The client was caught red handed taking bales of cardboard from outside of Wal-Mart. Attorney Jessica Mishali was able to prove that the police were misinformed about the value of the bales, and moreover that based on his own statement and the statement of a co-defendant, the State would not be able to prove intent to steal. The case was dismissed after one year of investigations, subpoenas, discovery and court appearances.

Officers alleged that they caught the client red handed with a firearm. The client was a habitual offender, facing 30 years in prison. Jessica was able to show the jury the numerous inconsistencies in the officers’ reports and testimonies. Moreover, Jessica presented photos of the scene and dispatch records that did not support the police’s story. After 3 days of trial, the jury’s verdict was Not Guilty and the client walked free from the courtroom.

The client was arrested after being caught by police during the act of taking bales of cardboard from outside of Wal-Mart. The client was captured by surveillance cameras on several occasions and gave a detailed statement to the police. Wal-Mart claimed the bales were worth almost $500.00. Attorney Jessica Mishali investigated and determined that the bales were only worth a fraction of that amount; she provided proof to the State Attorney. The result was a reduction in charge to Petit Theft, a misdemeanor, with only 1 day of probation, since the client was able to pay the restitution upfront.

The client was arrested at a music festival in Okeechobee, Florida. Because the client lived out of state, he was not able to benefit from the local drug court program. Jessica negotiated with the prosecutor to allow the client to complete a private program in his home state in return for a complete dismissal of the charges.

The client was accused of assaulting his wife at knife point and battering her. Jessica immediately obtained a waiver of prosecution form the alleged victim and references from community members, resulting in pretrial release and a reduction of charges to a misdemeanor. But that was not good enough, Jessica then carefully viewed the body camera footage and pointed out several weaknesses in the case. The misdemeanor was dismissed on the day of trial!

Probation officers randomly searched the client’s room and found 21 grams of marijuana, labeled in bags by strand, along with little baggies and a scale. The client was charged with a VOP and a new felony. Jessica succeeded in getting the new felony dismissed, but the State would not budge from 2 years in prison for the violation, which was the bottom of the guidelines. After a month of motions, negotiating with the State, and collecting mitigating evidence, the State would still not come down and the client chose to do a full hearing on the violation. During the testimony of the police officer, Jessica revealed that the State’s strongest evidence, which was that the client admitted to police that he was dealing the drugs, was inadmissible. The officer had not read Miranda warnings to the client and so the judge agreed he would not consider that evidence. The result was a reinstatement with 4 months in jail, instead of 2 years in prison.