Mr. Metcalfe’s client was accused of Harassment. This crime carries up to six months of jail if convicted. During Mr. Metcalfe’s investigation of the case, he discovered that the initial statements of the alleged victim were not accurate and that she was unreliable as a witness. Naturally, Mr. Metcalfe declined all plea offers and proceeded to trial. One of the initial stages of a trial is the selection of who will be in the jury. This process begins with the defense attorney and then the prosecutor talking to the people who make up the ‘jury pool.’ Although the average person might not notice, it is normal that during this process that the attorneys are sounding out the members of the jury pool on the topics that the attorneys intend to argue during the trial. Once the jury selection process was completed, the case went into recess for a lunch break. During that lunch break, the prosecutor agreed to talk directly with the complaining witness. His conclusion from that conversation was that he could not overcome Mr. Metcalfe’s defense. Accordingly, when the trial resumed, the prosecutor submitted a motion to dismiss the criminal case against Mr. Metcalfe’s client.