FORT WALTON BEACH — Gaige Monfils, the last of seven people initially facing murder charges in connection to the May 17 death of 19-year-old Cordell Smart, has pleaded to a lesser charge. Glenn Swiatek, who represented Monfils, disputes a Sheriff’s… Continue Reading nwfdailynews.com: Last defendant charged in FWB shooting death sentenced
Court: Circuit Court for Fort Walton Beach, Florida Charge: Trafficking in Heroin, Possession of Cocaine and Possession of Marijuana Case Category: Post-Conviction Relief Position: Our client was charged with Trafficking in Heroin, Possession of a Controlled Substance – Cocaine and Possession of Marijuana… Continue Reading State v. Young, Circuit Court for Fort Walton Beach, Florida
PRETRIAL MOTION TO DISMISS GRANTED AND CLIENT GOES TO MEDICAL SCHOOL Court: Circuit Court for Walton County, DeFuniak Springs, Florida Charge: Sale or Delivery of Marijuana Details: Our client was charged with Sale or Delivery of Marijuana. Allegedly, the client… Continue Reading Client faces five years in prison for delivery of marijuana
DISMISSED AFTER PRETRIAL MOTION Court: Walton County Court Charge: Racing on Highway Case Category: Motion to Dismiss Details: Motion to Dismiss was granted with argument that Florida’s Racing on the Highway Statute was unconstitutional for failure to give notice of… Continue Reading Racing on the highway client faces 18 month license suspension
Court: Circuit Court for Fort Walton Beach, Florida Charge: Felony Murder Case Number: 1996 CF 1797 Case Category: Circuit Court Reasoning Position: Out of all of our cases, Patrick Smith’s is the one I am most proud of. Patrick’s case… Continue Reading State v. Smith, Circuit Court for Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Charge: Sale of Cocaine Courts: Okaloosa Circuit Court Case Number: 2008 CF 409; 949 Case Category: Postconviction Relief Position: The Defendant was charged with sale of Cocaine in two cases and sentenced to 15 years in prison. We filed a Motion for Post-conviction Relief… Continue Reading State v. Parker, Okaloosa Circuit Court
Court: Circuit Court for Crestview, Florida and First District Court of Appeals. Charges: Vehicular Homicide and Driving on a Suspended License Resulting in Death Case Category: Post-Conviction and Appeal Position: Our client on the advice of his Public Defender Entered a plea to the… Continue Reading State v. Odom, Circuit Court for Crestview, Florida
Recently the Florida Legislature revised the statute dealing with probation. You may now be eligible to convert your probation to administrative probation or terminate your probation in its entirety. To do so, a few conditions must exist. If you have… Continue Reading Florida Statute Revised to Allow for Modification of Probation or Early Termination of Probation
CASE REDUCED TO LOW LEVEL FELONY WITH COUNTY JAIL AND PROBATION REDUCED TO ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT TO AGGRAVATED ASSAULT Date: October 2019 Court: Okaloosa County Circuit Court Details:Client was charged with Third Degree Felony Murder, which although confusing, is a… Continue Reading Third degree felony murder
Charge: Violation of Community Control on Original Charges of Lewd & Lascivious Conduct in Presence of Child Courts: Okaloosa County Circuit Court Case Number: Okaloosa Case Nos.:1999 CF 586; 587; 588; 589 Case Category: Postconviction Relief, Motion to Vacate Sentence Position: On advice of… Continue Reading State v. Fonville, Okaloosa County Circuit Court