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will I get an adult caution or what is likely outcon

  • 05-03-2014 07:21PM
    #1
    red barron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭


    3 wks ago got arrested on the street one nite for affray but was released after an hour and not charged....a girl hit me 3\4 times and then bite my finger as I wrestled her to the ground to get her to stop the gardai came and arrested me.

    She now claims I swang a bag of ice at her, punched her and then we scuffled on the ground till gardai arrived.

    Now I have been asked to give a statement. Facing a possible section 2 or 3 the gardai says.... No previous.

    What are the chances of an adult caution and if not what could I expect


Comments

  • #2
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,904 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    We can't say.

    If you are being accused of a crime, you risk a conviction, which can have adverse effects. If you are being asked to make a statement, do consider talking to a solicitor first.

    Write everything down now, before your memory fades. Give that to your solicitor.


  • #3
    Wheelnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 976 ✭✭✭Wheelnut


    Victor wrote: »
    ...Write everything down now, before your memory fades...

    That's the best bit of advice you will get. Write down your account of everything this minute and include everything you can recall. You will be amazed, even a couple of months from now you will re-read your own account and realise how your recollection has changed.


  • #4
    Bepolite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭Bepolite


    Get a solicitor, have some nights in.


  • #5
    red barron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭red barron


    I have gor a solr. but I am just wondering what peoples previous experience of such allegations are and how was it persued by the garda.

    Writing down memories of the event Is certaintly a good piece of advice has it could be 12 - 18 months before a trial

    Its an awful experience to go through so thanks for any input


  • #6
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,501 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Any CCTV around where it happened, you'd want to move quickly to check, it usually gets copied over every 30 days or less.


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  • #7
    red barron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭red barron


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Any CCTV around where it happened, you'd want to move quickly to check, it usually gets copied over every 30 days or less.

    The garda have cctv so that should be a plus but what it shows is another thing I.e me getting hit or is it me bringing her to the ground to stop her biting my finger....ads extra worry in a way.


  • #8
    sopretty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,009 ✭✭✭sopretty


    red barron wrote: »
    The garda have cctv so that should be a plus but what it shows is another thing I.e me getting hit or is it me bringing her to the ground to stop her biting my finger....ads extra worry in a way.

    The camera never lies... :cool:


  • #9
    schemingbohemia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,606 ✭✭✭schemingbohemia


    Might be useful getting copies of the CCTV yourself under the Data Protection Act, rather than waiting on the Garda to interpret what they see, you would be able to view it yourself.


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