Attorney Aaron J. Slavin's Legal Cases

State, local, and municipal law

State of Florida v. John Kelsey, Jr.

Feb 08, 2006

OUTCOME: GUILTY as charged, sentenced to 40 years in prison

The Defendant was charged with an Armed Sexual Battery that occured back in 1993. Initially, there was no suspect. In 2004, after pleading guilty to a charge of Aggravated Assault, John Kelsey, Jr. w ... as required to provide a DNA sample to the State of Florida. Two years later, when the St. Petersburg Police Department started running their "cold cases," they got a "DNA hit" identifying John Kelsey, Jr. as the alleged attacker. This case was the first "cold case, DNA hit" to go to trial for the St. Petersburg Police Department. The Defendant was found GUILTY, as charged. After the State of Florida filed a Motion for an Upward Departure (because the Defendant was required to be sentenced under the 1993 sentencing guidelines), the Defendant was sentenced to the maximum punishment allowed by law, which was 40 years in the Florida Department of Corrections.

State, local, and municipal law

State of Florida v. Lenson R. Williams

Oct 11, 2005

OUTCOME: GUILTY of Felony Battery & VOP = 46.25 yrs DOC

The Defendant was charged with one count of Aggravated Battery for severely injuring his brother. The Defendant broke the victim's orbital bone and knocked him unconscious. The victim had a swollen e ... ye and bruised ribs as a result of the beating. The Defendant was on probation, at the time of this offense, for 3 counts of Sexual Battery and 1 count of Burglary (which this case caused a VOP on). The jury returned a GUILTy verdict on Felony Battery, as included. This was a major win for the State because it then violated the Defendant's probation during a VOP Evidentiary Hearing that took place at the same time. The Defendant was sentenced to 40 years DOC on the VOP charges and a consecutive 6.25 years on the Felony Battery charge.

State, local, and municipal law

State of Florida v. Jerry Roberson

May 17, 2005

OUTCOME: GUILTY as charged, sentenced to 20 years in prison

The Defendant was charged with Trafficking in Cocaine and Possession of Marijuana. Following a traffic stop and a subsequent K9 search by law enforcement, deputies found a black leather pouch with 289 ... grams of cocaine and over $5,000 in cash. The Defendant was arrested and search incident to arrest another $900.00 + was found in his pocket. A misdemeanor amount of marijuana was also found in the ashtray of the vehicle in which the Defendant was driving. Because there was a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop, the State had to call several witnesses to circumstantially prove constructive possession. The State called a FHP Trooper that gave the Defendant a ticket 3 weeks prior to this traffic stop, in which the Defendant was driving the same vehicle. The State also offered into evidence all of the Defendant's personal mail, which was located in the vehicle's glove box. Lastly, the State called a PCSO jail deputy to testify that the passenger in the vehicle had just been released from the Pinellas County Jail within the last hour (leaving the inference that he would not be able to obtain 289 grams of cocaine that quickly). The Jury was out about an hour and one half and returned a Guilty verdict. The Defendant was sentenced immediately after the Trial and was given a 20 year DOC prison sentence (with a 7 year minimum/mandatory sentence) as well as a $100,000 statutory fine.

State, local, and municipal law

State v. J. James

Mar 16, 2004

OUTCOME: Guilty

Possession of Gambling Devices. Defendant was selling illegal slot machines at a flea market in Florida and was caught by undercover detectives.

Aaron J. Slavin's Legal Cases (14)

State of Florida v. John Kelsey, Jr.

State of Florida v. Lenson R. Williams

State of Florida v. Jerry Roberson

State v. J. James