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Criminal Defense Case Results
Many of our clients ask the same question: “What kinds of cases have you taken in the past, and what was the outcome in those cases?” If you would like to view the case results in felony and misdemeanor cases listed below, please read the following disclaimer:
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On July 8, 2022, our client was charged with Resisting with Violence, Depriving an Officer of Means of Communication, and Possession of Marijuana following a traffic stop in Pinellas County. Our client was facing mandatory prison time, which was the State’s only offer. When our client hired us in November 2022, the police department had still not turned over any body worn camera footage of the traffic stop. This footage was pivotal to our client’s defense that he was profiled, manhandled, and wrongfully arrested by police. Our office made multiple demands to the State Attorney’s office and the police department for the video. We also conducted depositions of several officers on scene, all of whom claimed their footage had mysteriously been deleted or misplaced. In response, our attorney filed several motions including a Motion to Suppress and Motion to Dismiss. Upon seeing what motions were filed, the Honorable Judge Andrews urged the State Attorney to critically review the issues in the case. The State Attorney then offered to potentially reduce our client’s charges to misdemeanors for time served. Our client trusted our expertise and advice and rejected the State’s proposal electing to proceed with a hearing on the motions. Prior to the motion hearings, the State announced a Nolle Prosse, which dismissed all charges against our client.
On August 9, 2023, the State Attorney’s Office in Pinellas County agreed not to file any formal charges against our client after we presented mitigation and explained defenses that existed in the case that would make a successful prosecution difficult. Our client was arrested for Battery of a Person 65 or Older, Resisting an Officer without Violence, and Disorderly Intoxication.
Our client was originally arrested on a charge of battery. We were retained before the prosecutor formally filed any charge. We contacted the prosecutor and provided additional information about the case that made the chances of a successful prosecution look less certain. After receiving information about problems with the case, the State decided to Nolle Prosse the charge on January 17, 2024.
Our client was originally arrested on a charge of Tampering with a Witness. We were retained before any charges were formally filed by the prosecutor. We contacted the State Attorney’s intake division to discuss the charges and provide additional information about the case. Shortly thereafter, the State Attorney’s Office filed a notice on January 17, 2024, that they were no longer pursuing prosecution on the case.
On August 21, 2023, we convinced the State Attorney’s Office to drop an Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon charge. We also got the court in another county to dismiss the accusation of violation of probation a few weeks later.
Our client faced felony charges for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. By presenting evidence from the night of the incident that the State had not initially reviewed, we were able to demonstrate our client’s innocence, resulting in the State dismissing the charges.
The jury returned a “NOT GUILTY” jury verdict in Polk County at the courthouse in Bartow, FL. The defense involved extensive impeachment of the State’s only witness in addition to Justifiable Use of Non-deadly Force and Stand Your Ground in a Felony Battery case.
