Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

Post bail and then hire a lawyer.

If you truly wish to keep your husband from spending significant time in jail, when the DA asks what you'd like to see happen you should emphasize treatment over jail. That being said, to insure that you are able to obtain the outcome you desire you (actually your husband) would benefit greatly from hiring an experienced criminal defense attorney.

While the DA ultimately decides whether to prosecute or drop the charges, if you are still legally married you hold a great deal of power over the path his case may take. The DA will likely attempt to pursue the charges and, because of his prior record, seek incarceration. But as a legally married spouse the DA will be more inclined to adopt your suggestions because you have the power (through the use of the martial privilege - which allows you to elect to not testify against your husband) to influence the DA's ability to prosecute your husband.

So to answer your question, with a decent lawyer there is a very good chance that your husband will be able to get the help he may need and avoid a jail sentence altogether.

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