about a yera and a half ago i was dating a psycho and i tried to break up with him he attacked me and i fought back..he pressed charges on me after i pressed them on him.. he later dismissed the charge with the condition i get evealuted.. i got evealuted and the dr suggessted i go to counseling because of the psychological mess he had made me.. i went.. i dropped his charges with the condition he go to anger management.. he did not go.. and 8 months later we were in court again.. The judge told him that he could plead or we could have it adjourned so that he could prepare for trial.. he decided to prepare for trial ( even though isnt it contemp of court to not go to anger managemnet since he was ordered to).. anyway no i think he will try to bring back my charge since his did not go away.. i was wondering if that is possible? I did what the court ordered and he filed the complaint and then dismissed it...
2007-08-13 06:24:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anne D 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
he was the one that files the complaint months later.. the police did not file this he did personally.. he gave the ok to the prosecutor and the judge for it to be dismissed
2007-08-13 06:41:21 · update #1
i have a restraining order for the last 14 months against him.. i do not talk to him or even look at him.. he has violated it and has been in jail for the violation
2007-08-13 06:42:37 · update #2
He is in violation of what the court decided for not fulfilling their bargain on anger management classes. If he dropped the charges on you he can still bring them up again unless the court itself dismissed them. You got help though so you did what you needed to do. Double jeopardy is being charged twice for the same thing. For example, if someone was brought to court for murder and the charges were dismissed, that person can not be tried again even if they found more evidence to suggest that. Just like OJ Simpson. I hope everything works out.
2007-08-13 06:35:40 · answer #1 · answered by rachel b 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You didn't say it in so many words, but your story seems to imply that you're still dating this psycho. You said you "tried to" break up with him, but you never said you actually did, and why else would you still have any contact with him 8 months later? Ordinarily, a charge that has been dropped can't be pressed again because that would be double jeapordy, but if you've continued to stay together, there could be new grounds for a new charge. Why haven't you gotten this man out of your life if he's caused this much misery? You should have broken up with him and gotten a restraining order a year and a half ago.
2007-08-13 06:34:47 · answer #2 · answered by ConcernedCitizen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you did what you were supposed to, he can't bring the charge back. Looks like his beef right now is with the court, and the court has to enforce his judgment and anger management sentence.
2007-08-13 06:33:23 · answer #3 · answered by Hillary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your case was dismissed with prejudice (meaning it can never be filed again) then you're safe. Unless you reoffend. Don't do that. If you stay away from him, you won't be charged again. If a new arrest happens, that's a whole new case.
2007-08-13 06:30:53 · answer #4 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You did what the court ordered. You have nothing to worry about, but he has.
2007-08-13 06:31:17 · answer #5 · answered by PATRICIA MS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋