What is Domestic Violence?
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Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated towards someone the defendant has or had an intimate relationship with.
In the state of California, police must make an arrest in domestic violence cases. The most common kind of defense in domestic violence cases is that of self-defense. This doesn’t mean representing yourself in court; it means that you acted or threatened to act violently in order to protect yourself. Other common defenses in domestic violence cases include:
- The police arrested the wrong suspect.
- The allegations made against the defendant are deliberately false.
- The other partner consented to the violence.
- There is insufficient proof to secure a conviction.
Regardless of the facts, you should speak with your domestic violence lawyer about your case before deciding on an approach to your criminal defense. You have nothing to gain and everything to lose from attempting to make excuses or explain yourself to police.
Call the Law Offices of Mark Daniel Melnick today at 818-981-9777 if you've been charged with domestic violence📞📞
