Mr. Walsh’s client had been accused of child witness Harassment. If convicted, this charge carries up to 364 days of jail. The accuser and Mr. Walsh’s client were married with a 13-year-old son. On the day of the event Mr. Walsh’s client was moving boxes and his arm touched his wife. She called the police and he was arrested. Right after the arrest, she filed divorce paperwork that she had already prepared, and she obtained immediate custody of their son - being a ‘victim’ of domestic violence gives an advantage in child custody.

Seven months later, the trial finally happened. The accuser testified that Mr. Walsh’s client hit her intentionally. So, Mr. Walsh submitted her text message from the evening of the event where she said, ‘I know you didn’t realize that you hit me’. When their son testified that he saw Mr. Walsh’s client hit his mother; Mr. Walsh offered the evidence that on the day of the event he told the police that he had not seen anything happen - and he has been living exclusively with, and under the sole influence of, the accuser for the seven months it took to get the case before a jury.

The jury took only eighteen minutes to return a Not Guilty verdict!