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St. Petersburg, Fl 33701

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Case:

Corporation owner arrested and charged with theft of investor contribution of $750,000.00.

Outcome:

 

Investigation by our firm revealed that no theft occurred and all charges were dropped by the State Attorney.

Case:

Individual charged with DUI. Refused breath test.

Outcome:

Investigation by our firm and presented to State Attorney demonstrated that there was insufficient proof to prosecute. Charges dropped by the State Attorney.

Case:

Individual arrested for DUI after accident at 3:30am in the morning. The breath test was refused by the client. Client admitted to smoking marijuana and drinking beer. Police officers testified that client had odor of alcohol, bloodshot and watery eyes, and was unsteady on his feet.

Outcome:

 

Not Guilty after trial.

Case:

Individual charged with Armed Robbery with a firearm. Our Law Firm took the case over from another private attorney. Client scored prison with a three year minimum mandatory prison sentence.

Outcome:

Our investigation determined that our client was not the shooter and only participated after the robbery. Charges were reduced to Accessory After the Fact and client sentenced to time already served in the Pinellas County Jail.

Case:

Property investor arrested and charged with Grand Theft of a fence.

Outcome:

Our investigation determined that client did not commit any theft. State Attorney dropped all charges after reviewing our investigation.

Case:

Elected city official was being investigated for an election law violation.

Outcome:

No crime was determined to have occurred and no charges were filed.

Case:

Retiree charged with DUI because law enforcement determined that retiree crashed into another car and had abnormal speech, poor balance and admitted to taking several medications. The toxicology report showed Morphine, diazepam and Butalbital.

Outcome:

Charges reduced to Reckless Driving and individual sentenced to a withhold of adjudication, probation and driving test. No DUI sanctions imposed.

Case:

Physician arrested for battery on spouse.

Outcome:

All charges dropped.

Case:

Commercial Fisherman charged with possession of undersize Stone Crab claws. State officials wanted to take individual’s commercial fishing license and have individual sentenced to long county jail sentence.

Outcome:

Not guilty after jury trial.

Case:

Former Marine arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Firearm.

Outcome:

Charge reduced to Discharging a Firearm in Public and individual found not guilty after jury trial.

Case:

Individual charged with Felony Child Abuse for spanking his child.

Outcome:

All charges dropped.

Case:

Nurse charged with Attempting to Obtain a Controlled Substance by Fraud.

Outcome:

Our investigation revealed that no crime occurred. Our findings were presented to the State Attorney’s Office and all charges were dropped.

Case:

Individual charged with DUI after witness observed Client get out of driver’s door with an alcohol drink in hand after car crashed into culvert. Officer testified individual had strong odor of alcohol, was completely belligerent, and could not perform field sobriety tests at all without falling.

Outcome:

Found not guilty at trial

Case:

Spouse of City Counsel member arrested for aggravated assault after several witnesses reported the spouse tried to run over other city counsel member after city counsel meeting.

Outcome:

Our investigation revealed that no crime occurred. Our findings were presented to the State Attorney’s Office and all charges were dropped.

Case:

Student arrested for Lewd and Lascivious Battery.

Outcome:

Our investigation revealed that the minor misrepresented her age and was the aggressor. After the results of our investigation were presented to the State Attorney’s Office, the individual was charged with child abuse. After further investigation and negotiation the charge was eventually reduced to misdemeanor battery and the individual was sentenced to time already served.

Case:

Law student charged with Aggravated Battery that was alleged to have been witnesses by two police officers. The alleged victim had serious injuries.

Outcome:

Our investigation demonstrated that the incident could not have occurred as described by the two police officers. After the results of our investigation were presented to the State Attorney’s Office, the charges were reduced to misdemeanor Battery. The law student was sentenced to a withhold of adjudication (not a conviction) and given one day of court supervised probation.

Case:

Social worker charged with DUI after witness reported that individual’s car hit the side of a bridge several times. Law enforcement reported that the individual failed the field sobriety tests.

Outcome:

Our investigation revealed that the client was not impaired but had a physical impairment. All charges were dismissed after our investigation was presented to the State Attorney.

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Not all results are provided, the results are not necessarily representative of results obtained by the lawyer, and a prospective client’s individual facts and circumstances may differ from the matter in which the results are provided.


 


© 2008 Law Offices of Timothy Hessinger

Law Offices of Timothy Hessinger, P.A.
540 Fourth Street North
St. Petersburg, Fl 33701

Call Now For A Free Consultation : (727) 896-1501


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