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FLORIDA DOMESTIC BATTERY CRIME LAWYER
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Domestic Battery Domestic Battery
The most common crime charged in Florida is domestic battery. The government must prove beyond every reasonable doubt that you actually and intentionally touched or struck somebody and it was against their will and that you lived with them at some point. Domestic battery is punishable by up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine. As an assistant public defender, I was the chief APD of the domestic battery division in Palm Beach County in 2002. There, I handled several hundred domestic battery, assault, stalking and violation of injunction cases. A conviction for battery can cause you to lose your job, reputation, and concealed weapons permit. If you are convicted, you are not eligible to get your case sealed or expunged.
If you are facing domestic battery charges and need a Florida criminal domestic battery charge attorney, call me
Grey
Recent Domestic Battery Case Wins DOMESTIC BATTERY - Not Guilty after Jury Trial based on Self-Defense. The client had an argument with her husband. She told him a hit man from Chicago was going to "snuff him out." She also complained that he doesn't have sex with her. Her son tried to intervene. She grabbed her son by the arm so she could continue to argue and threaten her husband. She caused abrasions to her son's forearms. Initially, the client was arrested for child abuse on her son, a felony, and domestic battery on her husband. When the client grabbed her son, her husband intervened. The client hit and scratched her husband, injuring him. He had lacerations to his left cheek, neck, left forearm and hand. The client denied anything occurred. At trial, the defense was self-defense. Her husband grabbed her first and she fought back. You have the right to defend yourself. The jury agreed.
DOMESTIC BATTERY - Not Guilty after Jury Trial. The accuser's side of the story: She told my client she was breaking up with him. They argued. He told her they were "going to die tonight." This was a classic reference to the "if I can't have you, nobody will have you" argument. He was driving fast and wouldn't let her out of the car. She tried to get out. He went crazy when she said she was leaving him. She eventually got out and ran with her daughter. She called 911. He slammed the phone down to the ground. He hit her on the face by the right ear and her chest area. It is undisputed that she had redness and a scratch mark on her body when police arrived. At trial, the defense was self-defense. Yes, she had marks, but she was the aggressor. Domestic battery is a gender-biased crime. It seems the guy almost always goes to jail. However, the jury found him not guilty.
DOMESTIC BATTERY - Not Guilty after Trial. My client was the son of a famous jazz drummer who played with John Coltrane. I love jazz, so this was an honor to defend him. The allegation was he hit his wife on her right arm with a cane and knocked her into the counter. He did push her away in self-defense. She picked up a phone and tried to hit him with it. The theme of the case was this is a he said, she said, with no visible injuries. He used reasonable force to defend himself.
aaacriminaldefense.com has its principal office at 1610 Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Florida, Mr. Tesh represents clients charged with serious federal criminal offenses before Federal Criminal Courts in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Stuart, Martin County, Port St. Lucie, Vero Beach, Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Tallahassee, and all federal courts throughout the United States of America. Federal crimes lawyer, federal criminal attorney, west palm beach criminal lawyer, west palm beach criminal defense, fort lauderdale federal lawyer, west palm beach, florida, fort pierce criminal lawyer, federal criminal defense attorney, Miami federal criminal lawyer, federal lawyer west palm beach, florida attorney, west palm beach lawyer, attorney, federal appealsIf convicted, you have only ten (10) days in Federal Court, as opposed to thirty (30) days in Florida, to file a notice of appeal. If you want to appeal a conviction, you must contact a Federal criminal appeals attorney immediately as time is of the essence.
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