My question involves criminal law for the state of: I was walking into a homecoming tailgate at a University in the state of Maryland and I was told I was too drunk to come inside. I told the cop that I was not to drunk and aske dhim to give me a breathalizer or sobriety test. He then told me to leave and I began to walk away and he and another officer grabbed my arms viciously. I did not see them coming so as soon as they did I pulled away attempting to talk to them and they took that as assault. Then I was tackled to the ground by 4 other officers and beaten on the ground. There were no serious injuries just bruises and choke marks around my neck. I have at least 10 witnesses who saw this and classified it as police brutality. A article was published in the school newspaper by an unbiased source who saw this with no relation to me aclling it police brutality.
My question is for a situation like this do I need a lawyer, can I press police brutality, and can I use a public defendent or will that result in possible charges.

