False Imprisonment and Battery Dismissed

Result: All Evidence Suppressed; All Charges Dismissed

Handled By: Attorney Corey Chirafisi

Summary: The client was charged with multiple domestic-related offenses, including False Imprisonment and Battery, following an incident at the family residence. The prosecution argued that police had “exigent circumstances” to enter the home without a warrant because a third party reported that a woman inside had been battered and was unable to call for help. Attorney Chirafisi conducted a meticulous review of the officers’ body camera footage and filed a motion to suppress, challenging the legality of the warrantless entry. At the evidentiary hearing, the defense established that the officers lacked specific knowledge of the woman’s location or safety at the moment of entry. The Court agreed, finding no legal justification for the warrantless search and suppressed all resulting evidence. With the State’s evidence excluded, the case was dismissed in its entirety.

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