Santa Ana, Orange County - A domestic violence call this past weekend in Santa Ana lead to the arrest of a woman for domestic battery, according to Santa Ana Police.
Police say a dispute over finances broke out between the boyfriend and girlfriend who live together near downtown Santa Ana, and after some words were said the girlfriend allegedly threw kitchen dishes at her boyfriend.
Now throwing dishes may not seem like much, but, as Santa Ana criminal attorney Michael L. Guisti explains, any sort of contact that is unwanted by an "intimate partner" warrants domestic battery charges.
Now domestic battery is the lesser domestic violence misdemeanor charge, however if it's revealed that the victim suffered visible injuries the suspect can face serious felony domestic violence charges like, aggravated battery or intentional infliction of corporal injury on a spouse, says Guisti.
They've been cases where the suspect is charged with a misdemeanor domestic violence, but injury shows up a couple days later or the victim later claims serious injury, which is why anytime you're facing a domestic violence charge you need to retain an attorney right away, explains Guisti.
The punishment for domestic battery is typically up to a year in county jail, having a restraining order, like a Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO), placed against, having to pay up to $2,000 in fine, and other possible fines, says Guisti.
All alleged domestic violence incidents are taken very serious by law enforcement and the district attorney, and so even if in the heat of the moment if you threw some seemingly innocent item at your "partner" it can start a major legal problem, which is why you need a domestic violence attorney right away, explains Guisti.
If you've recently been arrested for domestic violence you need to call our Orange County domestic violence attorney specialists right now at the Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti.
Our law firm has over a decade of successfully winning domestic violence cases for our clients in the courts of Orange County and Southern California, so please, call us now.
