Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Re: victim has sent word that he would take ''settelment ''

This would be witness tampering and you could all go to jail. It is completely and totally illegal.

Re: victim has sent word that he would take ''settelment ''

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What you are suggesting sounds very much like witness tampering. It is a criminal offense which could have penalties which are more severe than the original charges. You need to be very careful in even discussing this possible action. I doubt seriously that any attorney would want any part of this.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: victim has sent word that he would take ''settelment ''

You need to proceed very carefully here. I strongly advise you to utilize an attorney to make this happen or you may be expose to additional charges. From the zip code I assume this is Lee County. I can assist you with this. I was chief of felony for the Lee County SAO and was a prosecutor for 17 years.

If you don't want to go through his current attorney please call me.

Scott H. Cupp

Law Office of Scott H. Cupp, LLC

400 Executive Center Drive, Suite 201

West Palm Beach, FL 33401