Walton County, Florida, Pretrial Diversion
Pretrial diversion is a hot topic, and one that is often more abused than the lay person realizes. Why? when people think they have a poor case, or if they feel remorse because they are in fact, guilty, they often begin to feel a series of emotions that cloud their thinking.
For example, we have all heard the famous phrasing of the Miranda Warning, yet people still talk to the police, spill their guts, and have their words used against them - whether they are guilty or not. Likewise, with Pretrial Diversion, peopleration of lies rationalize that they will "save money" by handling their case by themselves - and this is where the legal system pulls a fast one:
Settlement negotiations are one of the most important things criminal defense lawyers do to help people when they find themselves at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and accused of being on the wrong side of the law.
For example, we have all heard the famous phrasing of the Miranda Warning, yet people still talk to the police, spill their guts, and have their words used against them - whether they are guilty or not. Likewise, with Pretrial Diversion, people
- they are offered pretrial diversion when they have a stronger case than they realize. Instead of an outright dismissal, charge reduction, or charge substitution, the person takes an unfavorable deal out of ignorance.
- they lack the negotiating skill to handle negotiating terms of pretrial diversion like a skilled criminal defense lawyer. Thus the State Attorney's Office takes advantage of the person's lack of knowledge and puts burdensome terms in the pretrial diversion agreement, terms no lawyer would recommend blind acceptance to.
- their pretrial diversion is supervised when they could have obtained an unsupervised Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Settlement negotiations are one of the most important things criminal defense lawyers do to help people when they find themselves at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and accused of being on the wrong side of the law.
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