Try to avoid jail time as first priority.

You are being charged with a crime.   Your priority now is following, most importantly (1) avoid jail time; (2) avoid conviction (by plea bargin); (3) avoid deportation; (by chosing voluntary departure). The most likely outcome for you is probably avoid jail time, can't be sure about others.

1.  The case could be dismissed for lack of witness if your hu*****and decided not to testify, but anyone talk to him about not testifying, would be committing "tampering with witness", another serious felony.  He has to decide not testifying himself.  However, if you already admitted to police about this incidence, or they have medical report.  They might not even need your hu*****and's testimony.  So your hu*****and not testifying might make it easier for you, but no guarantee for case dismissal.  

2. If the case is moving forward, you could plea guilty or no contest without going to trial, in exchange of no jail time, such as 6 month probation.  This option is attractive to most US citizen, but in your case, plea guilty equals conviction, and (2.1) ICE might deport you.  

3.  If you decide to go to trial, you might be found not guilty (then all your problem ends).  

If you were found guilty, you might be sentenced to jail time or probation.  Regardless you serve jail time or not, (3.1) that is conviction and you might be deported. 

4.  Instead of being deported (going through a lengthy process), you might ask ICE for voluntary departure.  Just go home, that will reduce the impact of the deportation on your future US visits. Be sure to consult an immigration attorney. 

You need to talk to a criminal defense lawyer about 2, 3, and an immigration lawyer about issue 2.1, 3.1, 4.   Public defender are not reliable due to their heavy case load.  But maybe that's your only choice. 

所有跟帖： 

• Remember, no witness tampering. -lexm5- ♀ (359 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 12:41:18

• 要是碰巧溜到读到这段活呢？ -TZX999- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 12:45:50

• 林肯和家暴案件 -lexm5- ♀ (950 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 12:59:15

• 对林肯的崇拜又多了一分。顺便崇拜一下你和猫哥 -TZX999- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:12:23

• 回复：Remember, no witness tampering. -weiyinlin- ♀ (581 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:07:46

• 难令人信服吧？不是你，是谁弄伤了他呢？他自己？ -心苔- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:14:55

• Don't lie -lexm5- ♀ (571 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:14:55

• 回复：Don't lie -weiyinlin- ♀ (747 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:22:41

• 回复：Don't lie -weiyinlin- ♀ (412 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:36:14

• 回复：回复：Don't lie -lexm5- ♀ (805 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:51:47

• 小心两人全栽里！做伪证是重罪。 -nj_guy- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:16:08

• 回复：小心两人全栽里！做伪证是重罪。 -weiyinlin- ♀ (43 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:23:25

• yes! -nj_guy- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:25:11

• 好好琢磨琢磨lemx5律师上面的话，尤其是林肯的例子。 -TZX999- ♂ (6 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:16:38

• 回复：好好琢磨琢磨lemx5律师上面的话，尤其是林肯的例子。 -weiyinlin- ♀ (66 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:27:02

• 傻子。这么小的事，顶多就一小鸡皮疙瘩而已。 -TZX999- ♂ (88 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:30:35

• 回复：傻子。这么小的事，顶多就一小鸡皮疙瘩而已。 -weiyinlin- ♀ (49 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:37:54

• 如果你先生碰巧碰巧看到这里的对话后 ..... -xiaolee- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 18:08:57

• 我好奇跟着琢磨琢磨了，如果她离开美国，回中国的话，下次再入境，会有RECORD在案，无法拿到签证吗？应该不会吧？ -知福惜福- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:37:05

• 现在回中国她是逃犯，哪里能再回来 -lexm5- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 13:53:20

• 如果她被判罪，有了案底，还不是一样不能再拿到美国签证，如果事情真到了要坐牢地步，赶紧开溜啦！哈！ -知福惜福- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 14:12:08

• Voluntary departure vs. deportation -lexm5- ♀ (98 bytes) () 05/20/2014 postreply 16:37:44