Is it legal to arrest someone on a misdemeanor and change it to a felony?
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Is it legal to arrest someone on a misdemeanor and change it to a felony?
My son got into a bar fight and punched the guy once and knocked him out. He was arrested on a battery charge. The gentleman he hit just so happens to be the son of a man who works in the federal building and now he is being charged with a felony unlawful wounding. The boy has 2 different police reports and a year later is still adding false witness. What can I do? The boy was also in a bar drinking underage and repeatedly agitated my son repeatedly inside the bar even betting his friends that he could beat my son up.
Asked on February 11, 2012 under Criminal Law, Ohio
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
There is nothing illegal to change a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge by the district attorney's office concerning an incident. I suggest that you son consult with a criminal defense attorney with respect to the serious charge or charges against him.
What you can do is start interviewing criminal defense attorneys to defend your son as to the charge or charges against him that you are writing about.
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