Domestic Violence and Assault
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These are serious crimes of violence which may not be able to be removed from your record once a conviction or guilty plea is entered. These offenses have serious long lasting consequences which can affect a person's life including but not limited to: gun ownerhip, concealed carry, entry into armed services or law enforcement and rights of custody of your children.
So a person needs to be extremely careful about entering a guilty plea to one of these offenses, especially in a situation where there are no witnesses. If this is what it is, it's just one person's word against another.
Some things are not in doubt with these cases involving a husband and wife. When the wife calls the police, the husband or boyfriend IS GOING TO JAIL. That's the way it is whether it's an alleged assault, even where the husband is simply defending blows being struck against him by his wife. The husband is going to jail so DO NOT PLEAD GUILTY to these types of charges without speaking to an attorney who has experience in this area.
A criminal Domestic Violence charge can be leveled against you if you are accused of an act or threat of serious physical harm against a member of your family or household.
Examples of Domestic Violence may include: intentional harm of another person; acting recklessly in a manner that causes harm to another person; threatening bodily injury to another; using force or threats to prevent another person from obtaining help; using force or threats to prevent another person from leaving the premises.
In Domestic Violence law, family/household members include any of the following who are residing with or have resided with the alleged offender:
· a spouse, former spouse, or person living as an intimate partner of the offender, or person who has cohabited with the offender within the last five years. Any person related by blood or affinity to a a spouse, former spouse, or person living as an intimate partner of the offender, or person who has cohabited with the offender within the last five years.
· parent, foster parent, or child of the offender
· the natural parent of any child for whom the offender is the other parent.
Call me at (330) 296-5252 or contact my office by email to arrange an opportunity to discuss your family law matter at no initial fee.
240 S. Chestnut St. Suite B. Ravenna, OH 44266
(330) 296-5252
richard.lombardi@ attorneylombardi.com
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While this website provides general information, it does not constitute legal advice. To schedule a free consultation with an attorney, please call or email us today.