Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in New York

While my son and I were bow hunting we had a man intentionally shooting at us or into the woods we were hunting (he confesed to this in front of the judge and Asst. DA) when I went to his home he came at me in a rage and I struck him once and I was arrested for assualt and the police said I could not file charges against him for anything. Is this correct????


Asked on 3/04/12, 5:07 am

2 Answer from Attorneys
Jason Stern Law Offices of Jason Stern

In the eyes of the law, you were the aggressor by going to this person's home. You can raise self-defense as a legal argument in court but you probably won't have much success getting the police or DA to file a complaint or charges against the homeowner.

You should hire a good defense attorney to represent you for an assault charge.

Good luck!

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Answered on 3/05/12, 11:42 am


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