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If charges have been filed then the prosecutor has probable cause to believe the crime has been committed. The judge has no authority to simply drop the charges based on the judge's opinion of what the facts show. What you think is "clearly" shown is nothing more than opinion. This young man is in serious legal trouble and without the help of an attorney he is not going to like the outcome. A very capable lawyer has brought the charges and believe s/he can prove them. What does that tell you about your opinion about the matter?
Thanks for the reply. Btw I forgot to mention that the accuser is NOT a resident of IL. I believe she lives on the west coast (Nevada or CA). Does that matter? Also, is the accuser required to testify in IL court?

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Then to be blunt he is a fool for refusing a public defender when he qualifies for one. Public defenders are lawyers and will know the law and procedure far better than he does. Even as overworked as some Illinois public defenders are he is still better off with help from an attorney then trying to handle this matter on his own when he has very little knowledge of the law or how the criminal process works.



Just based on that? No. The fact that they might have gotten friendly again months later does not mean that he did not commit the alleged crime. After all, victims of domestic violence often return to their abusers after they have been attacked. But that fact does not undo the crime the attacker committed. People get convicted of domestic violence despite the fact that their victims made up with them for that very reason: making up does not undo what the attacker did. Same principle here. If that’s what he is relying on for his defense, he’s in trouble. He really needs a lawyer.
OK i'm not sure how much trouble he's in. First of all the kid has no criminal history and I believe the charge is a Class 4 felony. Also seeing that he would be a first time offender for a non violent crime I doubt he would ever see jail time. and FYI this matter has nothing to do with domestic violence or and type of physical threat of violence. In fact the matter is over over childish (imo) twitter facebook crap. Honestly I can't even believe the State of IL (which is on the verge of Bankruptcy) thinks this entire matter is court worthy. Then again IL is one of the most corrupt states in the country so i guess i shouldn't be too surprised.

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If charges have been filed then the prosecutor has probable cause to believe the crime has been committed. The judge has no authority to simply drop the charges based on the judge's opinion of what the facts show. What you think is "clearly" shown is nothing more than opinion. This young man is in serious legal trouble and without the help of an attorney he is not going to like the outcome. A very capable lawyer has brought the charges and believe s/he can prove them. What does that tell you about your opinion about the matter?
Thanks again everyone for the input so far!