Congratulations to Matthew Crusen on Another Trial Win!

Mr. Crusen’s client was accused of violation of a restraining order.  The maximum jail sentence – if convicted - was six months.  The allegations were that Mr. Crusen’s client had a restraining order filed against him.  A neighbor called the police due to arguing.  The police arrived to find the ‘person protected’ by the restraining order walking away from Mr. Crusen’s client’s home.  The police reported that Mr. Crusen’s client admitting to ‘pushing’ the protected person.  At trial, Mr. Crusen proved the rest of the story.  The ‘protected person' came over to Mr. Crusen’s client’s home uninvited and sneaked into his home when one of the doors was left ajar.  Mr. Crusen’s client saw her, told her to leave, and she refused.  He then pushed her out the door, closed the door, and locked it.  The Court found that Mr. Crusen’s client did not violate a restraining order (a Not Guilty finding).