Coral Gables, FL
Criminal defense Lawyer at Coral Gables, FL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, International Law
OUTCOME: The charges were no actioned (dismissed) by the State Attorney's Office.
The police arrested this client for possession with intent to purchase narcotics. Michelle contacted the prosecutor prior to arraignment and provided applicable case law to show why the arrest was ill ... egal based on the police officers' actions, and that the evidence was insufficient to justify the charges.
OUTCOME: The state dropped the felony charge at arraignment, and nolle prossed the DUI and tickets on the day of trial. Michelle also protected the client's driving privilege by prevailing at the DHSMV administrative hearing.
This client was charged with felony fleeing and eluding a police officer, DUI, and several tickets. Michelle defended the client by providing proof of his innocence to the state and preparing the case ... for trial. She obtained copies of footage from the jail's video surveillance system, showing that he was not intoxicated as the officer had alleged. She also provided evidence of the inconsistencies in the officer's version of events in arrest form.
OUTCOME: Charges were no actioned (dropped) at arraignment.
This client was falsely accused of child abuse during an ugly custody battle. By presenting the defense evidence early to the state attorney, and showing that the accusations were false, we were able ... to avoid charges being formally filed and the case was dropped. The information gathered during our investigation also aided the client in his later hearing in family court.
OUTCOME: Client released from detention; charges corrected.
This client previously was represented by another attorney and she entered a plea of guilty to the charge of trafficking in cannabis (marijuana). Because of the wording of the charging document, she w ... as later taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. We petitioned the State Attorney and the Court to retroactively amend the charging documents, which allowed the immigration court to change its initial findings. The client was then released from custody and allowed to continue with her immigration case without being detained.
OUTCOME: Michelle obtained an administrative expunction of the record, so the local records no longer show this information when a local record search is done. She also obtained certified documents for the client to show to immigration officials when he travels.
J.S. was not a criminal defendant, but was being treated like one every time he left the country and tried to re-enter. Years ago, he had gone AWOL from the military, been arrested in Miami, and held ... in jail until the military police came to pick him up from jail. Because the matter showed up as a booking into a jail, with no criminal disposition, U.S. Immigration and Customs officials detained him every time he re-entered the country. He needed the matter to be expunged, even though there was no criminal case to expunge.
OUTCOME: Michelle prevented her client from being arrested, and the client was later awarded custody of the infant.
The client was being investigated for aggravated child abuse of his infant, who suffered severe trauma to the head while in the care of another person. Michelle conducted extensive research regarding ... shaken baby syndrome, met with the treating physician, and assembled a time line to prove that the client was out of town at the time the injuries occurred. She presented the evidence to the state attorney assigned to the case and argued against an arrest of the client.
OUTCOME: Bond obtained; charges reduced.
This client was arrested and charged with a burglary with intent to commit a battery. The charge carried a possible life sentence, and the client was held without bond. After investigating the case a ... nd speaking to witnesses, it was clear that the allegations were much more severe than the actual events which transpired. We presented the information to the state attorney's office and were able to obtain a bond for this client while the state continued to investigate its case. Later, the state agreed to reduce the charges. The client was allowed to participate in pre-trial diversion, after which all charges will be dropped and her record will remain clean.
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