Legal Question in Criminal Law in Louisiana

girlfreind was heavily medicated and drinking hurt herself when she sobered she called police on boyfreind and he was charged with domestic abuse later she remembers injuries were a result of her own doing but now subpoened by state to be witness against boyfriend what should couple do ?


Asked on 1/06/11, 1:16 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Nick Pizzolatto, Jr. Pizzolatto Law Office

In 38 years of practice have seen this a million times. What she reported initially is what happened, not what "she remembered" later. But if she wants to live a life of never knowing when she will "hurt herself and forget" and then "later" remember what really happened, she should go to the prosecuting attorney and say she wants to withdraw her complaint. They may not let her, but she can take the witness stand and give her "account" of what really happened and he may get off this time......and maybe the next time. No one forgets how they got hurt and then "blames it on a specific person only to wake up and realize they were wrong!"

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Answered on 1/11/11, 4:12 pm


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