Criminal Defense California

Domestic violence is something I am against. I despise any type of violence against a spouse or significant other, including that perpetrated by women. The law can be extremely hard on men in these cases because more often a woman is on the receiving end of the violence than a man. Either way, the law is there to protect the innocent and to punish the guilty, so a good attorney and a fair trial are absolute necessities. Lawyers are there to tell our side of the story, whether we are the victim or the alleged perpetrator. One particular San Diego Defense Attorney comes to mind when I think about effective and competent representation: Bill Nimmo from the Nimmo Law Group.
I’ve had my ups and downs in life like anyone else, but I can recall one particularly dark time as I write this. I was at home with my husband about 5 years ago and we were relaxing on our front porch in the cool evening after a hot summer’s day. I made both of us a few margaritas and we were enjoying a nice time together. For some reason, we started discussing moving closer to his work (an hour away) to lessen his daily commute. This was always a heated topic, considering that he wanted to do this and I was dead-set against it because our 2 children (visiting Grandma that night) would have to change schools. It was probably the hot weather, maybe full-moon, and definitely too much alcohol, but we started to fight. We were screaming and yelling and I stormed away from him into the house and he followed after me. I tried to close the front door to lock him out, but he reached in and I kicked it closed with all my might. Unfortunately, his hand was still in the doorjamb.
The evening resulted in me making a call to the police, perceiving that my husband was trying to attack me. The officers noted in the police report that both of us were under the influence of alcohol. I decided to press charges against him that night and determined that divorce was the only option for me. He’d always had a short fuse, but if he was going to resort to attacking me, what would he do next? I was in the station making my statement to press charges and just had a million things rushing through my mind at one time. He was detained in jail and I took a cab home and felt like I was at the lowest point in my life.
About a week later, my husband and I reconciled and agreed that it was too much alcohol that led to the misunderstood events of that night. As I contacted the police to discuss dropping the charges, I learned that the District Attorney’s office was still pressing charges against my husband! It was time to get legal representation. I had heard quite a few rave reviews from prior clients of  San Diego Defense Attorney Bill Nimmo of Nimmo Law Group, but nothing prepared me for what was to come. He helped get the charges dropped prior to the case ever going to court and convinced the D.A. to accept community service and enrollment in anger management courses. They also ordered that we attend marriage counseling and agree to refrain from excessive drinking. If it hadn’t been for Bill Nimmo, my husband’s case would have taken a very different course!