Legal Question in Criminal Law in Michigan

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"Self defense" is not a charge whereby you can plead to a lesser. Is this a felony charge?

Of course you can plead to a lesser charge of assault don't know what good that does you. Looks like you are going to have to fight this one. I doubt that you can have any assaultive record at all as a teacher.

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If you already have one or more conviction for a misdemeanor or felony anywhere, then if you are convicted of a crime in this case it cannot be set aside (expunged) under the current language in the court rules empowering courts to set convictions aside. It's "one to a customer" and the "one" must be that person's "one and only" conviction.

A bill is being considered now that could expand opportunities to set convictions aside, but it's not Law yet.

As mentioned in another reply, "self defense" is not a reduced 'charge' ... it is a legal defense to the crime. Essentially, it says that you committed the crime (assault) but had a legal excuse (necessary self-defense). The prosecutor must DIS-prove your self-defense claim beyond a reasonable doubt. Unless the prosecutor has a reasonable doubt going into a trial that this defense might be disproven (in which case the prosecutor should dismiss the charge, or negotiate a plea bargain), you'll probably have to go through a trial and the facts will be ferreted out through testimony and argument, and the jury will decide if your conduct should be excused. That's a gamble, of course.

You or your attorney might convince a prosecutor to plea bargain the case to a lower/different charge, such as disturbing the peace, or disorderly conduct / jostling, etc. This would probably not jeopardize the career you have worked so hard to begin ... but can fatally impact in an instant.