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How to Drop the Charges
My question involves criminal law for the state of: Arizona
The cops also got statements from my family, who have never liked my husband and have been trying to get me away from him for 17 years. I love my family, but they are not the best source of information. They lie and spread rumors and make up stories to make my husband look bad.
My husband has a record, but everyone fails to see why he has a record. My husband has a dependency problem that he needs help with and seems to me that everyone is avoiding that fact because they don’t want to help just prosecute my husband. All anyone seems to see is the record and not the reason behind it. It’s very upsetting to me that no one wants to give him what he needs instead of putting him behind bars with the same problem he had when he went in. I know my husband and I know that he won’t be getting in anymore trouble if he gets help with his dependency problem
My husband is in jail right now accused to domestic violence. I'm the "victim." The cops picked me up from work and held me for 8 hours (8-6pm) they waited for me to talk to them they arrested my husband around 4pm. They locked up my purse and it felt like the only way they were going to let me go is if I told my husband did it and the prosecutor said she would help, which I know now was a lie.
I wasn't recorded or videotaped saying anything I also didn't sign anything. I don't want to press charges, but the state is. Can I write a notarized letter to the judge or prosecutor saying that my husband needs rehab/therapy counseling, which is what the prosecutor said she was going to do (offer)? The prosecutor has yet to do so...trying to charge him some more. Can I also tell them that I don't want to pursue this? What can I do? I can afford an attorney and a lot of lawyers don’t do pro bono on criminal cases.
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Re: What Can I Do
DID he actually assault you?
Writing to the judge won't accomplish anything. You can try to talk to the prosecutor, but the matter is out of your hands now.
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Re: What Can I Do
Honestly, the ONLY person who can help your husband confront and overcome his dependency problem is HIM. By the time a dependency problem is so great that a court has to ORDER someone to get help, that help is often not NEARLY as productive as if the person WANTS to get themselves help. Jails are jails, not treatment facilities. If that's where he'd rather be, he'll need to check himself into one.