CARRYING CONCEALED FIREARM CASES RESULT IN NO CONVICTIONS
11/1/2021
Orange County, Florida
Our client was charged with two separate instances of Carrying a Concealed
Firearm, each of which are third degree felonies that carry a possible
sentence of up to 5 years in prison. The client hired Longwell Lawyers,
and Florida Bar Board Certified Criminal Trial Expert, Benjamin L. Jones,
worked to get the client into the best possible position. Ultimately,
the client accepted an offer that resulted in the court withholding adjudication
(no felony conviction) without any prison, jail, or probation being imposed.
The second case of carrying a concealed firearm was dropped.
FELONY DOMESTIC BATTERY BY STRANGULATION AND CHILD ABUSE CHARGES DROPPED
10/12/2021
Volusia County, FL
Our client was living with the alleged victim and her children. Our client
was accused of strangling and beating the alleged victim and hitting her
teen child – and the client was arrested, as a result. However,
Longwell Lawyers was retained and quickly went to work. After communicating
with the prosecutor assigned to the case and advocating for our client,
the State decided not to file any charges and dropped the case by filing
a No Information Notice.
POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CASE DROPPED
9/20/2021
ALL CHARGES DROPPED - 9/20/2021
Our client was arrested for domestic violence battery, which Longwell Lawyers
got dropped. However, it was also alleged that the client was in possession
of methamphetamine when he was searched at the jail. From there, Longwell
Lawyers was able to get all of the charges dropped.
POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN COMMISSION OF A FELONY; POSSESSION OF CANNABIS WITH INTENT TO SELL; POSSESSION OF MORE THAN 20 GRAMS OF CANNABIS
NO INFORMATION NOTICE FILED/ALL CHARGES DROPPED -
9/2/2021
Orange County, FL
Client was a passenger in a car that was stopped in a “High Crime
Area” for various traffic infractions. After smelling marijuana,
law enforcement removed our client and the driver from the vehicle and
questioned them as the car was searched. Our client admitted to having
recently smoked marijuana in the car and the officers’ search revealed
a bag with more than 66 grams of marijuana in it, along with a firearm,
and our client’s ID. Client was immediately arrested for several
felony charges. Board Certified Criminal Trial Expert Benjamin Jones successfully
challenged the legality of the search, along with what conclusions a court
is legally allowed to draw when a person’s ID is found in a bag
containing contraband. Eventually, by presenting strong caselaw to the
prosecution, Longwell Lawyers was able to convince prosecutors to close
their case without ever formally filing charges against our client.
KIDNAPPING WITH INTENT TO COMMIT A FELONY WITH A FIREARM, ROBBERY WITH A FIREARM, GRAND THEFT 3RD DEGREE, FRAUDULENT USE OF PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION, UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A STOLEN CREDIT CARD
ALL CHARGES DROPPED -
9/1/2021
Osceola County, FL
Our client originally hired a different attorney. After 4 months of representation,
he was still sitting in jail without a bond and had watched 2 of his co-defendants
be sentenced to more than a decade in prison, each. Worried about lack
of progress, scared by how his codefendants faired and intimidated by
the potential life sentence hanging over his head, our client hired Longwell
Lawyers. 11 days after being hired, Board Certified Criminal Trial Expert
Benjamin Jones secured our client’s release from custody and went
to work attacking the prosecution’s case. Our client and 3 of his
friends were accused of holding an acquaintance at gunpoint for over 12
hours as they drove around Osceola County draining their hostage’s
bank account at various ATMs and local businesses. The prosecution claimed
to have security footage of our client in the car with the victim and
the co-defendants, footage of our client in stores using the victim’s
credit card, statements from Co-Defendants’ implicating our client
in the robbery, the gun that was used in the robbery, and DNA evidence.
Employing a trial oriented strategy to challenge the reliability of all
of this evidence, Attorney Jones and his client stood firm, rejecting
plea offers that would have avoided an adult conviction, resulted in 4
or the 5 charges being dropped, and allowed our client to serve only 3
years in prison. Instead, they chose to assert our client’s powerful
constitutional right to a jury trial. The morning the trial was about
to start, the prosecution finally realized that the Defense could not
be bullied around, and, like most bullies do when challenged, backed down,
dropping all charges the morning that trial was scheduled to begin.
BATTERY ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER X 4, RESISTING WITHOUT VIOLENCE X 4, AGGRAVATED STALKING, VIOLATION OF PRE-TRIAL RELEASE, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
ALL 11 CHARGES DROPPED -
8/27/2021
Brevard County, Florida
When officers arrived at our clients’ home to effectuate an arrest
for several offenses, a struggle ensued and the suspect’s parents
tried to physically prevent the officers from arresting their son. In
the end, all parties were arrested for serious, violent felonies. The
mother and father were arrested for 4 counts of Battery on a Law Enforcement
Officer and 2 counts of Resisting an Officer Without Violence, while their
adult son was arrested for Aggravated Stalking, Violation of Pre-Trial
Release, Resisting an Officer Without Violence, Domestic Violence Battery,
and Criminal Mischief. Facing a collective 37 years in prison, the family
turned to Longwell Lawyers. Florida Bar Board Certified Criminal Trial
Expert attorney Benjamin Jones gathered relevant information and challenged
the State’s case at every turn, ultimately proving that the officers
had no right to enter our clients’ home, and no probable cause to
make any arrest. Ultimately, prosecutors had no choice but to drop all
charges and initiate an investigation into the officers’ conduct.
INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GRANTED
PERMANENT INJUNCTION ENTERED -
8/24/2021
Seminole County, Florida
Our client was the victim of several incidents of domestic violence. Longwell
Lawyers presented the evidence and advocated for our client at a full
contested hearing on the Petition for Injunction Against Domestic Violence
– and prevailed. Our client was granted a permanent Injunction for
Protection Against Domestic Violence.
FOUR COUNTS OF SEXUAL BATTERY AND THREE COUNTS OF LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS MOLESTATION ALL DROPPED AT TRIAL
ALL CHARGES DROPPED -
8/23/2021
Orange County, Florida
Our client was charged with seven extremely serious sex offenses that could
have resulted in life imprisonment. Longwell Lawyers, led by Florida Bar
Board Certified Criminal Trial Expert Benjamin L. Jones, prepared the
case for trial, developing along the way the flaws in the State’s
case and the strengths in our client’s case. As a result, Mr. Jones
established that the State could not prove the case and on the day of
trial, the State dropped all of the charges.
FELONY BATTERY ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, PUBLIC INTOXICATION - ALL CHARGES DROPPED
ALL CHARGES DROPPED -
8/20/2021
Orange County, FL
While at the Orlando International Airport, our client was alleged to have
been drunk and belligerent while going through TSA screening. After getting
into a physical altercation with federal TSA agents as well as local law
enforcement (that was captured on body cameras as well as airport security
cameras), client was charged with several felonies including battery on
a law enforcement officer. The team at Longwell Lawyers sprang into action,
as attorney Benjamin Jones ensured that the airport preserved the video
and fought to achieve its disclosure. After a careful parsing of the BWC
in conjunction with broader security footage, we were able to convince
prosecutors to first, drop the case down from felonies to misdemeanors…
then drop all charges, completely.
AGGRAVATED BATTERY CAUSING GREAT BODILY HARM – NO CONVICTION
NO CONVICTION -
8/9/2021
Lake County, FL
Our client was accused of drunkenly starting a bar brawl wherein he badly
broke the hand of an alleged Good Samaritan who claimed he was simply
attempting to break up the fight. By calling into question every aspect
of the State’s case (whether our client was actually drunk, whether
the victim was really attempting to break up the fight, who started the
fight, how it was started, etc.) and raising a self-defense/stand-your-ground
claim, attorney Benjamin Jones was able to talk the prosecution down from
an initial offer of over 5 years in prison, to filing lesser charges of
“Felony Battery,” to eventually resolving the matter with
no conviction and 1 day of probation.
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