April 10, 2026
Assault and Battery over 60/Disabled with Injury
A young aspiring adult who recently graduated as a clinician was charged with Assault and Battery over 60/Disabled with Injury. The charge is particularly serious as it is a felony that is looked upon with great concern from the perspective of the government. For our client, the consequences of a guilty verdict or even any admission to this charge would have lifelong consequences which had to be avoided. According to police, they received an emergency call and arrived at the home where a mother and daughter had had a physical altercation. The police interviewed both parties and collected sufficient evidence for client to be charged with the felony charge. As the case proceeded, Attorney Barabino worked with client to be in the best place possible for negotiation and mitigation. Part of that process was connecting with mother who over a period of weeks and months during which she eventually became her daughter’s biggest advocate. Eventually, the District Attorney agreed to a trial viability date where all the parties would formally be summoned into court, and a determination would occur whether the case would be tried. At that date, mother declined to participate leaving the commonwealth comfortable in the decision to dismiss the matter.
Result: Possible Career Ending Felony Charge is Dismissed.