Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle (3rd Degree Felony) and Resisting an Officer Without Violence, following a multi-agency pursuit of a stolen Lamborghini through Osceola County
The client was identified as the driver of a stolen vehicle following a BOLO issued by Orlando PD. The vehicle was tracked onto the Florida Turnpike and into Osceola County, where stop sticks were deployed and the client was taken into custody. With a prior record that included felony violence charges, aggravated assault, attempted aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and fleeing to elude, the State viewed this as a prison case and recommended exactly that.
Counsel kept the client's sentencing points below the 44-point threshold that triggers a mandatory prison recommendation under Florida's Criminal Punishment Code. The State's prison recommendation was rejected in negotiations. The case resolved with adjudication withheld, no felony conviction, and a sentence of community control rather than incarceration. For a client with this prior record facing a new felony charge, keeping him out of prison and off the conviction record was the result.
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