Video – Attorney Stuart Kirchick Explains Why A Domestic Violence Charge Can Be More Than Just Physical Harm!

Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media

“Everybody thinks it’s the violent behavior, the physical assault. But domestic violence actually is more than that, isn’t it?”

Stuart Kirchick– Criminal Defense Attorney – Santa Clara County, CA

“Sure. If you threaten to harm or threaten to kill someone. If you say, you know, if…you’re, you’re with your domestic partner, whether you’re married, unmarried but living together, or girlfriend by any kind of relationship, same sex or heterosexual relationship it applies to…and you threaten to harm them, threaten to kill them, you can be charged with a 422 threats case, which is real serious, and you’re not touching the person. So, that’s one thing that comes to mind. Anything short of a serious threat, just an argument, is not domestic violence in the courtroom, but it’s surely… emotional abuse is a form of domestic violence. That’s not necessarily prosecutable though.”