Sometimes the best defense in a criminal case is to accept responsibility for some level of wrongdoing. Plea negotiations are an important component of many criminal defense cases handled by the Law Offices of Mark L. Horwitz, P.A. There is no substitute for 30 years of experience. Our attorneys work constructively on our clients' behalf with prosecutors and judges throughout Central Florida. We are familiar with the types of plea bargains that are likely to be successful for our clients who have been charged with serious crimes:
- State and federal tax crimes
- White collar crimes
- Mortgage fraud
- Healthcare fraud
- Drug crimes
- DUI
- Sex crimes
A plea bargain may amount to a "guilty" plea for a lesser offense while a more serious charge is dropped. It may consist of a commitment to obtain drug abuse treatment or anger management in the case of domestic violence charges. A plea bargain may result in lesser charges in a drug trafficking case in exchange for information about other players in the illegal drug trade.
These are but a few examples of the plea bargains that some of our clients have agreed to, thus saving great expense in trial while minimizing harm to their freedom and their futures. The success of plea bargaining in your Florida criminal case may depend on factors such as the experience and thoroughness of your Orlando plea negotiations lawyer. Murder charges that end in probation instead of prison or drug trafficking charges that are reduced to drug possession charges are examples of successful plea bargains.
In all cases, our lawyers work hard to keep clients as fully informed as we can so that they are prepared to act in their own best interest when it is time to plead guilty or innocent to particular charges.
