February 01, 2012

• Steven Topazio wrote this April 27, 2014 at 2:13 pm

The client, a 32 year auto mechanic, was arrested after his wife complained to police that her husband came home high on marijuana and intoxicated and tried to forcibly have sexual relations with her, grabbing her body parts. When she refused his demands he grabbed her by the hair and dragged her across the room. Attorney Topazio hired an investigator to assist him on the case. Attorney Topazio learned that the Department of Children and Families, DCF, had filed a complaint against his client because the alleged assault occurred in the presence of his client’s children. Attorney Topazio instructed his client not to speak with investigators with DCU so as not to incriminate himself. With the help of his investigator, Attorney Topazio learned that his client’s wife wished not to prosecute his client so he scheduled the case for trial. Today on the eve of trial, Attorney Topazio provided a copy of his client’s marriage certificate to the District Attorney and informed them that his client’s wife was invoking her marital privilege not to testify. Without the wife’s testimony to go forward, the Court dismissed the case for want of prosecution.