Criminal Defense Law
When you are investigated or arrested for a criminal offense, contact a lawyer immediately. With experienced legal counsel on your side, you increase the protection of your civil rights. Contacting an attorney early can maximize the quality of your legal defense. Punishments for criminal charges can include counseling, community service, rehabilitation, restitution, fines, probation, jail time, and the death penalty. Remember, your Fifth Amendment right is to remain silent.
Assault and battery
Assault is the intention or threat to cause harm to another person by speech or action. With aggravated assaults—attacks with deadly weapons or during other felony crimes—down 3.4% in 2008, they still total nearly 40,000 of Florida's crimes.
Battery occurs when a person intends to cause and physically causes harm by touching or striking a person against her/his will.
Domestic violence
Florida crime statistics show more than 52,000 domestic crimes in the first half of 2008, with the majority of these crimes perpetrated by spouses and cohabitants. If you are accused of domestic assault, contact the Law Offices of Dominic O. Fariello today for legal defense.
Drug crimes
Drug offenses include:
- Cultivation, possession, importation, manufacturing, or distribution of drugs
- Drug trafficking
- Transportation
- Illegal prescription acquisition, possession, or sale
Driving under the influence (DUI)
Your DUI defense attorney should challenge the following (based on the specific facts of your case):
- Traffic stop itself as a lawful stop
- Breathalyzer tests
- Refusing to take a Breathalyzer test
- Sobriety tests/roadside performance
In Florida, you have ten days after your DUI arrest to challenge the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to a formal hearing on your case. This is and administrative process to maintain our driving privilege while the criminal matter is pending.
Larceny/Burglary
Larceny is defined as the theft of another's personal goods with the intention of keeping the goods as one's own property. Larceny crimes constitute more than half of Florida's state crimes.
Misdemeanors/felonies
Crimes are broken up into two primary categories:
- Misdemeanors are less serious offenses that warrant maximum punishments of probation and one year in county jail.
- Felonies are serious crimes that can end in long prison sentences, hefty fines, and in Florida, the death penalty
Sex offenses
Contact a lawyer the moment you are suspected of a sex crime. Having a skilled defense attorney as soon as possible is imperative to your civil rights and future. If the police charge you with a sex crime, it can adversely affect your job, reputation, and in extreme cases, your safety. Hiring Dominic Fariello improves your chances of fair treatment.
Violation of probation
If you break the rules of your probation or community control, you may be charged with violation of your probation. In this case, the judge will issue a warrant for your arrest and you will spend time in county jail. If you violated your probation terms, you need a criminal defense attorney like Dom Fariello to ensure that you do not suffer the maximum punishment. Our law office builds a defense against the preponderance of evidence, so contact us today.
Criminal mental health
The Baker Act permits Florida courts the right to order mentally ill people to attain psychological treatment. Sound mental health is of the utmost importance during criminal law or probate processes.
Battery on law enforcement officers
Law enforcements officers covered by this umbrella include:
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Depending on your specific case, this serious charge can yield more than five years in prison. Contact the Law Offices of Dominic O. Fariello for experienced criminal defense representation.
