On May 6, 2023, wife claims that client slapped her during a verbal argument, then hit her with a belt. Client never slapped her, but did hit her with a belt because she lied about him slapping her. State charged two counts of DV battery. They have children and there is a no contact order, and wife did want case to proceed (despite rumors otherwise). When client went to wife’s residence against attorney’s advice from weeks prior, wife contacted law enforcement and a warrant for client’s arrest went out for violating release conditions. Arrest in Orange on a Polk case would result in client sitting in jail for weeks. Attorney scrambled, obtained a good offer from State to resolve case and got the judge to set a plea before the warrant could be excecuted. Pled to one count DV battery, nol pros one count. w/h + 12 months probation, 12 hour anger management (in lieu of batterer’s intervention program), 50 hours community service (may buy out at $11/hr), no weapons, random searches, $100 cost of pros, $148.64 cost of inv, no contact with wife except as authorized in divorce case (child visitation, pickups, health, etc.). Judge dismissed warrant for client’s arrest.