Battery Charge Dismissed — Self-Defense Victory

Key Details

Case Description

Our client was accused of striking a female while on his boat, resulting in a visible hematoma on the alleged victim's forehead. When law enforcement arrived, both the alleged victim and another witness initially told officers that our client had struck the victim. The physical evidence and witness statements presented significant challenges to our defense.

Legal Strategy

We employed an aggressive cross-examination strategy with the State's witnesses while carefully preparing our client's direct examination. Our goal was to establish the true sequence of events and demonstrate that any contact was accidental and occurred during our client's attempt to defend himself.

Challenges

The case presented substantial obstacles, including physical evidence (the victim's injury), multiple witness statements against our client, and the responding officers' testimony. We had to overcome these initial statements and reconstruct what actually happened during the incident.