Charges WITHDRAWN prior to MAGISTRATE HEARING

July 12th2019
Assault and Battery (Felony)
Client was a very pleasant highly accomplished young college student at a prestigious university in the Boston area. He was accused by police of beating, with another student, a fellow student. Fortunately, the out of state parent contacted Attorney Barabino early and he was able to quickly acclimate to the issues. The police were adamant that the hearing move forward and charges be issued. Despite the aggressive posture, Attorney Barabino was able to obtain a continuance to further examine the matter and advocate for his client. After a continuance was obtained, he began to assemble and examine statements and identified grave errors in the initial charging documents. He took that information to the leadership of the university and eventually met with counsel for the school—all prior to the magistrate hearing. Today, Attorney Barabino provides notification to his client from the school that the charges have been withdrawn.
RESULT: Charges WITHDRAWN prior to MAGISTRATE HEARING.