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Before hiring a Solicitation Defense Attorney, what should I know about F.S. 777.04(2)?
If you ask another person to commit a crime, and then you encourage, hire, or
instruct the person to comply with your request; the State of Florida could criminally prosecute you for “solicitation.”
Most associate Solicitation with prostitution, but it is just an example. Florida law describes the crime as follows:
Criminal solicitation is committed by a person who commands, encourages, hires, or requests another person to engage in specific conduct that would constitute such an offense [,] or an attempt to commit such an offense [,] during such solicitation.
What example defense would an experienced solicitation attorney utilize?
Suppose the State is prosecuting you for such an offense, and your attorney can show that, effectively renouncing your intention, you persuaded the person you solicited not to go through with the crime or prevented the commission of the crime. In that case, the State cannot win its case against you.
Remember: the law requires the State to prove its case against you beyond all reasonable doubt. Thus, to win your case, it is not your attorney’s job to prove you are innocent.
Instead, by carefully studying the facts and the law, an experienced solicitation attorney will prove that reasonable doubt, or better yet, several reasonable doubts exist in the State’s prosecution.
What are the penalties for Criminal Solicitation?
If the crime solicited is a capital felony, solicitation is a first-degree felony, punishable by a term of probation of up to thirty years in prison.
Suppose the crime solicited is a life felony or a first-degree felony. In that case, solicitation is a second-degree felony, punishable by a term of probation of up to fifteen years in prison.
Suppose the crime solicited is a felony of the 2nd degree or certain other 3rd-degree felonies. In that case, solicitation is a 3rd-degree felony, punishable by a term of probation of up to five years in prison.
If the crime solicited is any other 3rd-degree felony, solicitation is a first-degree misdemeanor, punishable by a term of probation of up to one year in the county jail.
If the crime solicited is a 1st or 2nd-degree misdemeanor, a conviction for solicitation is a 2nd-degree misdemeanor, punishable by a term of probation of up to sixty days in the county jail.
Charged? Call West Palm Beach Solicitation Attorney Josh LeRoy Because Experience Wins. Can You Afford to Lose?
If you, or someone you know, find yourself in need of a Solicitation 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.
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