January 04, 2012

• Steven Topazio wrote this April 27, 2014 at 2:04 pm

The client, a 24 year old college graduate who enlisted in the United States Army and was due to be deployed in February, was arrested after getting into a fight on New Year’s Eve. According to the police report, the police observed New Years revelers block an intersection during a fight, causing pedestrians not to be able to get through. The client, who was seen by police getting struck in the face, ran from police and struggled with them by stiffing his arms and refusing to be handcuffed. Attorney Topazio met with the prosecutor and pointed out that his client was disoriented after being struck and thought he was being attacked when he ran from individuals which he believed were his attackers and not police. Today at his client’s arraignment, Attorney Topazio argued that the charges would delay his client’s scheduled deployment to Ft. St. Houston, Texas, and was successful in convincing the Commonwealth and Court to dismiss all charges prior to arraignment, thus preserving his client’s unblemished CORI.