How A Victim Can Help Dismiss a Family Violence Case

In many domestic violence cases, the victim wants the case dismissed. Usually, it's up to the district attorney's office to decide whether or not to dismiss a case, but there are things that the victim can do that make it more likely that the case will get dismissed.
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[@donnalucas3539]

Thank you!

[@kyliecoston5581]

Thank you for sharing Sir. This has been really helpful.

[@raversfantasy8873]

Kudos. Good man right here.

[@Ash-rt4gh]

Thank you

[@LyricJacobs-lq4jd]

Yes

[@songwu5028]

It makes me sad to see that there comments about how helpful this video is. I just want to let whoever sees this know that you really deserve better. We all deserve to be love in the right now. God bless you.

[@kimstone1981]

What if you have been the victim For a long time and then the abuser calls the cops and lies and has the victim arrested?

[@SeanHenricksenLawFirm]

I’m sorry this happened to you. I see police arresting the wrong person frequently in family violence cases. You’ll need to find a good attorney who understands your situation and knows how to help.

[@kimstone1981]

@@SeanHenricksenLawFirm Thank you for answering 🙏 Headed to court this morning...

[@mollymoo9329]

What do I do I’m in a different kind of situation I was in a car accident needed surgery to get my spleen removed and my mom didn’t believe me so without my permission and taking advantage of the situation being in the middle of me being major drugged up from surgery and also memory loss and confusion from a blood transfusion my mom took advantage of me I felt harassed attacked and so I feel like it should be thrown out

[@mexarroyo]

Ok what if I have been charged but I never was scheduled a court date .. , I need to fix this

[@candiceberg788]

My boyfriend is being charged with domestic against me not on my will I went to his court today to say I do not want charges pressed the state took it over they say they have a witness and I had been drinking alcohol before going to the hospital I believe that the nurses peer pressured me knowing I was under the influence to say he did it which he did not when my blood alcohol results came back they said I was over the limit and made me wait for hours until I could leave now he is stuck in jail for 2 weeks until the next court date because he can not afford to get bailed out can they legally use what the nurses say when I was so heavily under the influence of alcohol?

[@gurpreetkahlon957]

Sir , my husband is charged with domestic violence, but I have two children and I want him come back as he is good father

[@LyricJacobs-lq4jd]

The district attorney stop calling my phone and they start calling my attorney is that a good thing

[@ronnysawiki1934]

Thank for the Beastie boys album!

[@LyricJacobs-lq4jd]

And he left

[@LyricJacobs-lq4jd]

And I told the cops do not take him

[@LyricJacobs-lq4jd]

And it was injuries on the both of us

[@JuniorT69]

I got lock up cops showed up noting happen i didnt touch her i just took her phone and they booked me in for F/M and she said she drop the charge and i never been to court been 3yrs i wanna get a gun but dont know it will show up

[@thecartierfamily2998]

Hey the prosecutor and ADA wants now speak to me Tuesday about my wishes to dismiss charges against my child’s father . He Has been incarcerated for 9 months and the court date he had on Friday was canceled which was pre trial . I asked the advocate if I can speak to prosecutor to dismiss charges and they scheduled me a meeting with them on dismissing the charges . Do you think they may decide to dismiss them ?

[@SeanHenricksenLawFirm]

It depends on the prosecutor and the case. I’ve seen those meetings lead to dismissals at times and I’ve seen other prosecutors use them to get victims to confirm their stories and help the state.

[@jessicanoeminunez4836]

I’m on a similar situation, my husband has court next week due to Domestic Violence and I was told that I do have to show up to remove the protective order into no negative. I would like the case to be dismissed so how would I go about it.

[@deadwop]

@@jessicanoeminunez4836any updates?

[@LyricJacobs-lq4jd]

If my boyfriend has a a bail bond on3 all of his cases but he was on probation and not hired a lawyer because we were fighting and they took him because he was on probation but they took pictures but my lawyer the Free world lawyers keeps resetting it what's going to happen next

[@LyricJacobs-lq4jd]

But they stopped calling me and start calling the attorney I hired for my boyfriend thank God is that a good thing

[@LyricJacobs-lq4jd]

It was a nine-one-one call

[@LyricJacobs-lq4jd]

I don't want to go through with it and I heard of that's why I hired a lawyer I just want him back at the house because he hasn't nobody

[@brandongarland1841]

Have you heard of a case where the person was arrested on domestic violence charges from an alleged event that took place MONTHS ago?

[@SeanHenricksenLawFirm]

Yes, it happens a lot. Someone calls the police, says they've been assaulted. Police issue a warrant, but don't do anything to arrest the person. They get pulled over for speeding months/years later and find out there's a warrant for assault. It's ridiculous.

[@brandongarland1841]

@@SeanHenricksenLawFirm odd how the police wouldn't have came and asked questions first

[@KingTheGermanShepherd]

@@SeanHenricksenLawFirm this is what happened to me recently,...

[@GodisGood584]

@@KingTheGermanShepherd these fake lawyers claiming the San Antonio as a base should be cut out of the knights Templar

[@tttriple]

This just happened to me after almost TWO YEARS....absolutely nuts... I have a newborn, a family in another country...and my brother is totally against any of this, and has been from the beginning...:(

[@kam8.075]

Please investigate Livingston county Michigan And contact a lady name Kelsey please help her the county and the state of Michigan ruined her life as to they took her children away from her as the bio father abandoned the family This lady needs help massively she is fighting to stay alive !!! Please help this women she just went through a bad custody support case where no one helped her through her court case the lawyers didn’t tell her she signed off her rights and she owes the child support to the father as too her ssi benefits handed too the father as the kids never knew him the children are living with strangers I sound like I’m all over the place but this women has been through the deepest pits of hell and she can’t climb out She has massive amounts of evidence that she’s the victim and the courts admitted it And she recently had her children taken away from her and her case is over 4 years old Too where the courts just now in the year of 2022. Took her daughters away she is a single mother that raised her children by her self !!!! Please help her !!!!!

[@leandrocarmona5927]

What happens if the victim refuses to talk with the district attorney when they try contacting them? Would this harm the other person? Can you please help me

[@SeanHenricksenLawFirm]

It usually makes it more likely that the case will be dismissed. Every case is different, but it usually is better for the defendant. Make sure you’re not doing anything to persuade or ask the victim not to cooperate because that could be tampering with a witness.

[@leandrocarmona5927]

@@SeanHenricksenLawFirm thank you so much

[@leandrocarmona5927]

@@SeanHenricksenLawFirmif the victim says they want to drop charges , is that better for the defendant , or ignoring the district attorney when they try to contact them and ask them about the case , can you please clear that doubt

[@amadokisses1]

I would like to know the answer to this question as well!

[@amadokisses1]

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[@Notyourgirl253]

If you are a victim of DV and emotional abuse, don’t be coerced to retract. It will happen again.

[@toddpa-c3826]

So untrue - so many times both sides are at fault yet cops make a choice thats not always correct….

[@Notyourgirl253]

@@toddpa-c3826 often times your are right, both sides are in the wrong and the wrong ignorant cops make bad decisions. Some abuse is covert and the victim doesn’t even know how or why the abuse is happening.

[@jeanieologist4456]

Two of my friends were the ones who were abused, and they got arrested because a lot of people take the system and use it against people. They use it as revenge.

[@Notyourgirl253]

@@jeanieologist4456 my husband would terrorize us. It got worse over the years and eventually one day he was threatening to kill our 6 month old. He ripped the phone out of the wall when I called 911. I fled to the neighbor with my 3 small children. The cops responded to the hang up call and spoke with him. I have no idea what he told them but I was arrested only being asked my name. My hand was broken but I didn’t know. They just left my kids with the neighbor. I was breastfeeding at the time. I was released with no charges because the nurse had a cop come in a hear my side.

[@jeanieologist4456]

@@Notyourgirl253 I am so sorry that happened to you believe it or not it happened to me. I was the victim and I got arrested. The charges were dropped but I will never forget what happened. I never committed a crime in my life never even got a speeding ticket. The other person had a lengthy criminal record, but I was the one who went to jail it’s crazy I don’t understand it

[@kirstieriley1040]

Hi can you please contacts me asap i Need helo .can avo be made by police no fight or nothing close but a year before i had to call them for domestic violence at All .a Past incident then throw out of court , nothing but now hes in jail for not a thing ,more then year. I hav court tues to try n get dismissed. . what i hav seen of coops n lawas is total insane ,just out right how they ,makes a sense or justice about it . The crime i seen is by police n laws judge. The truth or fairness dont mean a thing.

[@SeanHenricksenLawFirm]

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[@LyricJacobs-lq4jd]

But I will not go in I don't want to fight that's why I hired a lawyer to get my boyfriend out I want the case dismissed

[@LyricJacobs-lq4jd]

I wish they'd just let my boyfriend free

[@mauricenightchase9416]

What about mental health how does that apply?

[@strnglhld]

What do you mean?

[@mauricenightchase9416]

@@strnglhld if some has mental health issues does that apply as a factor of a child or someone is hurt or does it not matter?

[@strnglhld]

@@mauricenightchase9416 no because most who harm their family have mental health issues. It’s up to the person to get treatment for it

[@mauricenightchase9416]

@@strnglhld and if they're getting treatment already and the medicine causes dissociation? What then?

[@strnglhld]

@@mauricenightchase9416 very dependent on specific facts of the case, but generally, highly unlikely to work as a defense, anyone in that situation needs a good attorney

[@mistymoody6291]

Stop blasphemous the word Victim, the only true Victim is RIP Jesus Christ..,