Florida Criminal Defense Attorney To Help You With Your Case

If you cannot find yourself an attorney, you will be appointed one. This is done by the booking officer and you will be required to contact the office of the public defender.
Once you get a public defender to represent you, you can get the lawyer substituted only for a valid reason. This can be due to conflict of interest; illness of your lawyer; competence of the attorney with a valid reason or proof; or indictment.Arraignment usually happens after the charges are filed and within 72 hours post-arrest.

You will be required to then file your plea. To help you understand this term better, here are a few definitions you must know when your Florida Criminal Defense Attorney files the case for you:
-Guilty: this plea means that you accept that you have committed the crime and admit to the other facts related to the crime.
-Not Guilty: you assert that the crime was not committed by you. You will be then taken to trial. This is done usually when the attorney and the accused are sure that they will win the case.
-No Contest: well, as the name suggests, you do not dispute any charges against you. At the same time you do not admit to committing the crime either. This is better than the guilty plea because a guilty plea can be held against you at a later stage, but not this one.
-Mute Plea: Again, as the name suggests you stand mute and do not make any plea. This is a silent way to avoid accepting any arguments presented against you.
Both mute and no contest pleas are made to be on the safer side and avoid any arguments made against you.

During the arraignment, the court has a specific role to play. It has to do the following:
-Fixing the bail amount;
-Rejecting or refusing to set the bail; or
-The court can also release you on the condition that you will appear in court as and when required;
-Deciding the bail or bond for your release.

In Florida, your Florida Criminal Defense Attorney can get you bailed through the following:

-Giving the bail in cash;
-Giving the bail bond;
-Giving the pledge against property.

A Florida Dui Attorney takes your plea forward and a prosecutor usually considers a plea agreement to avoid a trial in court.If you are accused of a crime that is punishable by more than six or six months of imprisonment; you have the right to trial by a jury. This is waived if you plead guilty or choose a bench trial.