depends on if the state wants to continue to press charges regarding the DV.
sometimes the victim can come forward and request the charges to be dropped, but the judge can just ignore that.
If he gets the wrong judge, we could never see our boy again.
This is a very common misconception I see all the time, and its kind of crazy. Victims can allege charges. The prosecution presses the charges. You cannot as a victim choose "not to press charges", or for that matter to "press charges" in the first place. You make a report of the crime. Either to an officer, or to a magistrate if you go to the police station later to report them.
It is up to the prosecutor if they wish to prosecute the charges based on several factors: the strength of the evidence, the severity of the crime, the credibility of the witness, and the cooperation of the witnesses. Virginia is very aggressive with DV, even more so in the non traditional "Wife beater" scenarios due to all the mixed families living together.
All three witnesses, Bossmom, Rat Dad, Bossmandrew can ALL decide to change their story, or otherwise not cooperate. However that information was already given to the police officer and the prosecution and the judge can use their testimony to police as all the witness evidence they need. Due to domestic violence being so intimate with the victims there is often the case of witness intimidation and the witness changing their mind.
That BS out of the way, lets hope people stop with the "the Peterson's can decided not to press charges"...
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Yes Austin has a hearing on July 12 for a "review" for the Domestic Violence/Assault and Battery case and they may at that time address and set bond and bond conditions. If a bond is granted, someone can pay both that bond and the existing $3k bond in the drug charges to get him out. He can then live "out on bail" outside of jail until his trials.