Assault (Fourth Degree) — Client’s Girlfriend Injured

RESULT  |  Dismissed

The police were called to an apartment by a neighbor who heard yelling coming from an apartment and became concerned. The police knocked on the door of an apartment and saw a man in the apartment and a woman in bed covered by a sheet. When the police spoke to the woman, they saw she was injured and had been drinking. She indicated the man did not cause the injuries but that he had pushed her. The police were concerned about the presence of a sword in the apartment, though there was no allegation the sword had been used in any way during the incident. The case was set for trial, witnesses were interviewed and the case was dismissed prior to trial.