June 23, 2010

• Steven Topazio wrote this April 27, 2014 at 10:51 am

The defendant, who was represented by Attorney Topazio, was arrested when he became belligerent to an off duty police officer. After being warned to go home otherwise he would be arrested, the defendant slapped the officer with an open hand on the buttocks. The defendant then resisted the officers at every opportunity and refused to submit to the arrest. Attorney Topazio learned that his client was out celebrating his birthday when he became extremely intoxicated which led to his arrest. Attorney Topazio caused his client to write a letter of apology to the officer and met with the District Attorney in an attempt to resolve the case short of trial. Attorney Topazio conferenced the case with the Court and pointed out that his client, who had no prior record, apologized to the police for his behavior and would address his excessive drinking by attending AA if the court would consider dismissing all charges before the next court date. Attorney Topazio’s goal was to prevent his client from getting a criminal record. Today, after proving to the court that his client was addressing his drinking problem, Attorney Topazio convinced the court to dismiss all charges against his client.