[runsyncyet]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Illinois

I am in the state of Illinois and I am a victim of a stalker, my boyfriend's ex-girlfriend. She has been stalking and harassing us for a year and a half. They have a child togteher, and she always tires to make it seem like it has to do with that, but it ends up about him not being with her any longer. She calls, she comes to the house, she threatens, she follows us...it has been a nightmare. I have filed some police reports on some of the more major stuff like ramming our car into the garage(charges were dismissed), following me to a restaurant and spitting on me, and following me to work, beating on my car and threatening violvence. Well, now she followed me to my daycare and to a gas station and she attacked me. She kicked and punched me and broke my nose.

I am wondering what I can expect for her jail time, if any. This is his first offense of this nature. I of course want to get rid of her for a while and hope she gets some jail time, but I am feeling hopeless about it since the police have never really done anything about it. We did finally get an emergency restraining order and go to court tomorrow to try to get a permanent one (I cannot get one unless I am attached to my boyfriend's order because I have no prior relationship with her). My case was sent to domestic violence unit. Since the police did not witness it, I am awaiting a warrant decision.

Thanks

[Arf417]

It really all depends on the judge if it goes that far. Breaking your nose would be considered aggravated battery, which is a felon. But they would probably offer her to plead to battery and give her a pre-trial program where she completes anger management or something stupid. It is hard to say not knowing what the charges are going to be and plus what judge you get. I have seen people with battery get off on probation and I like myself, got 140 for breaking someones eye socket. You wont really know till it comes to that time.