Assault & Battery WTF, friend was assaulted but she was arrested

satellitepilot

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A drunk guy was hitting on my friend, she wasn't interested, at some point he grabbed her shoulder and she knocked his hand off and cussed him out. He spit in her face and she slapped him, he called the police because she ended up scratching him with one of her nails. Mind you this guy was over 6' and she's like 4' 11", I know this doesn't matter in the legal world -just so you can get an idea of what she could have potentially faced and for visual effect. No one has any right to spit in someone's face because they're not attracted to you.
Anyway, she was arrested and he was not, however, he didn't press charges; her bail was 50,000 but she was able to put down 5,000 to post. How should she proceed and will the bail charges be dropped if she is found innocent or justified in defending herself. There was a security camera at the location.
 
She should plead not guilty, admit to nothing, comment on nothing, and explain nothing.

She should try to hire a lawyer.

If she can't afford a lawyer, she'll have to ask the court of she qualifies for a public defender.

In the meantime, she should stay out of trouble, keep quiet, go only to work and back home, until this mater has been resolved.
 
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