How to get simple battery charges dropped if my boyfriend agrees to drop them?
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How to get simple battery charges dropped if my boyfriend agrees to drop them?
My boyfriend and I were having a dispute and he was verbally abusing me. I got very upset and hit him in the face and left. Afterwards he pressed charges on me and I was arrested for simple battery. Later on we worked things out and he wanted to drop them but once they are filed,the state picks it up and they decide whether or not they will be dropped. this has never happened before. Also, when I went for my arraignment, they told methat I couldn’t have a court appointed attorney. I cannot afford a private attorney, which would mean I have the right do I not?
Asked on August 7, 2012 under Criminal Law, Louisiana
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you cannot afford an attorney concerning the criminal matter that you have written about, you need to ask the court for the appointment of a public defender or a private contract criminal defense attorney. Whether or not you qualify for such remains to be seen. The criminal defense attorney would then try to resolve your matter.
Just because your boyfriend may want to drop charges against you, the district attorney's office is under no obligation to do so.
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