Assault & Murder

Miami Violent Crimes Defense Attorney

Most violent crimes such as robbery, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and murder are prosecuted in the state court system. If you have been charged with a violent crime, you need a lawyer who is familiar with state sentencing guidelines and with state court procedures. Florida sentencing guidelines set a minimum sentence for violent crimes, but individual judges often exceed those minimums. Additionally, there are harsh mandatory minimum sentences for crimes involving firearms, or for habitual offenders.

At the Law Offices of Bruce A. Alter we provide aggressive defense for anyone accused of a violent crime. Over the past 30 years Miami criminal defense attorney Bruce Alter has represented hundreds of individuals charged with violent crimes, including more than 50 murder cases. Before opening his private criminal defense practice, Mr. Alter was senior trial attorney for the Miami-Dade County Public Defenders Office, supervising the development of other attorneys and specializing in complex criminal cases involving violent crimes and capital homicides.

Capital murder charges

Murder or homicide prosecutions can be charged as an intentional killing, such as First or Second Degree murder, or an unintentional homicide, such as Manslaughter or Vehicular Homicide. The most serious type of homicide is First Degree Murder where the State is seeking the death penalty. Next to Texas, Florida has the highest number of inmates on death row of any State in the union.

The first thing a criminal defense attorney must do in a First Degree Murder case is try to persuade the prosecution to not seek the death penalty. Therefore early intervention of an attorney experienced in Murder cases is critical. The attorney and his staff must accumulate as much background material as possible concerning the individual's family, social, medical, employment and criminal history. At the Law Offices of Bruce A. Alter we have the organization and experience to provide immediate help.

Free consultation: Contact Miami criminal defense attorney Bruce Alter if you have been charged with a violent crime.