Felony

Felonies are crimes of a more serious nature than misdemeanors. A felony conviction carries with it the potential for jail or prison time and is defined as any crime with a potential sentence over one year of incarceration. Florida felonies include:

• Aggravated battery
• Burglary
• Carrying a concealed firearm.
• Dealing in stolen property by use of the Internet; property stolen $300 or more.
• Drug trafficking
• Employee theft (over $300)
• Felons in possession of firearms, ammunition, or electronic weapons or devices.
• Felony DUI, 3rd conviction
• Forgery
• Fraud
• Grand theft
• Manslaughter
• Murder
• Obtain or attempt to obtain controlled substance by fraud, forgery, misrepresentation, etc.
• Passing bad checks (over $150)
• Possession of a controlled substance
• Possession of Cocaine
• Possession of Marijuana (over 20 grams)
• Robbery
• Shoplifting (over $300)

If convicted of a felony, you lose many of your civil rights, will be ineligible to vote, and you will be ineligible to run for public office. Additionally, there are many jobs that require licensing by the State of Florida and you may not be eligible for those licenses if you are a convicted felon. Even some jobs that do not require a license require certain bonding or insurance coverage before you can obtain the job. Some insurance companies may refuse to bond convicted felons and therefore, even though you are not barred by law from certain jobs, you may find it difficult or impossible to obtain the job because of insurance or other requirements.

It is important that you retain an attorney who has the experience and knowledge to challenge felony prosecutors. Please contact us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, if you or a loved one has been charged with a felony offense.