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Leaving the Scene of Property Damage, COMPLAINT DOES NOT ISSUE WITH CONDITIONAL AGREEMENT

August 11th 2017
Leave Scene of Property Damage
Client was a young man about to embark on his first year at college. However, in the interim break, before school started, he was in a car accident. After the accident, client fled the scene, and damaged two separate vehicles in his flight. Fortunately, parents reached out to Attorney Barabino early, and he was able to coordinate a clerk magistrate hearing within the four-day period by law. Hearing was held, with communication and documentation given to the parties involved beforehand. Result was no complaint issues.
RESULT: Complaint DOES NOT ISSUE, with agreement to provide insurance documentation within sixty (60) days to authorities.

Assault and Battery on a Police Officer, DISMISSED. Remaining Charges Dismissed if complete 6 months Unsupervised probation.

June 28th 2016
Assault and Battery on a Police Officer
Resisting Arrest
Disturbing the Peace
Client was a hard working waitress who was in a car accident. Police responded to accident. There was a dispute as to what happened next—however the defendant ends up being charged with assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, and disturbing the peace. When police arrived, she was not comfortable with the officers that arrived so she called the police on the police. At that moment, police entered into a struggle with the defendant. The struggle ended up with defendant on the ground and the her being charged with assault on a police officer. Also, the client had two previous charges and admissions to assaulting and battering a police officer in the past. This case went to trial. The experienced district attorney saw that Attorney Barabino was ready and a trial was unavoidable. It was either dismiss the case or a trial. Defense would accept nothing less. Within moments before starting the trial, the district attorney agreed to simply dismiss the charge of assault and battery if client would take a six-month probationary period on the remaining two charges. The probation for the remaining two charges was a “CWOF”, which means continued without a finding, so that at the conclusion of the probationary period the two remaining charges would be dismissed. No Criminal Record and Assault and Battery on the officer.
RESULT: Assault and Battery on a Police Officer, DISMISSED. REMAINING CHARGES DISMISSED UPON CONDITIONS OF SIX MONTHS UNSUPERVISED PROBATION.

Negligent Operation, Marked Lanes Violation, CASE DISMISSED, NOT RESPONSIBLE ON CIVIL VIOLATION

April 24th 2014
Negligent Operation of Motor Vehicle
Marked Lanes Violation
Client was in a one-person car accident. He was interviewed by state police and eventually arrested and charged with Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle and a Non-Criminal charge of Marked Lanes Violation. Since being charged, the defendant's motor vehicle insurance skyrocketed and he faced a mandatory future license loss, fines and fees, and shockingly, a potential two year sentence in a house of correction. After interviewing client and examining the scene and related materials, Attorney Barabino filed a Motion to Suppress the statements made by defendant at his hospital bed. Once the motion was filed, a hearing date was scheduled and all the parties, including police, were required to appear before a judge to hear evidence. Fortunately for the defendant, an experienced district attorney had reviewed the file and after speaking with the officer and reviewing all the facts, allowed a straight dismissal of the criminal charge and a "not responsible" for the civil charge of a Marked Lanes Violation.
RESULT: Motion to Suppress, FILED, Criminal Case DISMISSED. Civil Violation Declared, NOT RESPONSIBLE.