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Case Results

If you are facing criminal charges or need a divorce attorney in Tampa, you can trust the attorneys at Hackworth Law to handle your case. We are proud to provide each client with a personalized approach to for their specific situation. Here at Hackworth Law, our attorneys take an aggressive approach in the courtroom when defending your rights, whether you are fighting a VOP in Florida or need a Tampa drug attorney.

One of the most important decisions you need to make is determining which law firm is going to represent you during this difficult time. You should turn to experienced lawyers who will fight hard on your behalf. Take a look at some of our case results below and give us a call at (813) 280-2911 if you have any questions. You can also reach out to us if you would like to schedule a free consultation to discuss representation.

State vs. J. Harben

Practice Area: Driving Under the Influence
Description: DUI charge reduced to reckless driving in Tampa, Florida.
Outcome: Client pled to reckless driving.

State vs. T. Green

Practice Area: Criminal Defense
Description: Client charged with Driving While License Suspended or Revoked.
Outcome: Client pled to reduced charge of no valid driver’s license.

State vs. J. Thomas

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Appeals
Description: Representing J. Thomas for hearing on motion for belated appeal.
Outcome: Recommendation from Appointed Magistrate to Grant J. Thomas Belated Appeal.

State vs. S. Steelman

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crimes
Description: Client charged with Resisting Arrest Without Violence.
Outcome: Charge dropped by State Attorney’s Office.

State vs. V. Augustine

Practice Area: Speeding / Traffic Ticket
Description: Client charged with speeding, 20 miles per hour over the speed limit.
Outcome: Reduced fine, no points and no traffic school.

State vs. S. Patch

Practice Area: Criminal Defense
Description: Client charged with introducing contraband into a state prison.
Outcome: Charge dropped by State Attorney’s Office.

State vs. V. Rodriguez

Practice Area: Driving Under the Influence
Description: Client charged with DUI.
Outcome: Nolle Prosse

State vs. R. Wald

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crimes
Description: Client charged with second degree murder.
Outcome: Client found not guilty at trial.

State vs. R. Graham

Practice Area: Criminal Defense
Description: Driving While License Suspended or Revoked Charge reduced to misdmeanor from felony, two related traffic offenses dropped.
Outcome: Client pled to reduced charge and fine.

State vs. E. Tomes

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Drug Crimes
Description: Client charged with possession of marijuana.
Outcome: Charge dropped by State Attorney’s Office.

M. Lopez vs. J. Lopez

Practice Area: Family – Child Custody
Description: Our firm had the opportunity to represent Father attempting to keep custody of two daughters.  This matter proceeded to a trial in Hillsborough County, Florida.
Outcome: Father maintained custody of two daughters.

State vs. E. Cooper

Practice Area: Speeding / Traffic Ticket
Description: Client charged with speeding.
Outcome: Client pled to reduced fine and withhold of adjudication.

State vs. K. Sutherland

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crimes
Description: Client initially arrested for Burglary with a Battery, Felony Criminal Mischief and Battery on a Pregnant Female.
Outcome: Client charged with Misdmeanor Criminal Mischeif, charge ultimately dropped.

State vs. T. Strickland

Practice Area: Criminal Defense
Description: Client charged with Driving While License Suspended or Revoked, she had charged previously with the same charge.
Outcome: Client pled to withhold of adjudication and reduced fine.

M. Gash vs T. Gash

Practice Area: Family – Injunctions
Description: M. Gash filed a motion to modify domestic violence injunction, we represented T. Gash. After a lengthy evidentiary hearing, our Client’s injunction was upheld.
Outcome: Injunction upheld.

State vs. A. Neira

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Theft Crimes
Description: Client charged with Endangering a Security Interest in Georgia, negotiated a settlement with prosecutor for Deferred Prosecution.
Outcome: Warrant Withdrawn

State vs. D. Herman

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Drug Crimes
Description: Client charged with Possession of Marijuana.
Outcome: Client found not guilty at trial.

State vs. J. Haynes

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crimes
Description: Client charged with Battery
Outcome: Client found not guilty at trial.

State vs. J. Garner

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crimes
Description: Client charged with Assault of a Law Enforcement Office and Resisting or Obstructing Officer without Violence.
Outcome: Client found not guilty on Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer, found guilty of Resisting or Obstructing Officer Without Violence.

State vs. J. Cashmore

Practice Area: Driving Under the Influence
Description: Client charged with Driving Under the Influence.
Outcome: Client found not guilty at trial.

State vs. T. Pollard

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crimes
Description: Client charged with Attempted Robbery.
Outcome: Client found not guilty at trial.

State vs. R. Guitard

Practice Area: Driving Under the Influence
Description: Client charged with Careless Driving and Driving Under Influence involving Property Damage.
Outcome: Client found not guilty at trial.

State vs. C. Albano

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crimes
Description: Client charged with battery.
Outcome: Client found not guilty at trial.

State vs. M. Ettayem

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crimes
Description: Client charged with disorderly conduct
Outcome: Charge dropped by State Attorney’s Office.

State vs. R. Gudridge

Practice Area: Driving Under the Influence
Description: Client charged with driving under the influence and careless driving.
Outcome: Client found not guilty at trial.

State vs. T. Massey

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Drug Crimes
Description: Client charged with possession of marijuana.
Outcome: Client found not guilty at trial.

State vs. C. Kappel

Practice Area: Driving Under the Influence
Description: Client charged with DUI over .15.
Outcome: State reduced charge, Client pled to reduced charge.

State vs. D. Stewart

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Drug Crimes
Description: Client arrested for Trafficking, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Marijuana, Resisting Arrest Without Violence
Outcome: State reduced charges to misdemeanors, Client entered Misdemeanor Intervention Program and charges will be dropped upon completion.

State vs. A. Bain

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Theft Crimes
Description: Client charged with petit theft.
Outcome: Charge dropped.

State vs. A. Singh

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Theft Crimes
Description: Client charged with petit theft.
Outcome: Charge dropped.

State vs. S. Patch

Practice Area: Criminal Defense
Description: Client charged with Introducing Contraband Into a Secure Detention Facility.
Outcome: Charge dropped.

State vs. S. Perry

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Drug Crimes
Description: Client charged with drug trafficking of “molly”, possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana.
Outcome: Motion to Suppress Granted based on issue with stop and search of Client based on alleged seat belt violation, Charges Dismissed.

State vs. M. Belghazi

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Domestic Violence
Description:
Client charged with Domestic Battery.
Outcome:
Charge Dropped.

State vs. C. Brady

Practice Area: Traffic Violation
Description: Client charged with towing violation.
Outcome:
Charged dismissed.

State vs. K. Brown

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Domestic Violence
Description: Client charged with Domestic Battery.
Outcome: Charge Dropped.

State vs. D. Stewart

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Drug Crimes
Description: Client initially arrested for trafficking of “molly”, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.
Outcome:
Charges Dismissed.

State vs. R. Hubbard

Practice Area: Speeding/Traffic Ticket
Description: Client charged with speeding
Outcome:
Charge Dismissed.

State vs. S. Thompson

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Sex Crimes
Description: Client charged with two counts of Sexual Acts by Person over 24 with Person 16 or 17 years old and one count of Contributing to the Delinquency or Dependency of a Minor. 
Outcome:
Count one reduced to Child Abuse (a lower level felony), Count two dropped and Client pled to Count three.

State vs. J. Howard

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Drug Crimes
Description: Client charged with manufacture and possession of cannabis (felony)
Outcome: Charges Dismissed.

State vs. A. Bannister

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Theft Crimes
Description: Client charged with Failure to Redeliver Leased Property.
Outcome: Charges Dismissed.

State vs. V. Roden

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Domestic Violence
Description: Client initially arrested for domestic battery.
Outcome: Charges Dismissed.

State vs. J. Livermore

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crimes
Description: Client originally arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, which would carry a three (3) year minimum mandatory.
Outcome:State Attorney’s Office declined to file charges.

State vs. V. Roden

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Domestic Violence
Description: Client initially arrested for domestic battery.
Outcome: Charges Dismissed.

State vs. W. Van Al Styne

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crime
Description: Client initially arrested for battery.
Outcome: Charges Dropped.

State vs. J. Lindley

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crime
Description: Client initially arrested and charged with threatening and harassing telephone calls.
Outcome: Charges Dropped.

State vs. T. Dustin

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Driving Under Influence/DUI
Description: Client initially arrested and charged with driving under the influence with blood alcohol above .15.
Outcome: Charge reduced to reckless driving.

Passero vs. Keffer-Passero

Practice Area: Family Law – Relocation
Description: Our firm had the opportunity to represent a mother seeking to relocate two children to Tennessee from Florida. We successfully petitioned the Court, ultimately the Court granted our Petition permitting the relocation of the children.

State vs. M. Combs

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Domestic Violence
Description: Client charged with Domestic Violence after issues with Ex-Wife and Mother of Minor Child.
Outcome: State dropped charges.

State vs. A. Cassinger

Practice Area: Traffic – Speeding
Description: Client charged with Speeding.
Outcome: Charge Dropped

State vs. B. Armstrong

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Domestic Violence
Description: Client charged with Domestic Violence after allegations from ex-boyfriend.
Outcome: State dropped charges.

State vs. B. Armstrong

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Domestic Violence
Description: Client charged with Domestic Violence after issues with boyfriend.
Outcome: State dropped charges.

State vs. J. Latorre

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Drugs
Description: Client charged with DUI/driving under the influence.
Outcome: State reduced charge to reckless driving.

State vs. M. Kimble

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crime
Description: Client charged with battery after incident at a bar.
Outcome: State dropped charges.

State vs. S. K.

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crime
Description: Client arrested for battery and false imprisonment.
Outcome: State dropped charges.

State vs. K. Albert.

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Credit Card Fraud
Description: Client arrested for three counts of fraudulent use of personal information for applying for credit cards using the names of patients at a local hospital.
Outcome: State dropped charges.

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State vs. M. Neilsen

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crimes/Domestic Violence
Description: Client arrested for one count of felony child abuse and one count of domestic violence.
Outcome: Neither charge was filed by the State of Florida.

State vs. R. Moore

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Domestic Violence
Description: Client arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence.
Outcome: State declined filing formal charges against Client.

State vs. A. Davis

Practice Area: Criminal Defense – Violent Crime and Gun Charges
Description: Client arrested for breaking into a car, while armed, and grand theft of a firearm.
Outcome: State declined filing formal charges against Client.

State vs. A. Lazarra

Practice Area: Criminal Defense - Violent Crime
Description: Client charged with aggravated battery.
Outcome: State declined filing formal charges against Client.

State vs. D. Knight

Practice Area: Driving Under the Influence
Description: DUI charge involving a stopped vehicle at a red light.
Outcome: Client pled to "dry" reckless driving.

M.M. vs. R.P.

Practice Area: Family Law – Injunction
Description: Injunction filed against Client by Mother of his Child
Outcome: Injunction dismissed

J.R. vs. T.C.

Practice Area: Family Law - Injunction
Description: Injunction filed against Client by Ex-Girlfriend of her Current Boyfriend
Outcome: Injunction dismissed

W.R. vs. S.S.

Practice Area: Family Law - Injunction
Description: Injunction filed against Client by Ex-Wife During Divorce
Outcome: Injunction dismissed