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I was arrested for assaulting my wife but she was upset and says she made a mistake when she called the police. Can she have the domestic violence charges against me dropped?

April 26, 2017arrested assaulting called Charges domestic violence mistake police upset wife

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I was arrested for assaulting my wife but she was upset and says she made a mistake when she called the police. Can she have the domestic violence charges against me dropped?

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A. No, only the State’s Attorney can drop the charges against you. There are good reasons for this policy. A victim of domestic violence often attempts to withdraw the statement they made to police in order to have the charges dropped against the other party.