If someone were charged with criminal domestic assault and battery but the person who made the police report elected not to press charges... what are the chances the case would be dropped?
In this case, the state is pressing charges even though the accuser chose not to, she just wanted to make a report of the argument.
She is pregnant and that's why it became "criminal" and "battery" as opposed to just domestic assault.
If he turns himself in, what exactly will happen? How long will he be put away? Is there a court date scheduled? Would he need to be bailed out to get out or would they release him after a certain amount of time? And what if no one bails him out at all? He just stays there?
Is jail time inevitable or is it more likely he'll just have to go to anger management and pay a fine?
This is in the state of South Carolina if that helps any.
Thanks.
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