Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Re: felony charge

in come cases yes. You should hire a criminal defense attorney to represent you in this matter.

Re: felony charge

Yes it can be reduced to a lesser charge such as a misdemeanor. This is called plea bargaining. It is what a criminal defense attorney normally tries to do at after arraignment but before trial. I recommend that you hire a local criminal defense attorney and ask him or her to try to plea bargain your current charge down to a lesser offense.

Re: felony charge

Some felonies like grand theft can be reduced to lesser charges like petit theft. Unfortunately there is no lesser of Pos Cocaine.

Re: felony charge

I agree with the first writer and disagree with the second writer. Having prosecuted cases for a number of years, it is quite common for the State Attorney's Office to amend a Possession of Cocaine charge down to a misdemeanor Possession of Paraphernalia. This typically happens when the amount of cocaine is very small, such as residue in a pipe.

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