My boyfriend and I were both arrested and charged with Domestic Violencein Florida. We hired a friend that was an Attorney, and he wrote a letter to the D.A's office basically saying that we would use our 1st ammendment rights, and requesting that the charges be dropped. We recieved a letter from the Attorney about 2 weeks ago stating that the charges against my boyfriend had been dropped, and that my arraingment had been cancelled, so it was logical to assume that my charges were going to be dismissed also. I called the courts today, and no court date is scheduled. My question is, does this mean that the charges have been dropped and can I relax?
2006-12-28 10:52:12 · 2 answers · asked by Little Tree 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You should be just fine. You have to be arraigned and the time period is pretty limited. It is also extremely unlikely they will prosecute one of you and not the other. Call the DA, or an attorney and have them call the DA just to make sure, but you should be fine.
2006-12-28 10:58:55 · answer #1 · answered by Angry Daisy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand, you may be confused.
The law says that an alleged criminal has to arraigned within 24 hours or no charges stand. I don't see how the DA could of responded two weeks later.
Your First Amendment rights do not give you the right to request a case to be dropped. That is at the discretion of the DA's office.
Please rephrase.
2006-12-28 17:41:19 · answer #2 · answered by RR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋