Congratulations to Joe Metcalfe on another Domestic Violence Jury Trial Win!

Mr. Metcalfe’s client was accused of Assault 4 and Harassment.  The maximum potential jail sentence if convicted was one day less than one and a half years.  The alleged victim’s daughter called 911 saying she heard Mr. Metcalfe’s client threaten her mother.  When the police arrived, both the alleged victim and Mr. Metcalfe’s client had scratches on their arms.  Mr. Metcalfe’s client was arrested.  At trial, Mr. Metcalfe proved that neither of the people had actually scratched the other.  The scratches had come from a bed they were each reaching under to get to a phone. They were on opposite sides of the bed trying to get that phone. Before the jury had to begin deliberations, the judge granted Mr. Metcalfe’s motion to dismiss the case after proving these facts.