July 24, 2024
Trespassing
Client was a young adult who trespassed on a school roof. The circumstances of the event caused the police genuine concern. The police conducted a fairly through investigation to ensure that the client and his friend were simply acting outside the bound of good judgment and nothing more. The police did not arrest client but sent him a notice of a magistrate hearing. Although the confidence was high that the matter could be resolved at that hearing, Attorney Barabino coordinated the matter prior to the hearing to ensure the highest level of predictability or resolution and not forwarded to arraignment. If the matter was sent to arraignment, it would then forever be on his criminal record, even if dismissed. So, the matter was tabled for a period of 6 months so it would never go on the young man’s record. If it did, even though it would eventually be dismissed in some form, and even though it is a relatively low-level charge, the young man would have to put that entry on a variety of job applications, government clearances, and background checks, for the rest of his life. The consequences, if not resolved, as they could have an undesirable and unfair impact in that person’s life. In this case, the matter was not sent to arraignment and will never appear on the person’s criminal record.
RESULT: Criminal Complaint Does Not Issue Against Client.