State Crimes
State crimes can include the following: Homicide, Manslaughter, Murder, Sexual Battery, Sexual Battery on a Minor, Lewd and Lascivious Conduct, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, Aggravated Assault with a Weapon, Aggravated Battery, Bad Checks, Battery, Battery on a Law Enforcement Official, Bribery, Burglary, Burglary of a Business, Burglary of a Car, Burglary of a Home, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Control Violations, Concealed Weapon Offenses, Cyberstalking, Domestic Violence, DUI, DUI Manslaughter, DWLS, Embezzlement, Environment Law Violations, Expunging Records, False Imprisonment, Firearm Offenses, Grand Theft, Gun Crimes, Home Invasion, Kidnapping, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Practicing Medicine Without a License, Probation Violations, Public Corruption, Rape, Resisting Arrest With Violence, Resisting Arrest Without Violence, RICO Cases, Security Violations, Sex Crimes, State Felony Appeals, State Felony Trials, Tampering, Theft, Throwing a Deadly Missile, Trade Secret Theft, Uttering a Forged Instrument, and Weapon Offenses.
This is not an exclusive list of state crimes but typically these are the most popular state related charges used by law enforcement and/or prosecutors. If you are facing state charges, Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Bower will fashion a defense strategy tailored to your specific charges based upon their combined skill as former Miami prosecutors and nearly 20 years of combined experience as criminal defense attorneys. The following cases are small sampling of past results Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Bower have obtained for clients facing state charges:
| STATE V. GILLEN | CASE NO.: 07-CF-0012 (Tampa) |
|---|---|
| Counts: | Aggravated Battery reduced to Battery |
| Maximum Sentence: | 15 years in state prison; one year in county jail |
| Case Result: | Not Guilty Verdict at Trial. *Mr. Gillen is a free man. |
| STATE V. JOHN DOE | CASE NO.: None Assigned (Pinellas) |
| Counts: | Theft |
| Maximum Sentence: | 364 days in jail |
| Case Result: | Case was not filed. *Name of the defendant was changed since he was completely innocent of the charges. He is a free man. The state did not file charges within the speedy trial period. We promptly filed speedy trial pleadings dismissing the case thereby ensuring that the state will be forever barred from filing charges against our client in the future. He is a free man with no criminal record. |
| STATE V. DOE | CASE NO.: 07-02459 (Pasco) |
| Counts: | Aggravated Child Abuse |
| Maximum Sentence: | 5 years in state prison |
| Case Result: | Case was not filed and dismissed based upon our investigation. *Name of the defendant was changed since he was completely innocent of the charges. He is a free man. |
| STATE V. DOE | CASE NO.: 08-015394 (Tampa) |
| Counts: | Carrying a Concealed Weapon on an Airplane |
| Case Result: | Case was not filed and dismissed based upon our investigation. *Name of the defendant was changed since she was completely innocent of the charges. She is a free woman. |
| STATE V. LEASURE | CASE NO.: 04-CM-201214 (Tampa) |
| Counts: | DUI |
| Judge: | Thomas |
| Case Result: | The DUI charge was dismissed and the case was reduced to reckless driving. |
| STATE V. SHENG | CASE NO.: 2986DOV (Miami) |
| Counts: | Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Damage |
| Judge: | Bloom |
| Case Result: | Judgment of Acquittal at Trial. *Case Dismissed. Mr. Sheng is a free man. |
| STATE V. JOHN DOE | CASE NO.: None Assigned (Pinellas) |
| Counts: | Theft |
| Maximum Sentence: | 364 days in jail |
| Case Result: | Case was not filed. *Name of the defendant was changed since he was completely innocent of the charges. He is a free man. The state did not file charges within the speedy trial period. We promptly filed speedy trial pleadings dismissing the case thereby ensuring that the state will be forever barred from filing charges against our client in the future. He is a free man with no criminal record. |
| STATE V. ANDERSON | CASE NO.: 07-8041 (Tampa) |
| Counts: | Driving on a Permanent DUI License Suspension |
| Judge: | Rice |
| Maximum Sentence: | 2 years in jail |
| State Offer: | 275 days in jail |
| Case Result: | 10 days followed by probation. |