Malicious prosecution? The district attorney dropped 12 of 14 counts just before trial.
My witness, who is incarcerated, didn't testify; he had his reasons for not wanting to, and I for not forcing his testimony.
My lawyer advised me not to testify, and failed to put on the defense that I asked him to: that the motivation for the state's witness in applying for the protection orders against me and my witness was not that she feared for her safety and that of other individuals, but for other ill-placed reasons which a jury should hear testimony regarding.
After the 2-24-26 jury trial in Lincoln County, an extension of the protection order was applied for and granted, and soon after that another charge filed against me for basically the same type of violations that were dismissed before trial! The one that did get to the jury, I was found not guilty of...but found guilty of stalking.
A new trial should be granted where my witness' concerns will be addressed so that he will feel comfortable to appear in court and where we can both testify regarding the actions of the state's witness. An independent prosecutor, not one employed by the State of Maine, should decide whether charges should be filed for the individual's abuse of the process in obtaining protection orders.
False claims ruin lives, cost taxpayers money, and place law enforcement in awkward situations where innocent people, when confronted with a wrongful arrest, may make decisions resulting in harm coming to them and/or the officers.
