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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
