Cook County, Illinois Domestic Battery and Violence Attorney Matthew R. Gebhardt examines the offense of Domestic Battery and Domestic Violence and their penalties under the laws of the State of Illinois.
Domestic Battery or Domestic Violence can be charges as a Class A Misdemeanor or Felony in Cook County, Illinois. Supervision is not a possible disposition which means any conviction to theses types of charges will result in a permanent conviction on your record. Convictions can lead to jail time and can negatively impact citizenship status if you are not a citizen of the United States.
Definitions of Domestic Battery / Domestic Violence
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