Recent Updates
April 28, 2010
State Must Prove Defendant's Knowledge of Driver's License Suspension
April 13, 2010
Sentencing Commission Votes to Eliminate Recent Criminal History Points
October 15, 2009
Consent to search inside of vehicle does not extend to locked containers
October 14, 2009
Making phone calls to get drugs for personal use not a felony
October 07, 2009
Duval County schools agree to reduce number of students getting arrested
Public Defender Representation falling below Constitutional Standards
April 02, 2009
Topic: Criminal
We are often asked about the why someone should hire our firm as opposed to going with the Public Defender appointed to the case. Roberta G. Mandel's article that was in this month's Florida Bar Journal discusses how the lack of funding by the Florida legislature has led to the Public Defender's Offices falling below the minimum standards afforded by the Constitution. Most of the problems relate to inexperience of the attorneys as well as overburdening caseloads.
At Arnold & New, we have three experienced criminal attorneys. The department is headed by Shawn Arnold, a Board Certified Criminal Trial Attorney who specializes in criminal defense. Vanessa Zamora and John Leombruno are former a prosecutor and public defender, respectively. Combined, our attorneys have tried in excess of 100 State and jury trials, and handled in excess of 10,000 criminal cases.
Further, we spend the time needed on each case to give our clients not just the minimum level of representation, but representation that can only be obtained through experience and reasonable case loads. We take the time to talk to our clients and their families. We are skilled negotiators and aggressive trial lawyers. You only get once chance to fight your criminal case, so pick the attorney who best fits your case. Give us a call at (904) 731-3800 if you have a criminal case in Northeast Florida, whether in State or Federal Court.
