Recent Case Results
State of Florida vs. Deputy Peraza – First indictment of a police officer for an on-duty shooting, which resulted in a death. Successfully argued Stand your Ground in Trial Court and Appellate Court including the Florida Supreme Court
State of Florida v. G.A.Q.L. – Successfully prohibited the prosecution from getting the passcode to an iphone in a vehicular homicide case
State of Florida v. W.J. – Two counts of DUI manslaughter, one count of felony driving under the influence, one count of driving under the influence causing property damage – Not guilty on all counts, the jury found him guilty for one count of misdemeanor driving under the influence a lesser included offense – Client was facing 36 years in Florida state prison (Broward County)
State of Florida v. A.R. – Two counts of DUI manslaughter, one count of vehicular homicide, one count of driving under the influence causing property damage – defendant found not guilty on all counts, the jury found her guilty of one count of a second-degree misdemeanor of culpable negligence (Broward County)
State of Florida v. R.F. – Driving under the influence – not guilty (Broward County)
State of Florida v. C.M. – False imprisonment, battery, assault – Client was facing 11 years in Florida state prison – not guilty (Broward County)
State of Florida v. M.B. – Driving under the influence – not guilty (Broward County)
State of Florida v. N.G. – 09002964CF10A – Aggravated battery with a deadly weapon – Jury trial held August 25, 2010 – Client facing five years in Florida state prison– not guilty (Broward County)
State of Florida v. B.R. – 09017434CF10A – Two counts of felony battery with prior conviction, felony battery by strangulation – jury trial held January 11, 2011 – not guilty on all counts – client was facing 30 years in Florida state prison (Broward County)
State of Florida v. M.P. – CTC1010812MMANO – one count of misdemeanor battery – Jury trial held in Clearwater, Florida, on March 9, 2011 – not guilty (Pinellas County)
State of Florida v. M.P. – CTC1016525MMANO – one count of misdemeanor violation of injunction – Jury Trial held June 7, 2011 in Clearwater Florida – not guilty (Pinellas County)
State of Florida v. M.P. – CRC1009128CFANO – three counts of grand theft that the state Nolle Prosequi on June 8, 2011 in Clearwater, Florida, due to the two prior not guilty verdicts (Pinellas County)
State of Florida v. S.M. – 502009CF013036AXXXMB- one count of felony driving under the influence causing serious bodily injury and one count of misdemeanor DUI – jury trial held in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 17, 2011 – not guilty on both counts – client facing six years in Florida state prison
State of Florida v. C.D. – 09017509MM10A – one count of misdemeanor driving under the influence – Jury trial held on December 14, 2011 – not guilty (Broward County)
State of Florida v. S.L. – 10022739MM10A – one count of misdemeanor petit theft – jury trial held on January 4, 2012 – not guilty (Broward County)
More Case Results
Manslaughter
Not Guilty by Jury
State Court
Client who was accused of manslaughter of his friend. Two friends were cleaning a firearm, the firearm was discharged, taking the life of one of the friends. Client found not guilty at trial.
Leaving the Scene of an accident involving Death
Client was accused of Leaving the Scene of Accident involving death. After a two week plus trial in which the client was facing 30 years in Florida State Prison with a four year minimum mandatory sentence, the client was found not guilty.
DUI Manslaughter
Client was accused of operating their motorcycle while over the legal limit and causing or contributing to the death of the motorcycle passenger. Client was found not guilty.
Federal/Sexual Assault
Client was accused of Sexually assaulting a fellow shipmate while the ship was in international waters. Client was found not guilty in Federal Court.
Manslaughter
Client was a police officer Indicted by a grand jury for manslaughter. The charges arose out of an incident where the on duty officer was responding to 911 calls about a man marching down Federal Highway with a “rifle’. The rifle was a recently purchased air rifle from a pawn shop. The Defense filed a motion to dismiss arguing that the Florida Stand Your Law applied and applied to law enforcement officers. The trial court judge dismissed the case. The State appealed and the case was upheld by the Florida Supreme Court, resulting in the Manslaughter charges being dismissed.
Aggravated Battery
Client was accused of shooting a person that he had met before as an Uber Driver. On the Date of the incident the client claimed that this person reached into his car, while standing outside of the vehicle. Client went to trial and was found not guilty.
DUI
Client was charged with DUI. After filing a motion to dismiss and in the middle of the hearing, the State dismissed the charges.
DUI
Client was charged with DUI, with breath over the legal limit, client was found not guilty after trial.
Trafficking in Cocaine
Client was accused of trafficking in Cocaine, after a jury trial the accused was found not guilty.
Possession of Cocaine
Client was accused of possession of cocaine. Officer testified that he saw a client drop the cocaine.
Domestic Violence
Client was accused of Felony Strangulation Battery. Before Trial the charges were dropped and expunged.
Disorderly Conduct
Client was accused of dressing up as Elmo for an acting job, and was charged with Disorderly Conduct. The State dismissed the charges.
Theft
The client was charged with theft of cooking oil from a restaurant. After a jury was picked the State dismissed the charges.
DUI
Client was accused of DUI, charges were broken down to reckless driving.
Violation of Probation
Client was accused of violating probation, After arguments the violation of probation allegations were dismissed.
Violation of Community Control
Client was accused with a technical violation of house arrest, the allegations were dismissed.
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