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Follow on Google News | Attorney Eric M. Matheny Obtains Favorable Results in Two Serious Felony CasesClients who were at risk of spending decades in prison were able to avoid these damaging outcomes with the help of South Florida Criminal Defense Attorney Eric M. Matheny. The clients had been accused of child molestation and aggravated battery.
In one of the cases, the client was a man in his 60s who was accused of molesting of a very young child. The alleged offense was said to have been observed by an independent witness. After being investigated and arrested, the client was charged with two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation. He was held without bond and faced life sentences on each count with a mandatory 25-year prison term followed by lifetime probation with GPS monitoring. Given the client's age, he would have not have lived past a 25-year prison term. Attorney Eric Matheny, whose services were retained by the client during the investigation stage, began negotiating with the prosecutor early on in the process, before charges were formally filed. With the lawyer’s strong legal advocacy for his client, the resolution was reached within 22 days—the client would plead to a lesser charge and would receive a term of probation. Considering the fact that the alleged victim was preschool age, this was a very unusual but highly favorable resolution. As a result, the client was immediately released from jail and was placed on probation. In the other case Attorney Matheny recently handled, the client was facing possible a possible charge for aggravated battery with a firearm for shooting a co-worker during a dispute. Because of the fact that the client discharged the firearm, the client was at risk of being sentenced to 30 years in prison with a mandatory minimum of 20 years of imprisonment under Florida’s 10-20-Life law. Realizing that the client had a strong case for self-defense, Attorney Matheny compiled a list of defense witnesses and presented the witnesses to the prosecutor who was in charge of making the filing decision. It became apparent that the client had a solid defense under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, which led to the prosecutor deciding to instead file a misdemeanor charge of culpable negligence. While getting the serious felony reduced to a misdemeanor was a major victory, the client was still at risk of facing one year in jail. To make matters worse, once the case was transferred to the misdemeanor prosecutors, a second misdemeanor charge was adding. This caused the client to now face two years in jail. Furthermore, the state demanded that the client pay for the alleged victim’s medical bills, which exceeded $17,000. Attorney Matheny worked aggressively and persistently to prepare the matter for trial. With several delays slowing down the process, the lawyer and his client filed a demand for speedy trial. Attorney Matheny’s hard work paid off. As the jury was lining up outside the courtroom, the prosecutors offered the client Pretrial Diversion that would allow him to have the case dismissed in six months on the condition that he complete a weapons class. The client was not required to pay any restitution through the deal. Attorney Matheny is a cutting-edge criminal defense lawyer who has previous experience working as a prosecutor in Miami-Dade County. He brings valuable insight and experience to his clients, considering that he has served on both sides of the criminal justice system and has tried about 50 jury and non-jury trials. The Law offices of Eric M. Matheny, P.A. provides high-quality defense for various types of criminal matters, ranging from traffic offense cases to murder cases. Additional information about the law firm is available at http://www.ericmathenylaw.com. End
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