Why Am I Facing Multiple Charges When I Only Did One Thing Wrong?

Sometimes numerous charges can be brought against you for one incident if multiple laws were broken during the incident.  Sometimes, all it takes getting the officer upset to have multiple charges on your arrest report.  However, that does not mean you will actually be charged with all of the charges.  The Prosecutor has the sole discretion on what you are actually charged with and is the one who formally charges you, not law enforcement. 

At My DUI Guy, a Division of Ancient City Law, we have seen instances where officers would write multiple charges on the arrest report, but the State would only officially charge one charge.  We have also seen instances where the officer would only charge one charge on the arrest report, but the State would charge additional charges, or more serious charges. 

That’s why it’s important to contact Ancient City Law as soon as you think you are being charged with a crime because the sooner we reach out to the Prosecutor before formal charges are filed, the greater chance we have of decreasing your number of charges.