Legal Question in Criminal Law in Mississippi

my 17 yr old son followed one of his friends across the street to a store where another teenager that was in his truck and my sons friend approched the truck screaming cussing and trying to get the other teenager out of the truck to fight he never got out and left now my son and his friend had to go to a youth counsler because the teenager said he felt threatened and they put a dent in his truck after talkiing with the counsler since my son denied touching the truck or fighting she said we had to go in front of the judge and hes being charged with simple assualt and might have to pay restitution the counsler said it was on film at the store my son still states he didnt do it.... should we fight it my son was wrong for following his friend


Asked on 10/27/10, 7:26 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Wayne Woodall Wayne Woodall Attorney

ABSOLUTELY! UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR SON TO HAVE A PERMANENT CRIMINAL RECORD FOR ASSAULT AND PROBABLY INCUR SIGNIFICANT FINES, PROBATION FEES, COUNSELING TIME AND EXPENSE AND COURT COSTS I WOULD MOUNT AN AGGRESSIVE DEFENSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT PROBABLY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE ALLEGED VICTIM TO IDENTIFY YOUR SON IN THE COURTROOM (AT LEAST - - - IF THE COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS ARE SET UP CORRECTLY SO THAT YOUR SON DOES NOT SIT AT THE DEFENSE TABLE AT THE OUTSET OF THE CASE) AND I WOULD SUGGEST CONTACTING COMPETENT CRIMINAL DEFENSE COUNSEL AT ONCE

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Answered on 11/02/10, 7:07 am


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