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He was curious to see if it was as his friends described. His curiosity got the better of him less than a few minutes after he existed the freeway, as he was arrested by the Major Crimes Bureau, Vice Unit, and the Lynwood Special Assignment Deputies along Long Beach Boulevard, just north of the 91 Freeway overpass. It was about p. The police officer agreed and our client parked his car in the parking lot of a nearby motel that the police officer indicated she already had rented a room for such purposes.
Our client then walked with the police officer to the room. Our client had no prior criminal history and was devastated by the arrest. The charge has a stigma of gay sex and for our client, a married man, it carried with it a special stigma. He feared his wife would question his sexuality and perhaps suggest a divorce. The client explained what happened and how he was arrested.
Greg agreed that the charge on the ticket indeed appeared incorrect. The case was then filed in the Compton Superior Court. Compton Courthouse. Greg Hill appeared in court on the arraignment date and carefully read the police report. Greg pointed this out to the District Attorney, who quickly understood the error and amended the complaint by interlineation, apologizing for the error.
The reader of this summary may question whether pointing this out is a good thing to do, as maybe the complaint would be dismissed later. This is indeed a tactic, but if the goal is to have the case dismissed early and the case has a high potential for diversion as in this case , it is better to gently point this out to the prosecutor. Because the client had no prior criminal history, the prosecutor responded as Greg had hoped. The prosecutor offered a deal in which our client could plead to the section b charge and be allowed to withdraw his plea in 18 months if he stayed out of trouble for that time.
