There are at least thousands of potential defenses which could show that a defendant is not guilty of a crime, or which could mitigate the severity of the crime, or which could result in a more lenient sentence. Libraries are filled with books on those subjects. I can't write one of those books here. The simple solution is that this person needs get together with his lawyer, roll up his sleeves and get ready to work long and hard to build a defense case. Of course, he won't be needing money in prison. Now is the time to spend everything he can to save himself from a miscarriage of justice. And hope that what he can do is enough. It can be done. I've done it many times.

As for who charges defendant's with a criminal Complaint in court, it is the prosecutor not the victim or witness. Though victims and witnesses do not control a criminal prosecution, they can have significant influence. I have represented numerous "victims" and witnesses over the years, to help them achieve their goals.

Remain calm. Start doing what you can in a methodical way. Hard work and patience often get results.