Congratulations to Ryan Lhotsky on a Jury Trial win – where the Prosecutor gave up!

Mr. Lhotsky’s client was accused of Assault 4 and Harassment.  If convicted, his client faced up to a year and a half of incarceration (technically, one day less than a year and a half).  At trial, the prosecutor called the alleged victim to testify.  Once any witness testifies, the other attorney gets to cross examine that witness.  During Mr. Lhotsky’s cross examination of the alleged victim, Mr. Lhotsky established that his client had only defended herself.  The prosecutor tried to rescue his case by submitting a video of the interview of the alleged victim’s initial statement to the police.  But, given how well the self-defense issue was established, the prosecutor then gave up and dismissed the case before the jury was required to render a verdict.