Most law firm websites have a results section where it seems the lawyers never lose.
Here is the brutal reality of trial litigation:
Major Losses
Felony Okaloosa county, felony murder in the first degree (quadruple homicide)
Found GUILTY and sentenced to life in prison on count 1; sentenced to death on counts 2, 3 and 4.
Felony Okaloosa county, felony violation of probation
Found GUILTY of Capital Sexual Battery and NOT GUILTY of First Degree Murder. Sentenced to Life in Prison.
Misdemeanor Escambia county, dui (no blow)
GUILTY, maximum sentence of 6 months imposed. Note: Many believe they cannot get the maximum sentence if they lose at trial. As this one shows, you can.
Misdemeanor
Okaloosa county, resisting arrest without violence
Ninety (90) days in jail as a condition of probation. Rejected advice and paid the price.
Misdemeanor
Okaloosa county, domestic violence (battery)
Eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days in county jail. Note: Avoid violations of No Contact orders at all times.
Split Decisions
Felony Santa rosa county, aggravated assault with a firearm
NOT GUILTY of the felony charge, but GUILTY of Improper Exhibition of a Firearm.
Felony Walton county, second degree murder
Found NOT GUILTY of Second Degree Murder, but GUILTY of a Lessor Included Offense (LIO)
Felony Santa rosa county, dui with serious bodily injuries
REDUCTION from mandatory prison felony charge to a misdemeanor DUI, and then the charge was SUBSTITUTED for Reckless Driving and probation.
Felony Okaloosa county, sexual battery
NOT GUILTY of Sexual Battery, GUILTY of misdemeanor Battery
Misdemeanor Okaloosa county, dui, possession of marijuana under 20 grams, possession of paraphernalia
Pled as charged to count 1, counts 2 & 3 DISMISSED
Misdemeanor Walton county, multi-drug possession intent to distribute, sale and possession charges within 1000 feet of a school
Misdemeanor Okaloosa county, dui
Substitution of charge for Reckless
Victories
Felony Santa rosa county, aggravated assault with a firearm
Damage control
Pled No Contest and received a Downward Departure of probation and thirty (30) days in jail (credit for time served). Another one of our signature damage control methods, brain imaging based sentences that focus on treatment instead of punishment.
Felony Okaloosa county, child pornography, unlawful use of an electronic communications device
Damage control
Pled No Contest and was sentenced to Four years of probation. Brain imaging based sentence departure.
Felony Walton county, child pornography, transmission of child pornography
Dismissals and not guilty trial verdicts
After a long pretrial period, the client was found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity and discharged from all supervision at the Commitment Hearing.
Felony Okaloosa county, felony violation of probation (positive drug test)
Dismissals and not guilty trial verdicts
Dismissed
Felony Walton county, domestic violence by strangulation
Dismissals and not guilty trial verdicts
Dismissed
Felony Santa rosa county, vehicular homicide, racing on the highway and manslaughter
Dismissals and not guilty trial verdicts
Found NOT GUILTY by jury verdict.
Felony Okaloosa county, capital sexual battery (two counts)
Dismissals and not guilty trial verdicts
Found NOT GUILTY after a trial by an all female jury.
Felony Okaloosa county, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Dismissals and not guilty trial verdicts
DISMISSED during the State’s presentation of case.
Walton county, transmission of pornography to a child
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
Okaloosa county, possession of child pornography
Found incompetent, unable to obtain competency; Charges dismissed
