Ocklawaha, FL Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

Please talk to a criminal lawyer. Go to the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Program to consult with an attorney in your area for a reasonable or no fee consultation. 

Plea bargains are often made in the best interest of the defendant upon the advice of a lawyer. If the lawyer is recommending a plea deal, then he must believe it is in the best interest of his client. Perhaps there is a risk that the defendant will spend a long time in jail if convicted at trial, but may be offered a much shorter sentence in a plea deal. I have watched people that I believed were innocent, go to jail by refusing a plea deal and taking their case to trial. If you refuse the plea deal, then it is retracted and no longer on the table and at the end of trial, a judge can sentence in accordance with the limits the law for that particular charge. That sentence can be significantly longer than what may have been offered in a plea deal. Further the plea deal will no longer be available. It appears that you believe that a jury will most certainly find the defendant not guilty. I hope you are right.  My guess is that the lawyer has a better perspective on the case.

Anytime a person is under investigation, I recommend not answering questions or discussing the issues with anyone but an attorney and to seek immediate representation. Any comments you make can be used against you in a criminal or civil action. There is no guarantee that any statements you make will be taken down accurately or that they will be used in context of how they were intended. If you would like to give me a call, I would be happy to try to anwer any additional questions you may have.