what is the average out come of an a.b.h. court case were both parties are claiming the same allegations.?

Question

in this case the defendant has 2 independant witnesses confirming he was acting in self defence after being attacted first,he also has a minor record of driving offences. the other claimant has no independant witnesses and most probably have a record. any ideas ????cheers

Answer 1

I think that provided no significant injury has been sustained (the usual ploy of the CPS is to reduce ABH charges to common assault to save time and money) the most logical outcome would be to bind both parties over, unless a decision is made to the effect that there is a strong case against the other fellow and that it is worth dropping any charges against you and prosecuting him. You may not relish the idea of consenting to be bound over, but at least it would get the charges dropped and get the other fellow off your back.
The driving charges are neither here nor there as far as an ABH charge is concerned.