Experienced Florida Criminal Defense Attorney Case Results
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CASE DISMISSED 2008MM-1279 (Okaloosa County)
Charge: Battery-Domestic Violence.
Potential Penalty: 1 year county jail.
Client is an active duty member of the Air Force and was facing expulsion from the Air Force if convicted. After extensive case preparation and questioning of the alleged victim, the Court dismissed the case.
DUI REDUCED 2008CT-1020 (Okaloosa County)
Charge: Driving Under the Influence.
Potential Penalty: 6 months County Jail, mandatory suspension of driver's license.
Client was involved in an accident and was allegedly found by the police "passed out" in his car. He refused the breath test. After demanding a jury trial, my client decided to accept the offer of a reduced charge of Reckless Driving. By doing this, he avoided having a DUI on his driving record, and also avoided any driver's license suspension.
CASE DISMISSED 2008MM-611 (Okaloosa County)
Charge: Battery-Domestic Violence.
Potential Penalty: 1 year county jail.
Client was accused of battering his girlfriend while driving down the road. This was allegedly witnessed by several other drivers. We learned that these "eyewitnesses" were not inclined to testify in court, so I demanded a jury trial. This forced the prosecutor to rely on the word of the alleged victim alone. I secured a written request from her to have the charge dropped. The prosecutor dismissed the charge.
NOT GUILTY VERDICT 2007MM-1670 (Santa Rosa County)
Charge: Battery.
Potential Penalty: 1 year county jail.
Client was accused of getting into a fight with the service manager at a car dealership. During the trial, I focused on the sloppy investigation done by the police, and the fact that the service manager had been caught in several lies about having done the work he promised to do for my client.
After deliberating for less than 10 minutes, the jury found my client NOT guilty.
DUI REDUCED 2007CT-42476 (Santa Rosa County)
Charge: DUI.
Potential Penalty: 6 months county jail + mandatory suspension of driver's license.
Client was accused of DUI after being pulled over on the way home from a nightclub. He had a severely intoxicated passenger in the car with him. He refused Field Sobriety Exercises and the breath test. I demanded a jury trial. 3 days before trial, the State allowed my client to enter a plea to the lesser offense of Reckless Driving, avoiding any suspension of his license.
DUI Reduced- 2008CT- 460 (Okaloosa County)
Charge: DUI.
Potential Penalty: 6 months county jail and mandatory license suspension.
Client was accused of DUI after being stopped for speeding in Fort Walton Beach. After preparing a detailed report about client’s background, and extensive negotiations with the prosecutor, client’s DUI charge was reduced to the lesser offense of reckless driving. This saved the client from having her driver’s license suspended and from having a DUI on her record.
NOT GUILTY VERDICT - 2007MM-3209 (Okaloosa County)
Charge: Battery.
Potential Penalty: 2 years county jail.
Client was accused of multiple counts of improper touching of a minor family member. After deliberating for less than an hour, the jury found her NOT guilty of all charges.
FELONY DISMISSED - 2006CF-2524 (Okaloosa County)
Charge: Burglary.
Potential Penalty: 5 years State Prison.
Client was accused of breaking into a police officer’s private vehicle and stealing his firearm. The Client’s clothes matched the description given by the eyewitness. The firearm was found in Client’s dumpster. Depositions were taken of the 3 police officers who investigated. I demanded a jury trial.
The State dismissed the charge once they reviewed my questioning of the officers at the pretrial depositions.
FELONY DISMISSED - 2006CF-1416 (Santa Rosa County)
Charge: Possession of Cocaine.
Potential Penalty: 5 years in State Prison.
Client was a passenger in a truck that was stopped by the police. Cocaine was found at his feet. I argued that there was no evidence that my Client knew the drugs were there, given that is was dark, and he was squeezed into a truck with 3 other people because he didn’t want to drive drunk. I demanded a jury trial.
Less than a week before trial, the State dismissed the charge.
DUI REDUCED - 2005MM-1308 (Walton County)
Charge: DUI.
Potential Penalty: 1 year county jail.
After interviewing the 2 other people in the car, and providing case law research to the State Attorney on the legality of the traffic stop, Client’s case was reduced to Reckless Driving.
NOT GUILTY AT TRIAL - 2004MM-4202 (Okaloosa County)
Charge: Battery-Domestic Violence.
Potential Penalty: 1 year county jail.
The victim was Client’s girlfriend. I was able to get the officer to admit on the witness stand that he had failed to properly investigate the victim’s story. The officer admitted that he had basically just took her at her word.
During trial, the Judge dismissed the case.
SEX CHARGE REDUCED - 2005CF-737 (Okaloosa County)
Charge: 2 counts of Lewd and Lascivious Molestation of a Minor.
Potential Penalty: 30 years state prison.
Client was accused of having consensual sex with a 14 year old girl. After speaking with the victim and her family, the State Attorney agreed to accept a lesser charge of Battery, with no sex offender designation, and no incarceration. Client was placed on probation, and will not even be considered a convicted felon.
DUI REDUCED - 2006CT-2866 (Okaloosa County)
Charge: DUI.
Potential Penalty: 1 year county jail.
Client had alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana in his system. I convinced the State Attorney that since they could not show a quantity of the drugs in his system, it would be impossible to prove that the drugs, in combination with the alcohol, caused his poor driving. The State Attorney agreed to reduce Client’s case to the lesser charge of Reckless Driving.
FELONY DISMISSED - 2004CF-2660 (Okaloosa County)
Charge: Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
Potential Penalty: 5 years State Prison.
Client was accused of trying to run over his soon-to-be ex-wife’s process server who was trying to serve him divorce papers.
Client’s case was referred to a diversion program called PTI. The agreement was that if he stayed out of trouble for one year, the charge would be dismissed.
After 6 months, I convinced the State Attorney to dismiss the case 6 months early.
CASE DISMISSED - 2007MM-4660 (Okaloosa County)
Charge: Battery-Domestic Violence.
Potential Penalty: 1 year county jail.
Client was active duty Air Force. She was accused of committing domestic violence against her fiancée. After review of crucial recorded phone messages and examination of the physical evidence, it became clear that Client had acted in self-defense. I demanded a jury trial. On the morning of jury selection, the State dismissed all charges.
CASE DISMISSED - 2004CF-322 (Walton County)
Charge: Possession of Cocaine.
Potential Penalty: 5 years in State Prison.
I filed a Motion to Suppress Evidence due to the officer’s illegal search of my client. The State dismissed the charge.
NOT GUILTY AT TRIAL - 2002MM-2451 (Okaloosa County)
Charge: Battery.
Potential Penalty: 1 year county jail.
Client was accused of fighting with his roommate in front of 2 eyewitnesses. At trial, I focused on the inconsistencies between the 2 witnesses, and on the sloppy police investigation.
After deliberating for less than 15 minutes, Client was found not guilty.
CASE DISMISSED - 2007MM-475 (Santa Rosa County)
Charge: Battery
Potential Penalty: 1 year county jail.
Client was accused of battery after being attacked on Navarre Beach. I demanded a jury trial. Less than a week before trial, the State dismissed all charges.
FELONY DISMISSED - 2006CF-859 (Okaloosa County)
Charges: Burglary and Criminal Mischief.
Potential Penalty: 5 years state prison + 1 year county jail.
Client was accused of breaking into her neighbor’s residence. I demanded a jury trial.
Less than a week before trial, the State dismissed all charges.
FELONY DISMISSED - 2005CF-1531 (Okaloosa County)
Charge: Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon.
Potential Penalty: 15 years state prison.
Client was accused of stabbing her husband with a knife during a domestic dispute.
Client’s case was referred to a diversion program. The agreement was that if she stayed out of trouble for one year, the charge would be dismissed.
After 1 year, the State dismissed the case.
FELONY DISMISSED - 2004CF-1465 (Okaloosa County)
Charge: Felony Battery on Law Enforcement.
Potential Penalty: 5 years state prison.
After depositions with the arresting officer, and negotiating with the State Attorney, Client’s case was referred to a diversion program. The agreement was that if she stayed out of trouble for 1 year, her charge would be dismissed. After 1 year, Client’s case was dismissed.
