Domestic Assault Case

I was arrested and am being charged for domestic assault against my boyfriend. I have no prior criminal offenses and am in my 5th and final year of Teacher's College and cannot afford to have any criminal record. The Crown Attourney told my boyfriend that they made me a plea bargain that would give me counselling and probation and no record. However, my lawyer failed to inform me of this offer and went ahead and told me to plead not guilty. I do not believe I have a solid case against my boyfriend, even though it was a mutual fight and argument. We are not an abusive couple and this was under extraordinary circumstances, he wants the charges dropped but there's nothing he can do. What will happen to me if I try to fight this and am found guilty, or if I change my plea? What are my options?

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YOur case sounds similar to mine. What did you find out?

Nothing yet, I can't stop worrying. I am so scared they're going to ruin my future and I am going to lose my boyfriend. Have you found out anything?

"They" are not ruining your future. You potentially did that when you could not contain your temper. "They" are simply upholding the law. It is not their fault you assaulted someone.

I understand that, but I feel I was provoked and acted in a violent but defensive manner. I do not feel that I deserve to have my career and the person I love taken away from me. That is not justice.

You keep talking about how you feel. You are responsible for that. Not anyone else. If someone else can provoke you to violence, then they, not you, are in charge of your emotions and actions.

The person you love will not be "taken away from you" unless he wants out or you want him gone.

Your cannot have your career "taken away from you" for an assault. There would be a plethora of unemployed people in the world if that were the case. But you do need to own up to your actions and realize that you alone put you in the position you are in. Nobody else did.

What we "feel" we deserve and what is the law are two different things. We all feel we should get preferential treatment and we all fail to comprehend the severity of our own actions. It's human nature.

You are worrying much too much about this. Have you contacted an attorney yet?

Yes, and he coerced me to plead not guilty because he said otherwise I will not be able to continue with my career. And he charged me 3000 and will not return my phone calls and tell me whats going to happen in court in 2 days.