Extended Vijay Law Library

After a domestic violence arrest, one question is commonly asked. How do I make this go away? People want a single answer, and there is not one, because a domestic violence case can be ended at several different points, by different means, for different reasons,…

The prosecutor would not dismiss the case. They would not offer anything you could accept. So the case is set for trial, and the question changes from how to make it go away to how to win it. This is the article about that: how to win a domestic violence case at…

For a United States citizen, a domestic violence charge is a serious criminal problem. For a non- citizen, it can be something worse: the end of a life built in this country. The same conviction that means probation and a class for a citizen can mean deportation,…

You were arrested, and the paperwork lists something like "273.5" or "243(e)(1)," maybe "236" or "245(a)(1)." Nowhere does it say "domestic violence" as a charge, yet everyone keeps calling it a domestic violence case. So you may be left with two questions: 1.…

It is the first thing many people ask after a domestic violence arrest, and it comes from both the arrested party and the alleged victim. The accused arrestee asks it hoping for relief, and person who called the police asks it often filled with regret. The…