Tampa criminal court case results
- Hillsborough Judge Dismisses Malicious Domestic Violence Injunction
- facts: Our client and his fiancé were living together for over a year before he discovered that she was having a romantic relationship with another man. Upon hearing this information, our client immediately broke off the engagement. His fiance abrubtly left the house and moved in with the other man. She left behind many of her belongings as well as her dog. Our client attempted to call her on numerous occasions to address these issues, but she did not answer his calls.. After hearing the story, several of their mutual friends began turning against her. Eventually she responded by filing an injunction against our client. In the injunction, she alleged that the phone calls our client made were harassing and threatening.
- defense: At the hearing, Judge Palomino recognized that our client was totally justified in his repeated attempts to contact the ex-girlfriend/fiance. The calls were neither threating nor harrassing. The injunction system is designed to address situations where people are in legitimate fear of actual violence, not to be used as a tool for intimidation.
- results: After a short hearing, the injunction was dismissed.
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