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RI DOMESTIC VANDALISM LAWYER
DEFENSE ATTORNEY MATTHEW MARIN
DEFENSE ATTORNEY MATTHEW MARIN
If you have been charged with domestic vandalism in Rhode Island, you should contact RI Domestic Vandalism Lawyer Matthew Marin right away. You are facing a criminal conviction with a sentence including hundreds of dollars in fines, up to 100 hours of community service, probation, and up to one year in jail. When a Police Department charges vandalism as a domestic violence crime, a criminal conviction carries mandatory attendance at a lengthy Batterers Intervention Program appropriate to address the violent behavior.
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CHARGES: DOMESTIC VANDALISM AND DOMESTIC DISORDERLY CONDUCT
CHARGES: DOMESTIC VANDALISM AND DOMESTIC DISORDERLY CONDUCT § 11-44-1 Vandalism – Obstruction of lawful pursuits.
POLICE REPORT:Client and her husband, married over 30 years, had an argument regarding the purchase of an automobile for their adult son. The Client became extremely upset and smashed her husband's cell phone and sunglasses. The Police were summonsed. Upon their arrival, they witnessed the broken items and arrested the Client on Domestic Vandalism and Domestic Disorderly Conduct charges.
RESULTS: ALL CHARGES DISMISSED
POLICE REPORT: Client and her boyfriend were both intoxicated at their home. A verbal argument broke out. During the argument, the alleged victim poured a glass of juice on the Client. This caused the Client to allegedly throw the victim's clothing out the window into the street. The argument and ensuing events were witnessed by neighbors who gave complete written statements to the responding police officers. Based on the witness statements, the police arrested the Client for domestic vandalism and domestic disorderly conduct.
RESULTS: ALL CHARGES DISMISSED
CHARGES: DOMESTIC VANDALISM AND DOMESTIC DISORDERLY CONDUCT
POLICE REPORT: Client’s ex-girlfriend called 911 and reported that she had been in an argument with the Client. She told the police that the two got into a heated argument about the Client checking her cell phone and accusing her of cheating. Further, she stated that the Client became verbally abusive and threatening, repeatedly calling her a whore and a slut. The Client’s ex-girlfriend went on to tell the police that at one point during the argument the Client smashed a bottle of wine against her vehicle window breaking the window. Police arrived on scene and found a smashed bottle of wine and damage to the window of the vehicle.
RESULTS: ALL CHARGES DISMISSED
(a) Every person who shall willfully and maliciously or mischievously injure or destroy or write upon, paint, or otherwise deface the property of another, or obstruct the use of the property of another, or obstruct another in the prosecution of his or her lawful business or pursuits, in any manner, the punishment of which is not specifically provided for by statute, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and/or be imprisoned not exceeding one year, and shall be liable to make restitution for the injury or damage caused. Every person convicted of a first offense under this section shall be required to perform up to one hundred (100) hours of public community restitution work, and for a second or subsequent conviction shall be required to perform up to two hundred (200) hours of public community restitution work. Provided, further that every person who shall willfully and maliciously or mischievously injure or destroy or write upon, paint or otherwise deface government property, or obstruct the use of that property, shall be punished in accordance with this statute. Jurisdiction for matters involving government property shall be concurrent with the district court or the respective city or town police or municipal court.
(b) Where the provisions of The Domestic Violence Prevention Act, chapter 29 of title 12, are applicable, the penalties for violation of this section shall also include the penalties as provided in § 12-29-5.
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Rhode Island Domestic Vandalism Lawyer – (401) 228-8271
Rhode Island Domestic Vandalism Lawyer – (401) 228-8271
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