Dismissal of Threat to Commit Arson Case

I recently completed representation of a client charged with threatening to commit arson.  According to the complainant, my client's ex-girlfriend, my client threatened to burn down her house after the two got into an argument.  Although the charge of threat to commit arson is serious in and of itself, the situation was even more serious for my client, due to the fact that he was on probation at the time of the incident. meaning if he had been convicted of this new charge, he would have been subjected to a sentence of violating his probation as well.

A strong defense did exist to the threat to commit arson charge however.  Specifically, the complainant did not file the charge until the day after my client filed for a protective order against her.  In fact, the defense was so strong that I was able to get the State to dismiss the case, and thus avoid my client's probation being violated.

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