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What is customarily the punishment for 1st Offender in Tennessee for Domestic Assault?
Anonymous3 views2 answers
I am in the military, the defendant (with whom I have a child) does not want to press charges and will show up to testify on my behalf, and the misdemeanor assault was due to an alleged shove that left a small, thumb sized bruise. The "victim" is anemic though.
YOU NEED TO TALK WITH AN ATTORNEY!!!! I can not stress that enough! Do not go to court without an attorney as if you were to plead guilty or be found guilty you WILL be discharged from the military. You are not allowed to possess a gun if guilty of domestic assault and the military will discharge you!
Patrick E. StegallCriminal Defense AttorneyMemphis, TN ·
I agree that you'll probably be looking at a discharge if convicted. However as a first-time offender you stand a good chance of avoiding a conviction if you handle this the right way. Max punishment on this is 11 months & 29 days. As a first offender you'd be eligible for diversion, which requires probation for that period of time. Sometimes these cases can be resolved even quicker, like by attending anger management classes and/or having the victim sign an affidavit that they do not want to press charge. Depends on how they do things in your area. Just get a good criminal lawyer and this can get taken care of.
