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Editor: Will Hanlon & Charlie Lambert
Profession: Tampa Defense Attorneys

Category: Criminal Law

State v. M; Judge: Daniel Perry

FACTS: The client was placed on felony probation for Burglary of an unoccupied Dwelling in June of 2006. One of his conditions of probation was to successfully complete a drug treatment program. While on probation he was involved in an auto accident and was ultimately charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Shortly after the accident his truck was repossessed which forced him to miss his drug treatment program. His affidavit of violation of probation contained two violations. First, he committed the new law offense while on probation (leaving the scene of an accident), and second, he failed to successfully complete his drug treatment. We filed a motion to surrender our client to Judge Perry in an effort to avoid any jail time, and hopefully resolve his violation in front of the judge.

DEFENSE: The client had a very good job as a mechanic working on heavy machinery. The auto accident caused the loss of his vehicle and kept him from attending the drug treatment classes. He did have a good record of attendence before the accident occurred.

RESULT: The Court did not take the client into custody or violate his probation. He was continued on probation and given the oppurtunity to successfully complete probation. If you want more information link to tampadefenseattorney.com.