when we're talking about best casee scenario worst case scenario obviously with any criminal case best case scenario is you get the charge dismissed which can happen if you talk to Witnesses and everyone's on team defense and ultimately there's not evidence that the prosecutor can use to prove the case often times in domestic violence cases charges can be reduced and often even dismissed worst case scenario for those types of offenses is 6 months in jail for a misdemeanor domestic violence charge for a felony where there's a traumatic condition involved quite a bit different you're typically talking about best case scenario of course dismissal but if there is a conviction best case scenarios you're talking about felony probation again a 52- we batters treatment program usually there will be more custody time involved even on a probation Grant worst case scenario someone could go to prison on a felony domestic violence charge up to 3 years minus any credits that the person might get