Assault & Battery lost and confused

[peppermynt75]

At the begining of July my boyfriend and I had a fight. I had found drugs in my house, I called the police and gave them the drugs. In the argument leading up to me calling the police I broke a mirror by grabbing it too hard because I was going to hit him with it. When the police told me they couldn't do anything about the drugs because I was the one that had given it to them I told them my boyfriend had put my hand through the mirror, and they charged him with Battery resulting in bodily injury and a theft since when he left the house he had my car keys in his pocket and had our cell phone. a couple hours after it had happened I called the police and told them I lied and what really happened but they filed it anyway. My boyfriend has been sitting in jail for almost a month. I wrote a letter to the prosecutor and filed it with the court also and his public defender of every detail that happened that morning and nothing has been done to correct the situation. I do not want to go to court and say he did something he didn't do. He has court on 08/15/2012 and his public defender has only filed his appearance that is it. what should I do?

 

[disagreeable]

Go in person to the prosecutor, admit you filed a false police report and offer a guilty plea, in exchange for them dropping the charges against the innocent victim.

 

[mightymoose]

If nothing else, appear in court and tell the truth.
It is possible you could face charges for making a false report as well as some civil liabilities.
It is also possible they won't want to waste anymore time with the two of you and just dismiss everything.

 

[peppermynt75]

I did go to the prosecutors office in person and he wouldn't see me that is when I wrote the very detailed letter and filed it with the prosecutors office and the court.

 

[army judge]

If you're subpoenaed to be a witness, don't ignore it. You must appear and that is the proper time to tell the truth. Once the prosecutor sees what you're saying, under oath, he might walk. But, you'll likely initiate trouble for yourself. It's true, you know, what a wicked web we weave, when we first begin to deceive.


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[peppermynt75]

Thank you for the advice. This has definitely been a learning experience for me. I worked as a correctional officer for almost 8 years, this is a different side of the legal system that I never wish to be on again. I understand that I may be initiating trouble for myself but I have always tried to be an honest person and I can't let him be found guilty of something he didn't do. Even though I feel he should be in jail just not for what he is there for. I now have to deal with the consequences of telling the truth or the guilt the rest of my life for lying and letting him get convicted for it.