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Don Cornelius and Spousal Abuse

By Steven Rodriguez

Don Cornelius, the 72-year-old creator of the show “Soul Train,” entered a not-guilty plea in a Los Angeles courtroom this past week regarding five misdemeanor counts.  The counts included spousal battery, assault with a deadly weapon and dissuading a witness from making a police report.  The producer was arrested in October after police responded to a domestic dispute call at his Hollywood Hills home. Domestic violence covers a wide range of abuse, including spousal abuse and child endangerment. Any threatening or violent act, even if the accused did not intend to harm or compromise the safety and security of the victim, could be grounds for prosecution under the California Domestic Violence laws. Domestic violence cases are treated differently than other criminal cases...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on December 10, 2008 (boomark / email).