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Contents
- 1 Escape & Related Charges
- 2 Before hiring a West Palm Beach Escape Defense Attorney, what should I know about F.S. 944.40?
- 3 Charged? Call West Palm Beach Escape Attorney Josh LeRoy Because Experience Wins. Can You Afford to Lose?
- 3.1 Drop me a note, and I'll give you a call - Josh
- 3.2 West Palm Beach Escape Defense Attorney Joshua LeRoy, Esq. is dedicated to providing his clients with personalized, honest, and aggressive representation in any areas of criminal law in West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, Delray Beach, Jupiter & the surrounding areas of Palm Beach County in the State of Florida.
Before hiring a West Palm Beach Escape Defense Attorney, what should I know about F.S. 944.40?
Florida law defines Escape as a crime that occurs when, “any prisoner confined in
any prison, jail, private correctional facility, road camp, or other penal institution, whether operated by the State, a county, or a municipality, or operated under a contract with the State, a county, or a municipality, working upon the public roads, or being transported to or from a place of confinement who escapes or attempts to escape from such confinement…”
What are the penalties for escape?
Escape, a second-degree felony, is punishable by penalties that range from a term of probation up to 15 years in state prison.
What are common defenses for escape?
A common defense for escape is an invalid arrest, a defendant may be able to defeat the State’s prosecution by demonstrating the testimony of the State’s witnesses is unreliable or inconsistent, that the State’s witnesses have a motive to lie or otherwise lack credibility, and/or that in collecting their evidence against the accused, the agents of the State violated the stringent requirements of the Constitution that govern action by the State.
Charged? Call West Palm Beach Escape Attorney Josh LeRoy Because Experience Wins. Can You Afford to Lose?
If you, or someone you know, find yourself in need of an Escape attorney in West Palm Beach (Palm Beach County from Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Lake Worth, and up to Jupiter), or any of the surrounding areas, use the form below to drop me a note.
Tell me about yourself, what’s happened, and when would be a good time to contact you.
-Joshua LeRoy, Esq.
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