August 18, 2009

• Steven Topazio wrote this April 27, 2014 at 9:23 am

The defendant who was on probation was arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon and assault and batter after swinging a chair at an employee of a local café, then arguing with him, and then grabbing him by the throat, hired Attorney Topazio. Whoever, by means of a dangerous weapon, commits an assault upon another shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment in jail for not more than two and one-half years. Attorney Topazio represented this client at the initial surrender proceeding an prevented his client’s probation from being revoked. Today at trial, Attorney Topazio was successful in getting the Commonwealth to file a Nolle Proseque or (Nol Pros) causing his client’s case to be dismissed.