My question involves criminal law for the state of: Washington
I am the victim
Timeline:
Assaulted - Cuts, bruises, hole in the wall where I was thrown through
No contact order places after arraignment
Pre-trial - Continuance, abuser wants to have psychiatric evaluation
Pre-trial again - Continuance, abuser is will undergoing treatment
No Contact Order Violation - 4 months after assault
Pre-trial again for DV Assult - Plead Not Guilty, trail set for end of Feb
Citation mailed for No Contact Order Violation - Trial set for mid Feb
I am being represented my the city prosecutor. Most of what I know I had to research myself. I now live out of state. I do not want to fly in for trial but I will. I have yet to be subpoenaed.
I am wondering if the No Contact Order Violation can have any affect on the trial, being that it is a separate charge. Can it also change the decision to go to trial? He has already admitted to investigators, his probation officer and the city prosecutor he did it.
I will testify truthfully. I did not run and hide while the abuser was hurting me. I was not the one who called the police, he was. My eye glasses were knocked off during the initial scuffle, and only after he ran off to call 911 was I able to search for them and my cell phone. He was pleading initially to police that he was defending himself from me, but I have never hit or touched him. He had his phone on him the entire time. The ordeal lasted maybe 30 minutes, I think. Will this reflect poorly on me, since I didn't try to escape? What are the possible outcomes.
Also, would it be in my best interest to hire my own attorney? The defendant has a private attorney. I have the city prosecutor and DV Victims Advocate. Can I sue him for costs incurred, having to leave my job, etc, if I win?

