Recently, a man was attending an event with his wife and some friends at a Sarasota hotel when he got into an argument with both his wife and their waiter. After throwing wine on his wife and allegedly shoving the waiter, the man was arrested for disorderly conduct. Knowing the implications a conviction for this offense could have on his life and career, he reached out to Erika Valcarcel, Criminal Defense Lawyer, P.A..
After speaking with the prosecutor, attorney Erika Valcarcel discovered that the disorderly conduct charge might turn into one for battery, a charge that would likely prevent the client from receiving a pre-trial intervention (PTI), so she immediately got to work on his case. Both the wife and waiter did not want to get involved in the case and testify, so attorney Valcarcel negotiated an agreement in which her client would receive a reduced disorderly conduct charge, which would allow him to complete PTI.
After completing community service hours and anger management classes, the case will be dismissed.
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Domestic Violence Charges Dismissed in 10 Days
When a client was arrested for battery after an altercation with his girlfriend, he immediately contacted attorney Erika Valcarcel. The client was adamant that the entire situation was a misunderstanding, but nevertheless he was looking at a domestic violence conviction and potentially up to a year in jail. We acted fast on his behalf and discussed the situation with the State attorney’s office. We informed the prosecutor that our client's girlfriend did not want to proceed and highlighted the weaknesses in their case. Once they were aware of these developments, we successfully arranged to have the charges dismissed. This was all before our client's first court date and impressively all done within 10 days of the initial arrest.
