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Lake County Criminal Mischief Attorney

  If you are accused of criminal mischief in Mount Dora, Leesburg, Clermont, Tavares, Lady Lake or Eustis you need a Lake County Criminal Mischief Attorney. What might have been a brief lack of judgment or a practical joke can quickly spiral out of control into a criminal charge. A Lake County criminal mischief case with damage less than $200 will be charged by the state attorney's office in Tavares as a second degree misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of up to 6 months of probation or 60 days in jail. If the alleged damages are greater than $200 but less than $1,000 the case can be charged as a first degree misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of up to 12 months of probation or a year in jail. If the alleged damages are greater than $1,000 the case can be charged as a third degree felony punishable by a maximum of up to 5 years of probation or 5 years in state prison. If the accused has a prior Florida criminal mischief conviction the case can be charged as a felony regardless of the amount of damage.

  The Lake County prosecutor has discretion on how to charge the case. Many cases when the defendant is at fault can be resolved without a criminal conviction by paying restitution or with a pre-trial diversion or PTI. Just because the damage might be high enough to charge the case as a felony doesn't mean the case has to be charged as a felony. When the case is charged as a second degree misdemeanor it is easier to prosecute because the state doesn't have to establish a threshold value as an element of the case. Lake County criminal mischief attorney Kelly Johnson has defended and prosecuted criminal mischief cases. Ms. Johnson was a former prosecutor handling misdemeanor, traffic and DUI cases. Part of her duties as a prosecutor was to handle criminal mischief cases. Attorney Kelly Johnson has also defended criminal mischief cases and understands how to get the best possible result in your case. Kelly Johnson was born and raised in Lake County and has strong ties to the community. After leaving the State Attorney's office she opened up an office in Mount Dora. If you are accused of a Mount Dora criminal mischief, Tavares criminal mischief, Leesburg criminal mischief, Clermont criminal mischief call Kelly Johnson at 352-735-4342 to set up a free consultation. 

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Attorney Kevin J. Pitts
4195 N 17-92
Sanford, Florida 32773
PHONE (407)-268-3688
CELL (407)-883-6853
FAX (407)-732-4834
pittslaw@gmail.com

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Attorney Kelly C. Johnson
1900 North Donnelly Street
Mount Dora, Florida 32757
PHONE (352)-735-4342
CELL (407)-883-6853
FAX (407)-732-4834

kjohnson@kjlawpa.com

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Attorney Kevin J. Pitts
747 South Ridgewood Ave., #105
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
PHONE (386)-451-5112
CELL (407)-883-6853
FAX (407)-732-4834
pittslaw@gmail.com