2007 (Driving Under he Influence) DUI
N/AOUTCOME: Not guilty
The client was arrested for DUI after a serious accident on I-4. He was videotaped at roadside and refused a breath test.
Michael Howard LaFay's Legal Cases (37)
Orlando, FL
Criminal defense Lawyer at Orlando, FL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime ... +3 more
2007 Sexual Battery
N/AOUTCOME: Not Guilty
The victim alleged that she was raped by her massage therapist. After a two day trial, the jury acquitted on all counts
2008 Attempted First Degree Murder/Kidnapping
N/AOUTCOME: Significantly reduced sentence. The case is currently on appeal.
During a meeting with his estranged wife in a crowded parking lot, the client confined her and attempted to slash her throat, inflicting several wounds. After a three day jury trial, the jury found him ... guilty of the lesser crime of attempted second degree murder. At sentencing the judge considered expert psychological testimony about the client’s mental state and imposed a significantly reduced sentence. The case is currently on appeal.
2009 (Driving Under the Influence) DUI
N/AOUTCOME: Not Guilty
After being stopped for speeding at over 100 mph, the client performed field sobriety exercises. The police testified that the client failed the exercises and refused a breath test.
2009 Multiple Counts of Robbery with a Firearm, Aggravated Battery and Aggravated Assault
N/AOUTCOME: The robbery charges were reduced and the remaining counts were reduced to misdemeanors.
The victims identified the client as having robbed them at gun point and pistol-whipped them during a home invasion. The client confessed. After a three day trial the jury agreed with the defense that ... the weapon was a BB pistol.
2009 Trafficking in Cocaine
N/AOUTCOME: Rather than go forward, the State agreed to a sentence of two years of probation.
The client and a codefendant met with a confidential informant and sold two ounces of cocaine. The client was the driver. After the jury was selected, the judge sustained an objection which prevented t ... he State from calling a crucial witness.
2010 Boating Under the Influice (BUI) Manslaughter
N/AOUTCOME: Acquitted of BUI Manslaughter. The defendant was found guilty of the misdemeanor of Boating Under the Influence (BUI).
The defendant was involved in a boating accident which involved the death of a person in the other boat. A blood test indicated that the defendant was over the legal limit. At trial, the defense was ab ... le to show that the defendant did not cause the accident and the jury acquitted him of BUI Manslaughter and found the defendant guilty of the misdemeanor of Boating Under the Influence (BUI).
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