3-Month Not Guilty Filing for Simple Assault in Central Falls, RI
Criminal Charges:
Female student charged in Rhode Island District Court (6th Division) for:
- Simple Assault and/or Battery, in violation of RIGL § 11-5-3
- Disorderly Conduct, in violation of RIGL § 11-45-1
Case Overview:
Central Falls Police responded to a report of disturbance at a local high school. Upon arrival, they discovered that several female students had been in an altercation during gym class. Police spoke with a school representative who stated that three females ganged up on another female student. Police spoke with the complaining witness and her mother who stated that they wished to press charges. Two of the three females and the complaining witness were determined to be juveniles. The one female student who was not a juvenile was charged with Simple Assault and/or Battery and Disorderly Conduct in Rhode Island District Court (6th Division). She hired Rhode Island Criminal Defense Lawyer, John L. Calcagni III, to defend her in this matter.
Case Result: 3-Month Not Guilty Filing.
As the case progressed, Attorney Calcagni and his team were able to convince the prosecutor to resolve the matter. The prosecutor agreed to resolve the case with a not guilty filing for 3 months. Under Rhode Island law, a “not guilty filing” does not call for any acceptance of responsibility to the charged offense and does not result in any punishment or criminal conviction. Instead, the case is filed for the 3 months and providing the young woman does not get in any trouble during this period, the matter will be automatically dismissed and sealed at its conclusion, leaving her with a clean record.