Case Results

MM 5979: Mr. Miller was contacted at approximately midnight to represent a client scheduled for 1^st Appearance the next day. 1^st Appearance is the first time an arrested individual appears before a Judge for the purpose of determining the bond to be posted before the arrested individual is released from jail. Mr. Miller’s client was released without being required to post a monetary amount. Mr. Miller then proceeded to represent his client in court and announced he was ready for trial. At the mandatory docket sounding hearing just before trial, the prosecutor revoked any previous offers made to resolve the case and announced she was ready to try the case. Within just a few days of trying the case before a jury, the prosecutor dropped the case without any real explanation to Defense Counsel or the presiding judge.

CF 3207: 1st Degree Felony Drug Trafficking charge requiring a long time a day for day prison sentence reduced to a third-degree felony charge, allowing Mr. Miller's client to received straight probation without any incarceration. Mr. Miller's client was originally arrested and charged by Information with Drug Trafficking. Because the bond was too high for the client to bond out, Mr. Miller immediately requested a hearing before the Court release his client from jail. After the client was released, Mr. Miller began to prepare a defense to present to a jury. After Mr. Miller announced to the Court that he was ready and set to try the case, the prosecutor contacted Mr. Miller and offered to reduce the charge to something much more appropriate and in line with the facts of the case. The client is home, working, and back with her family.

CF 4696: Criminal Defense Trial Attorney Scott Miller was retained to represent his client arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. This particular charge had to do with a road rage incident where the arresting police officer decided to believe one person over the other without any independent proof or evidence to establish probable cause that a crime was committed. Attorney Scott Miller contacted the assigned prosecutor and provided important information lacking in the police reports. Mr. Miller's client was never formally charged with a crime, and the client never needed to attend court.

CF 3527: Aggravated Assault with a Firearm charge dropped against Mr. Miller's client. Mr. Miller's client was arrested in Manatee County for pointing a loaded gun at the alleged victim's head. This particular charge calls for a minimum mandatory prison sentence in the state of Florida if the Defendant is convicted. Mr. Miller immediately filed a plea of "Not Guilty" plea and demand a jury trial on behalf of his client. As Mr. Miller prepared a defense strategy for trial, the assigned prosecutor eventually drop the charge completely.

CF 1126: Aggravated Assault with a Firearm charge dropped against Mr. Miller's client. This is a continuation of the case listed above. Mr. Miller began preparing a defense immediately and gathered evidence to establish the alleged victim was lying and made up this entire allegation. Mr. Miller presented this information to the State Attorney's office. Because the prosecutor had not made a charging decision by the 33rd day of the defendant's incarceration, Mr. Miller asked the Court to release his client. Before the Court could make that decision, prosecutor finally dropped the charge.

CF 480: Mr. Miller was retained to represent his client arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Firearm. This was a very serious case with life-changing consequences because, under Florida Law, the client was facing a day for day mandatory prison sentence of at least three years, and potentially being sentenced under the 10/20/Life Law. After careful negotiations with the State Attorney's Office and the presentation of mitigating facts beneficial to Mr. Miller's client, the charge was reduced to a misdemeanor count of Improper Exhibition of a Firearm. The client entered into the pretrial intervention program, allowing the charge to eventually be dropped and expunged from the client's record.