CHARGE:
1) Assault and Battery on Law Enforcement Officer - VA Code 18.2-57 (Felony - 6 month mandatory minimum sentence)
2) Resisting Arrest (Misdemeanor) - VA Code 18.2-479.1
3) Drunk in Public - VA Code 18.2-388
4) Fail to Appear (Felony) - VA Code 19.2-128
DISPOSITION:
1) Nolle Prossed
2) Guilty - 90 day jail sentence, 1 year active probation.
3) Nolle Prossed
4) Nolle Prossed
Note: In this case we avoided a Felony conviction which, at a minimum, carried a 6 month mandatory sentence had Client been convicted. W also avoid a conviction on the Felony Fail to Appear.
