{"id":664,"date":"2018-07-31T19:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearwatersexcrimeslawyer.com\/?p=221"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:12:31","slug":"public-danger-and-sentencing-in-florida-criminal-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/public-danger-and-sentencing-in-florida-criminal-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Danger and Sentencing in Florida Criminal Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

In many cases, a person convicted of a Florida crime Florida may have the option to stay out of prison on parole, probation or another form of supervised release. State judges, however, have some significant leeway to put people behind bars if they are deemed a threat to the public. A recent decision<\/a> out of Florida\u2019s Fourth District Court of Appeal sets some limits on that authority.<\/p>\n

Defendant was charged with multiple counts of providing false information to law enforcement in a missing child investigation. He shared a home with the child\u2019s mother and allegedly made a number of false statements about the child\u2019s whereabouts when she went missing. That included telling a police officer that the child was with her grandmother, and later that she had been taken to a local fire station. He eventually admitted to the cops that he believed the child was dead. Defendant said he\u2019d left the home for a couple months after having a fight with the child\u2019s mother. When he returned, Defendant said the mother told him, \u201cIf you love me, you will forgive me,\u201d but refused to say what she had done wrong.<\/p>\n

Defendant eventually told officers to look for the child\u2019s body in the backyard of the home he had shared with the mother. The child\u2019s skeletal remains were eventually found in the backyard. Defendant said he initially lied to the police because he \u201cwas in love and being stupid.\u201d He was eventually convicted on the counts of providing false information to the police officers.<\/p>\n

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In many cases, a person convicted of a Florida crime Florida may have the option to stay out of prison on parole, probation or another form of supervised release. State judges, however, have some significant leeway to put people behind bars if they are deemed a threat to the public. A recent decision out of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sex-crimes"],"yoast_head":"\nPlea Deal: Public Danger Sentencing Criminal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Small details can matter in court. A sentencing issue can hinge on public danger sentencing criminal. See how this ruling defense. 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