Mr. Dunlavey’s client was accused of Assault 4. This charge carries up to 364 days of jail if a person is convicted. Mr. Dunlavey’s client had beaten up his daughter’s boyfriend. In the process he might have accidentally struck his daughter. The Assault charge was for possibly striking the daughter. At trial, Mr. Dunlavey proved that his client had heard what sounded like the boyfriend assaulting the daughter (the boyfriend had done it before, so Mr. Dunlavey’s client was primed to be proactive). Mr. Dunlavey’s client charged in to separate the daughter from the boyfriend. In the process of dealing with the boyfriend, it was unclear if the daughter had been accidentally struck. However, after the prosecutor finished submitting his evidence, the judge granted Mr. Dunlavey’s motion arguing that even if the daughter had been accidentally struck, that Mr. Dunlavey’s client was acting in defense of his daughter. Accordingly, the Assault charge was dismissed.