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    Default Assault, Battery, Larceny and Vandalism Charges After Bar Altercation

    Hello, Last week I was at a bar and my girl friend got into an altercation with another girl, and while I walked over to this girl and tried to ask her what her problem was she grabbed my hair and refused to let go. So i grabbed hers and the owner of the bar threw me out without my purse. Less than a minute later my girl friend came out with 2 purses on her arm. As we left to go to my friends car the girl who attacked me came out of the bar trying to attack me again doing the same thing and ripping a good chunk of my hair out of my head. the owner came out and started cursing me off and i got into my friends car and left(which she drove) and went back to her house. not to long after the police arrived and accused me and my friend of stealing this girls purse. i had no idea what they were talking about. the police went outside for a few minutes and came back in and brought me out to my friends car and pointed to a purse sitting clear as day on the seat of the front of her car..i have never even seen this girls purse before, i thought maybe someone set us up or my friend somehow got a hold of it before she left the bar..i have no clue but the police blamed it on me..my so called "friend" also told the police i was driving her car because she couldnt drive from a suspended license she has at the moment. The girl at the bar also accused me of keying her car and assaulting her. we explained to the cops what happened and i told them i acted in self defense when that girl attacked me and that i was nowhere near her purse at the bar...it was pretty much impossible for me to have taken it. i was arrested on assault and battery,larsony, and vandalizing charges. my friend was arrested but charged with stealing the girls purse but the police report made a mistake and put my name as the victim instead of the girl who actually had her purse stolen. i have no idea why i was targeted..i didnt own the vehicle the purse was found in and i didnt drive it although my friend lied and said i did so she wouldnt get in trouble..she has a stick shift car and i dont know how to drive those. im scheduled for court in less than a month and im not sure what to do. i was pretty much blamed and accused of everything. my "friend" has a prior record with other open cases and i have no prior record at all. i have never been in trouble with the law and im shocked at these allegations. the court told me i could have a court appointed lawyer but im sure that would just give me some kind of plea deal. i think all these charges should be dropped because they dont even have proof that i did that.

    Does anyone have any advice as to how i should go about this? I want to hire a lawyer but I'm not sure what kind I should go with. Is there a possibility I could get all these charges dropped? And should I press charges against this girl for assault? Is there a certain timeframe where you can press charges? Mind you this happened 5 days ago. I'm going into the airlines and I cannot have a record. These are ridiculous charges for just a dumb fight in a bar..and im only 22..i dont know anything about the law and i just read that in mass i could face jail time. That's why I am extremely upset and unsure of how to go about anything. Please let me know if you can help. I live in Massachusetts if that helps with laws or anything. Also all my charges were being called "malicious". Unbelievable.

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    Default Re: Assault and battery charges and few others..help!

    Hire your own lawyer.

    Shop around.

    Talk to a few.

    Find one you like.

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    Default Re: Assault, Battery, Larceny and Vandalism Charges After Bar Altercation

    Should I try to get the girl to drop the charges? And how much would that help me out?

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