Florida  |  Criminal Law

Implied consent could be a workable defense and you could argue that the charge could be changed to disorderly conduct or even dismissed.

The argument would be that it is similar to a child agreeing to participate in a football game and then getting tackled.

As this is Juvenile court, the judge/state will have a fair amount of flexibility with the ultimate outcome of this case. My advice would be to hire an attorney as early as possible and try to nip this case in the bud. An attorney might be able to negotiate a change of charge, or even dismissal. prior to the state actually filing the formal charges.

Before going into private practice I worked as a juvenile prosecutor here in South Florida. Feel free to give me a ring or email if you would like to discuss your options further.

best of luck,

-Leland