DV Cases in Michigan - Arrested - Next Steps to Handle Domestic Violence
We can apply The New Rules of Criminal Defense by making a decision to compete in a strategic manner, and acknowledge that domestic violence is a serious allegation and charge in Michigan. When charged, the truth does not initially matter; many people charged with domestic violence don't realize the low threshold in what counts as "violence".
It's not productive to blame the other person, because in most cases DV cases do involve two sides fighting, yelling, pushing etc, but there is only one person charged. To blame others and feel bad for yourself would be adopting a fixed mindset, and not a growth mindset.
We need to get out of the box and realize that domestic violence is a huge deal in our society; we cannot adopt a victim mindset, because it doesn't play well with a prosecutor or judge; if you're completely innocent then you should still respect the allegation and charge, and take the case to trial.
Most DV cases I handle, the client is either too focused on the reason for the argument, and not able to recognize their actions may feel justified, but it still broke the law. A client may also not realize that pushing or shoving or intimidating actions could qualify as violence as most people think of violence as requiring an injury, punching, kicking etc.
We need to change the culture of a DV charge, and adopt core values as we work toward complex change of the circumstances. We need to identify our stakeholders and shareholders with the victim being someone who will fit into both categories when a case begins.
A client balance sheet will cover a client's past, present and contain all of the assets we are going to create in the client value chain. When working on a DV case, there is likely a no contact order in place which may displace the client from the comfort of their home, but we will still adopt the time value of money and the client value chain.
We need to measure success and rebrand the case; turn the case into a public assault case into a private matter between two people who care about each other, and work toward a non-public dismissal of charges.
It's not productive to blame the other person, because in most cases DV cases do involve two sides fighting, yelling, pushing etc, but there is only one person charged. To blame others and feel bad for yourself would be adopting a fixed mindset, and not a growth mindset.
We need to get out of the box and realize that domestic violence is a huge deal in our society; we cannot adopt a victim mindset, because it doesn't play well with a prosecutor or judge; if you're completely innocent then you should still respect the allegation and charge, and take the case to trial.
Most DV cases I handle, the client is either too focused on the reason for the argument, and not able to recognize their actions may feel justified, but it still broke the law. A client may also not realize that pushing or shoving or intimidating actions could qualify as violence as most people think of violence as requiring an injury, punching, kicking etc.
We need to change the culture of a DV charge, and adopt core values as we work toward complex change of the circumstances. We need to identify our stakeholders and shareholders with the victim being someone who will fit into both categories when a case begins.
A client balance sheet will cover a client's past, present and contain all of the assets we are going to create in the client value chain. When working on a DV case, there is likely a no contact order in place which may displace the client from the comfort of their home, but we will still adopt the time value of money and the client value chain.
We need to measure success and rebrand the case; turn the case into a public assault case into a private matter between two people who care about each other, and work toward a non-public dismissal of charges.
