State vs. Ms. S. (DMC No. 9986) (Glendale City Court No. CR2011-010233): Ms. S. was arguing with her husband of 20 years, when he shut the bedroom door. When she attempted to get inside of the bedroom, Mr. S. opened the door rapidly and two collided with each other and fell to the floor. Two older children became upset and entered the room. At that time Ms. S. called police and they arrived to take statements. Because Ms. S. was a United States citizen from Lybia, she had an accent and her English was broken. The police decided to arrest her and charge her with disorderly conduct. We were able to convince the prosecutor that this was not a true Disorderly Conduct but merely an accident and the argument got somewhat out of hand. The Order of Protection obtained by her husband was Dismissed by the Judge.
