Assault Causing Bodily Injury Against a Girlfriend
My question involves criminal law for the state of: Texas
Last night my girlfriend and I got in an argument on our way to my house that ended up getting out of hand and resulting in me being arrested for family assault causing bodily injury. She wanted me to take her to her car but because it was labor day weekend and we had both been drinking, I did not want her to drive home 30 minutes away and she instantly got angry and started hitting me and got hysterical so I grabbed her with my right hand and drove with my left to try and keep her from hitting and biting me. We finally made it home and got inside the house and the argument got worse and in an attempt to keep her from running out of the house in to the street and making a scene I tried to hold her back and wrestle with her and at one point we fell and I got a cut on my leg and shoulder and she got a small one on her forehead. In the process she dialed her mother who called the police who showed up and came in and took me off to jail and charged me with this. Also the judge put a restraining order against me so I can't even call her and through the grapevine I heard she hates that this has happened and did not want this result and thinks it all just got out of hand. I do not have a prior record for this or anything else. My question is can I have this dropped before ever going to court, or what am I looking at here and what are the best ways to handle this?
Re: How Should I Handle This
Get an attorney.
First thing in the morning.
Neither you nor your girlfriend can drop anything; it's now up to the DA.
Re: How Should I Handle This
This is not a DIY project.
You need an attorney immediately.
Stop, right now, working the "grapevine". if you have ANY contact whatsoever, the judge will come down on you like the wrath of God.
Yes, that means texts, carrier pigeons, friends of friends, smoke signals... ANYTHING.
Now, since 75% of DV victims recant their testimony, realize that the DA will not necessarily look to the victim to make the case but, instead, the testimony of the police on the scene and the reports and pictures they took at that time.