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| Law offices of Bruce A. Alter Suite 202 Miami, FL 33133 Phone: 305-443-1600 Fax: 305-445-9666 |
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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.
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.