“It is not a crime to be a jerk!” That was Mr. Beach’s summation of the case. Mr. Beach’s client was accused of the crime of ‘Harassment’. This crime carries a maximum jail sentence of 6 months (for this type of Harassment). Mr. Beach’s client was accused by his ex-girlfriend of pushing her during an argument. However, at trial Mr. Beach proved that the ex-girlfriend had physically cornered Mr. Beach’s client in a closet and all his client did that involved physical contact was to squeeze by her to get out of the closet. Mr. Beach’s client may have said some unpleasant things during the argument – but ‘it is not a crime to be a jerk’. The jury agreed and found Mr. Beach’s client Not Guilty.