Case Resolved with No Jail/Prison Time

Client was arrested after he broke into a hotel room and battered an acquaintance. Client repeatedly punched the alleged victim and caused several lacerations to his hand. This case is a first degree felony, punishable by 30 years in prison, and the Client scored a mandatory prison sentence. The prosecutor initially offered a prison sentence and Mr. Hager set the deposition of the alleged victim. The alleged victim was nowhere to be found and a Motion to Compel the State to provide the witness for deposition was filed. The prosecutor agreed to resolve the case for a non-prison sentence and offered Client four years’ probation.