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Question

Backround info: 2 years ago, I was driving with my older brother and his friend to Baltimore. We pulled over at a rest stop, and my brother got out. His friend said he was going to repark the car, but drove it into the forest where he raped me. We were unable to bring a sufficient case for rape however, and the friend left. My brother tracked him down without my knowing a week ago and shadowed him, and beat him up. Now my brother is in jail, and his trial is soon. His lawyer wont talk to me, so Im askng for help?: what is the worst that can happen? the best? most likely? for one thing, I need his income in addition to mine to put me through colledge, and support my little sister. I am not qualified to be a parent! (my parents are out of the picture)

y reported?

cant afford a lwayer...

he used a knife....the guy had to get surgery....

he used a knife...the guy had to get surgery...hes in the hospital

1 prior arrest for dui

Answer 1

First, I am very sory for your situation, you can look for support groups in your area where other victims like yourself can help you emotionally get through this. The most important thing for your brother is to get a good lawyer. Do not let him use the public defender because the public defenders job is not to defend your brother but to make the legal process go as quickly as possible, usually they will tell you to pleed guilty. It depends what he is charged with, atempted murder, assult with deadly weapon, assult, disturbing the peace. If he is not on probation for dui, his time will be much less. If I was your brother I would say that his friend attacked me and I was defending myself, considering that the friend is a violent offender it may give your brother credibility, also if the friend has a criminal record it may be in your brothers advantage. But that depends on witnesses. Hopefully the lawyer can get a deal, or your brother can take it to jury, but that will cost more for the lawyer's time. Worst case given the situation, maybe four years, out in two. Best case, the case is dropped, or plea bargain for misdameanor or infraction like disturbing the peace. Most likey 6 months to 1 year, out in 3-6 months with 2-3 yrs probation.

My suggestion is don't worry about your brother, he made his own decision and he can take care of himself. Focus on yourself and your sister, join a support group, and look into gov. programs for financial aid. If you need you can go to the library and ask a librarian, they always seem to have answers, or at least they will tell you where to go. Good luck.

PS. Also you can try to get a student loan, I just saw an ad on tv for one which you don’t have to start paying back untill after you graduate. Or go to a community college if you’re not already, they can be just as good and way cheaper. Or you can take classes online which may save you money and give you more time to be around your sister. Or just get a sales job, sales jobs will usually train you if you have no experience and you can make a lot of money, depending on what you’re going to school for, but sometimes work experience is better than going to school. Home security alarms is a good product, easy to learn easy to sell and good money, call ADT or local dealerships and see who pays the best and has the best deal. Things like real estate can be hard and take a long time before the money starts coming in. Telemarketing is good to but depends on the product and pay scale. Also look into local churches sometimes they offer assistance for people in need, like free daycare for your sister, depends how old she is. Also don’t forget to get food stamps and maybe your sister can get food stamps too. I will email you if I see the ad for the student loan again, sorry but I forgot the name of the company.

Answer 2

First off, don't worry about being reported. I checked the guidelines just before answering, and you haven't violated either the letter or intent of the rules.

Secondly, if the police have a strong enough case, your brother could be sentenced to jail or prison for battery. It all depends on if he used a weapon in the assault or not.

If he has never had a criminal history, then he may just be fined and placed on probation. He also may have to worry about a lawsuit from the victim. Many times, if the two parties agree, an agreement called a "plea agreement," may be offered, usually resulting in a lighter punishment than would be considered normal if the case goes to the jury.

His attorney doesn't have to speak to you because of attorney-client privilege. Therefore, anything you hear about the case will likely come from the prosecutor's office and the news outlets in your area.

Your brother could also talk to you about it, but if they use one of those telephone hookups behind glass, he shouldn't talk about his case, as they record the conversations from that.

I would definitely pray about the whole situation, and if his attorney feels it important, he might want you to stand up for your brother in court.

Answer 3

Sounds like your brother is in a bind. Your brother should be able to prove mitigating circumstances that is "the rape of his sister" which made him do things he would of otherwise not have done.

I suppose this would also depend on any record he may have. If he has other arrests for assault then I would imagine he has not got a good chance of getting off. If on the other hand he has never been in trouble with the police before it may show this is not normal behaviour for him and that he was prevoked into it.

Not really sure what to say but I hope it all works out for you.

Answer 4

Well good for your brother on finding the ex friend. I'm sorry he is in jail now. I wish I knew how to help you, but I really don't know how. It seems like a pretty crummy deal that you guys have been dealt. Why are your parents not involved? This only seems to make the situation worse. Just keep faith and I pray that things will work out for all of you.

Answer 5

First I'd like to say Im so sorry this has happened to you. get your self some help dealing with this. As to your brother. depends how bad was the persoan hurt that he beat up? did he use just his fist? this will make a difference, has your brother had prior arrest? If not and the other person wasn't hurt badly probably a fine and probation.

Answer 6

Wow. That's a f****** up situation.

Here's my opinions, in the order you asked:
"what is the worst that can happen?" -- your brother can go to jail for a long time, while the rapist goes free. If they are of different ethnicities or other extenuating factors, it could be brought as a hate crime and the sentencing would be even harsher.

"the best?" -- Your brother gets off the hook because of a sympathetic jury and your testimony.

"the most likely?" -- Impossible for me to tell, without knowing details.

Good luck.

Answer 7

tell him ya so!! If he replaced into became off by it, he ought to have purely skipped over you and under no circumstances teased you about it. tell him, he'd be an fool no longer to understand you've been crushing on him, and your purely sorry it took you writing a be conscious to figure it out. yet you gotta say it with a grin and somewhat horny body of options. do not act strange or diffrent....believe me, he teased you about it, it is okay. Now pass ask him what he's gonna do about it, or, I choose the formidable approach, and purely provide him a huge ole kiss and get it over with...solid success

Answer 8

Thats truly horrible. I was a victim of rape too, and it was perhaps the scariest and most profoundly disturbing events of my life. Also in my case the ashole was set free, try contacting rainn, they hooked me up with a hebrew-speaking therapist hu helped me learn english, and helped me a lot with all the problems I was having....

Answer 9

sorry about your situation...Your brother would be viewed by the law that he took the law into his own hands..the courts don't condone vigilante ism...
Much prayer is needed for this situation..for you to be able to forgive the offender..so God can heal you as well...
you should seek a true bible believing church to be able to counsel with a pastor..God bless

Answer 10

y did the person at the beginning report this?