In Re: O.M.

Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with second-degree assault.





After school, two groups of teenagers met at a McDonald's restaurant. The larger group, which included O.M., asked the smaller group, which included A.F., to leave. When the smaller group left the restaurant, the larger group followed. Some back and forth between the two groups ensued. Eventually, O.M. told A.F., "I just want to fight you." Although A.F. initially attempted to avoid the fight, she ultimately put her "guards up" in anticipation of a fight.[1] A.F. and O.M. then swung their fists at each other simultaneously. A.F. fell to the ground after O.M.'s first or second punch after which O.M. punched A.F. another eight or ten times in rapid succession before O.M. was pulled away by one of the spectators.[2] A.F. was knocked unconscious and suffered a broken jaw, broken nose, and a concussion. The juvenile court found O.M. involved in second-degree assault.

Affirmed