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*Please note that Alitowski & Moore is comprised veteran criminal lawyers with a combined criminal litigation experience of thirty years. Each has handled thousands of Fort Lauderdale criminal cases and is available to discuss your case free of charge.
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From the onset, the Fort Lauderdale criminal lawyers at AMlaw promise to alleviate your fears without making unrealistic promises. Our devotion to defending criminal cases coupled with our straightforward approach to how we communicate with our clients has, time and time again, built the confidence in our clients that is necessary in seeking the best possible outcome in their criminal matter. When you are ready for answers to the questions that you undoubtedly have about the criminal charges that you currently face, call the attorneys at Alitowski & Moore
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Should you have questions about a specific aspect of criminal law, you may wish to review the criminal defense informative articles posted on our various South Florida criminal websites. criminal defense attorneys of Alitowski & Moore (Fort Lauderdale) post content on an almost daily basis in an effort to keep you informed about changes to Florida criminal defense tactics. Should you have questions about charges pending against you personally, call our Fort Lauderdale criminal lawyers directly. We will be happy to point you in the right direction or answer your questions directly.
If you have been arrested in Florida...
there are many concerns that you may have with regard to the days to come. Being arrested and charged criminally is by far one of the most stressful situations that individuals can find themselves in. Furthermore, this devastating single occurrence can seem to have a profound effect on the individual’s family leading to feelings of hopelessness and despair. The Fort Lauderdale criminal lawyers of Alitowski & Moore are here to tell you that there is hope and advise explaining your particular situation with a qualified and competent criminal lawyer before allowing panic to set it.
The range of criminal offenses, and sentences in Florida are numerous, just as are the various defenses and potential favorable resolutions. The sooner you speak with a Fort Lauderdale criminal lawyer, the quicker that you will be able to put the past behind you and rebuild your life. Everyone makes mistakes in life and the Fort Lauderdale criminal attorneys of Alitowski & Moore understand that fact as we have been helping people charged with crimes for over a decade. Consider meeting with us to discuss options that may be available to you. The first few consultations are always free and will give you insight to possible defenses that you may have against the State Attorney’s case against you.
William Moore & Andrew Alitowski are veteran criminal lawyers with a combined criminal litigation experience of thirty years. Each has handled thousands of Fort Lauderdale criminal cases and is available to discuss your case free of charge.
Criminal lawyers Alitowski & Mooore have also written hundreds of articles on Florida criminal defense practice and criminal litigation news, most of which can be found on various sites on the net. The Alitowski & Moore (Fort Lauderdale office) criminal defense firm is comprised of only qualified criminal defense lawyers and support staff, each having unique abilities in the field of criminal defense.
If you have been arrested and don't know where to turn, rest assured that the criminal defense lawyers at Alitowski & Moore understand that the people seeking out our help may be scared, apprehensive or distrusting about their first meeting with a criminal defense attorney. Each member of our team, from the criminal defense lawyers to the support staff are understanding of the feelings of potential clients as well their legal problems.
Our Attorneys have been protecting Broward County residents for years.
Each and every member of our criminal defense staff is experienced and committed to providing qualified legal services to those who seek out our help. Over the years, our team has honed skills that continue to be exercised on a daily basis to both comfort and protect. From an attorney standpoint, Florida criminal defense is challenging, as are all criminal cases throughout the nation. Attorney Moore understands this and takes steps daily to journal the rapid changes in the law and defense tactic. Our firm hosts several websites containing articles on hundreds of issues pertaining to the art of Florida criminal defense. Additionally, we routinely circulate informative magazines on commonly charged Florida crimes. Attorneys wishing to contribute to any of our sites or publications are urged to contact either attorney Andrew Alitowski or Diane Matson at our Broward County office. Individuals wishing to recieve credit for any article must clearly include the authors name.
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Criminal Law Daily Information Update...
Attorneys must stay on top of the latest defense tactics if they strive to competently defend the rights of the accused.
It is worth an aggressive attorney to take the time and review the foundations of our practices and belief systems. One such fundamental is that crimes of harmful actions cannot occur negligently. The reason is that in light of the logical dependence of harm on the action, there is no causal process that can go awry and produce, for example, a human sexual penetration, a human dispossession of property, or a human breaking in. Try to imagine what an accidental taking of property would look like. Suppose someone accidentally falls off a roof, lands next to a necklace left on the ground, and rolls down the hill with the necklace caught up in his clothing. As soon as he gets up, he notices the necklace and returns the necklace to its owner. If this rolling down the hill constitutes "taking" and "carrying away" the necklace, it would be an accidental taking. Attorneys will tell you that the better view seems to be that this unusual turn of events would be nothing more than an accidental and temporary dislocation of the object. As the terms are ordinarily understood, the notions of sexual penetration, dispossession of objects, and breaking in presuppose a purposeful human action. The criminal defense attorneys rationale seems sound: The harms required for certain offenses (rape, larceny, burglary) cannot occur absent a human purpose. Put in attorney speak, they cannot occur accidentally.
This is not to say that mistakes are impossible in the offenses that do not admit of accidental perpetration. It is easy to imagine innocently minded people as mistakenly engaging in intercourse without consent, taking the property of another, or breaking into the home of another. Suppose that absentmindedly you leave the library without having first having checked out the book you were reading. That is a taking by mistake. The most difficult problems in rape cases occur as a result of someone's thinking that his or her partner had consented to intercourse.
Attorneys often point out that the difference between mistakes and accidents turns out to be fundamental in this inquiry. Mistakes can occur in all forms of offense. But accidents can occur, as Criminal attorneys consistently argue that it is only when there is an independent causal process between the action and the harmful consequence. Causal processes can go awry and produce a result totally different from the actor's expectations. When the unexpected result comes about without any fault on the part of the actor, then it is an accident.
Attorney Topic on Criminal Defense and Evidence Gathering Techniques
The criminal attornys and staff at Alitowski & Moore understand the significance that improper evidence gathering techniques on the part of law enforcement can have on a case. Practices and procedures in this area are constantly evolving. In order to be effective, the Florida criminal practitioner must stay apprised of all advances in this area of law enforcement.