Congratulations to Joe Metcalfe on a Jury Trial win on an Unlawful Use of a Weapon & Menacing Case!

Mr. Metcalfe’s client was accused of Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Menacing. If convicted, Mr. Metcalfe’s client looked at six years of prison (technically five years and 364 days). The facts were that Mr. Metcalfe’s client was fighting with his brother (both are adults). During the fight, Mr. Metcalfe’s client stabbed a pair of scissors into a wall near his brother’s head. During cross examination, the brother admitted to being the actual aggressor and that he was never actually threatened with the scissors. Mr. Metcalfe had their father testify, who had witnessed the fight, who confirmed that the brother was the actual aggressor and that Mr. Metcalfe’s client was only defending himself. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty to both charges.