Ann Arbor Domestic Violence Lawyer
The Washtenaw County Prosecutor along with the Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Chelsea, and other local city prosecutors aggressively pursue convictions for the offense of domestic violence.
You need an attorney that will fight even harder your your defense. If you have been charged with domestic violence call domestic violence defense lawyer, Aaron J. Boria today (734) 453-7806.
Domestic Violence and False Allegations
The problem with prosecutors and domestic violence is that they will rarely dismiss the charge once it is issued. To make matters worse, domestic violence is probably one of the most falsely accused crimes our office has comes across. We believe that the community puts a great deal of pressure on prosecutors to prevent domestic violence, as they should, but as a result many innocent people get caught in the mix.
Just recently, we won a domestic violence trial in the Chelsea 14A3 District Court where our client’s wife made up domestic violence charges after he filed for divorce.
Domestic Violence as a Weapon
Domestic violence, or domestic assault, is often used by one party against another to gain leverage in divorce and child custody battles. All it takes is someone to make an allegation and the other party ends up going to jail.
Domestic violence is also used in situations where one party is mad at the other and makes a false allegation just to make sure that person gets arrested.
What is Domestic Assault?
All crimes are made up of elements. The crime of domestic violence is made up of two elements:
1. That the person accused either assaulted or battered the complainant. A battery is the forceful, violent, or offensive touching of a person, a battery must be intentional, and accidents don’t count. An assault is an attempted battery.
2. The person that the assault or battery was committed on must be related, or in a dating or living relationship with the accused.
If either of these elements cannot be met then the accused is entitled to a not guilty verdict.
Domestic Assault Defense
If any element of a crime cannot be proven then the person accused must be acquitted. Other ways to defend this offense would include that it did not happen or that the accused was actually acting in self-defense, or the defense of others.
Every case is different and your case may have many more defenses.
Domestic Violence Lawyer
Aaron J. Boria, PLLC, is a Michigan law firm that handles almost exclusively criminal defense. We handle domestic violence on a regular basis and have appeared in all of the Washtenaw County district courts as well as the circuit court.
We are also happy to say that we have had a large amount of domestic violence cases dismissed in Washtenaw County courts and, to date, have won every domestic violence trial we have had.
If you or a loved one have been charged with domestic violence contact criminal defense lawyer, Aaron J. Boria today (734) 453-7806.
