Charge: Aggravated Assault With A Firearm – 2 Counts Courts: Okaloosa Circuit Court; First District Court of Appeals Case Number: 1 D07-4079 Case Category: Appeal Position: The Defendant was convicted of two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Firearm. The Court sentenced the Defendant… Continue Reading Craighead v. State, Okaloosa Circuit Court
Charge: Trafficking in Hydrocodone Courts: Walton County Circuit Court Case Number: 2006 CF 799 Case Category: Motion for Postconviction Relief – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Position: The Defendant was convicted by a jury of trafficking in Hydrocodone and sentenced to a minimum mandatory term… Continue Reading State v. Jones, Walton County Circuit Court
Charge: Driving Under the Influence – Fourth Offense Courts: Okaloosa County Circuit Court Case Number: 2007 CA 5354 Case Category: Petition for Writ of Certiorari Position: Mr. Powell’s driver’s license was permanently revoked by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The Department alleges… Continue Reading Powell v. State, Okaloosa County Circuit Court
NOT GUILTY AFTER JUDGE TRIAL Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida Charge: Driving Under the Influence Details: Our client, a Major in the United States Air Force, was charged with Driving Under the Influence. The charge… Continue Reading Federal DUI with breathalyzer of .145
NOT GUILTY AFTER JURY TRIAL Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida Charges: Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Possession of Cocaine Details: Our client faced 44 years in Federal Prison for Federal charges arising from a controlled buy… Continue Reading Conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession of cocaine
MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE CASE REDUCED TO LEWD AND LACIVIOUS CONDUCT WITH PROBATION Date: October 2019 Court: Walton County Circuit Court Details: The Client who was developmentally disabled was charged with the very serious offense of Sexual Battery with the Victim… Continue Reading Sexual battery – Defendant over 18 and victim under 12
Child custody dispute with both charges dismissed Date: September, 2019 Court: Okaloosa County Circuit Court and County Court Details: Our Client, who is a local professional, was initially charged with Felony Child Abuse Without Great Bodily Harm and Domestic Violence.… Continue Reading Felony child abuse without great bodily harm & domestic violence
CASE DISMISSED Date: August, 2019 Court: Okaloosa County Circuit Court Details: Our Client retained the Office knowing that a warrant would issue for the charge of Domestic Battery on a Pregnant Person. Often times the smart move is to retain… Continue Reading Domestic battery on a pregnant person
Glenn Swiatek, the attorney handling Stillions’ appeal, filed a motion with the First District Court of Appeals to have the decision to revoke his client’s bond revisited. The Court of Appeals granted his motion in May. Swiatek has asked the… Continue Reading nwfdailynews.com: Stillions to appeal denied bond: Northwest Florida Daily News
HUSBAND ACCEPTS MISDEMEANOR PROBATION AND WIFE’S CHARGE DISMISSED Date: February, 2019 Court: Okaloosa County Circuit Court Details: Our Clients, were both charged with Felony Child Neglect Without Great Bodily Harm. The wife was a nanny for a small child twenty-two… Continue Reading Husband and wife felony child neglect without great bodily harm
