Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

: How do I go about dropping charges?

You should either contact his attorney, or contact me on Tuesday, and I may be able to advise you.

The reaction you received is, unfortunately, not atypical.

Re: How do I go about droping charges?

The DA won't drop charges for domestic just because you want him/her to. If you are married, you can lawfully involke the marital privilege against testifying against your husband, and most likely the case would be dismissed on trial day (but NOT sooner), although if the police report containes excited utterances, the DA could stll try the case using your statements preserved in the police report.

Re: How do I go about droping charges?

You should retain an attorney to negotiate a dismissal with your consent with the DA and speak only with that attorney lest you be charged with filing a false report should it appear in trying to retract your statement you initially gave false information.