Torrance, Client Stabs Her Boyfriend’s Hand With An Exacto Knife, Felony PC 273.5 - Case Dismissed – Attorney Success # 21
Our client and her boyfriend had a history of domestic violence. Her boyfriend had even been convicted of battery upon her in two other states before then the two moved to California.
One night, while in their trailer park in Lomita, our client and her boyfriend found themselves in another fight. Our client was returning home from work. Her boyfriend had been working most of the day, while drinking, at installing a new linoleum floor in their mobile home. He was proud of his work. Our client was dead tired from work.
Our client apparently said something that offended her boyfriend’s sense of accomplishment and an argument ensued. The argument escalated to a physical fight. In the course of the fight, the boyfriend hit our client in the face, causing a black eye, but our client slashed her boyfriend with an Exacto knife across the palm of his hand.
There were no witnesses to the incident except our client and her boyfriend.
The knife’s cut caused instantaneous and profuse bleeding and our client ran from the mobile home. When she returned about an hour later, the Lomita Sheriff was waiting and arrested her. Fortunately, our client did not make any admissions to the police of what she did. The police decided to arrest her based entirely on what her boyfriend told the police.
Our client’s defense clearly centered on self-defense, but also mutual combat. Her boyfriend certainly had a well-documented capacity to hurt our client, not only from past instances, but also demonstrated by our client’s black eye.
By the time the arraignment came, our client’s boyfriend had moved back to Arkansas. We advised the District Attorney of this, but she was not going to dismiss the case without some investigation of her own.
On the second appearance, the District Attorney said she needed more time to look into the case. On the third appearance, the District Attorney conceded that she had no luck finding the boyfriend. As such, she had no witnesses of our client’s alleged conduct. She then dismissed the case in the interests of justice (Penal Code § 1385), as our client certainly would not testify as a witness against herself.
Our client was happy that we had pressed the District Attorney and refused to enter into the plea bargains offered by the District Attorney.
If you or a family member has been charged with domestic violence related crimes (Penal Code sections 242, 243(e)(1) or 273.5), call our office today. Call us. We understand how these charges can be devastating and very stressful. One of our criminal attorneys will speak with you immediately and will fight vigorously for you.
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One night, while in their trailer park in Lomita, our client and her boyfriend found themselves in another fight. Our client was returning home from work. Her boyfriend had been working most of the day, while drinking, at installing a new linoleum floor in their mobile home. He was proud of his work. Our client was dead tired from work.
Our client apparently said something that offended her boyfriend’s sense of accomplishment and an argument ensued. The argument escalated to a physical fight. In the course of the fight, the boyfriend hit our client in the face, causing a black eye, but our client slashed her boyfriend with an Exacto knife across the palm of his hand.
There were no witnesses to the incident except our client and her boyfriend.
The knife’s cut caused instantaneous and profuse bleeding and our client ran from the mobile home. When she returned about an hour later, the Lomita Sheriff was waiting and arrested her. Fortunately, our client did not make any admissions to the police of what she did. The police decided to arrest her based entirely on what her boyfriend told the police.
Our client’s defense clearly centered on self-defense, but also mutual combat. Her boyfriend certainly had a well-documented capacity to hurt our client, not only from past instances, but also demonstrated by our client’s black eye.
By the time the arraignment came, our client’s boyfriend had moved back to Arkansas. We advised the District Attorney of this, but she was not going to dismiss the case without some investigation of her own.
On the second appearance, the District Attorney said she needed more time to look into the case. On the third appearance, the District Attorney conceded that she had no luck finding the boyfriend. As such, she had no witnesses of our client’s alleged conduct. She then dismissed the case in the interests of justice (Penal Code § 1385), as our client certainly would not testify as a witness against herself.
Our client was happy that we had pressed the District Attorney and refused to enter into the plea bargains offered by the District Attorney.
If you or a family member has been charged with domestic violence related crimes (Penal Code sections 242, 243(e)(1) or 273.5), call our office today. Call us. We understand how these charges can be devastating and very stressful. One of our criminal attorneys will speak with you immediately and will fight vigorously for you.
Don't risk losing your freedom or your reputation. Call us today at (310) 782-2500 for your free consultation. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you.
When payment is an issue, we have very competitive flat fee rates to represent you or your family member. In special circumstances, we will also consider payment plans where payments are spread out over time. We also accept all major credit cards.
Call us today to let us do the worrying for you.