This is a listing of some of the felony cases that the Law Offices of Timothy Hessinger, P.A. handles:

- Murder, Homicide, Manslaughter
- Robbery, Carjacking, Burglary
- Drug Offenses: Possession, Sale, Trafficking Distribution, Drug Conspiracies, Forfeiture of Assets, illegal Manufacture or Distribution of Controlled Substances, Delivery, Purchasing
- Kidnapping, False Imprisonment
- Sex Crimes, Sexual Battery (Rape), Lewd Act
- Child abuse
- Firearms, Weapons Charges
- Grand Theft, Receiving Stolen Property
- Felony Battery
- Aggravated Stalking
- Forgery
- Juvenile Offenses, Juvenile Delinquency
- Probation Violations
- Bond Reductions/ROR
- Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Tax Fraud, Bank Fraud, Computer Fraud, Insurance Fraud
- Racketeering
- Embezzlement
- Perjury
- Bribery
- Extortion
- Blackmail
- Sealing & Expungement

 Experience Counts

 The Law Offices of Timothy Hessinger, P.A. defends people accused of all types of felony charges.  The 15 years I served as a prosecutor in Pinellas County gave me vast experience in handling even the most complicated felony cases. While at the State Attorney's Office I handled many first degree murder charges from the initial investigation, through Grand Jury, the discovery process, and jury trial.

I also handled many cases in Division "M" which is the Career Criminal Division. These case included robbery, firearm violations, bank robbery, sexual battery, murder, kidnapping, burglary and carjacking. Our firm is very familiar with the different sentencing enhancements used by prosecutors such as 10-20-Life, Violent Career Criminal, Habitual Felony Offender and Prison Release Reoffender.

Serious Consequences

A felony conviction can change a person's life forever.

-     Long prison sentences

-     Large fines and costs

-     Long terms of probation and community control

-     Loss of civil rights

-     Difficulty obtaining employment

-     Loss of earning capacity

-     Loss of driving privileges

-     Exclusion from certain professions (military, medicine, nursing, law, real estate, teaching)

-     Registration and internet listing for sex crimes

-     Restrictions on your freedom of movement

The Law Offices of Timothy Hessinger, P.A. defends our clients on serious felony charges in many ways.

-v     Early intervention with the prosecutor to impact the charging decision

-     Getting our clients charges dismissed by way of a pre-trial intervention program

-     Getting our client's cases moved to drug court where the emphasis is on treatment and rehabilitation - not prison.

-     Locating witnesses to present the defense side of the story

-     Obtaining the police reports and evaluating the actions of the police

-     Obtaining medical records and evaluating the victim's injuries

-     Hiring experts in a wide range of areas to test the state's case

-     Filing motions to dismiss and motions to suppress evidence

-     Rescoring the prosecutor's sentencing guidelines to correct errors

-     Evaluating prior convictions that are being used for enhancement of the present charge

-     Deposing state witnesses to get to the truth

-     Negotiating plea bargains with the prosecutor to reduce the potential sentence

-     Conducting departure hearings to obtain a sentence less that the sentencing guidelines call for

-    Obtaining a Withhold of Adjudication to avoid being labeled a convicted felon

-     Jury trails

-     Sealing and expunging charges at the conclusion of the case

The extreme consequences of a Felony conviction make finding an experienced attorney very important. The Law Offices of Timothy Hessinger, P.A. has that experience.

Felony Penalties

775.08: The term "felony" shall mean any criminal offense that is punishable under the laws of this state, or that would be punishable if committed in this state, by death or imprisonment in a state penitentiary. "State penitentiary" shall include state correctional facilities. A person shall be imprisoned in the state penitentiary for each sentence which exceeds 1 year.