Juvenile Criminal Charges Attorney For St. Petersburg, Largo, Tampa, Pasco and Clearwater Cases
If your child is charged with a crime as a juvenile in St. Pete, Clearwater, Pasco or Tampa you need an experienced juvenile defense lawyer. Clearwater attorney Garry Potts has practiced criminal law for over 23 years in the Tampa Bay area and has 15 years experience as an Assistant State Attorney prosecutor in Pinellas and Pasco Counties.
You should not assume that if your child is charged as a juvenile that the charges will not result in significant punishment or have a lasting effect on your child’s future. Many people are unaware that juvenile arrests and convictions remain on your child’s record even after they reach adulthood and can effect them in future encounters with the judicial system. Juvenile convictions can effect your child’s ability to obtain future sealings or expunctions of their criminal history They count points towards the Sentencing Guidelines Scoresheet range of future adult criminal charges. They can lead to long term sentences, even past the age of majority (18 years old in Florida), including long term counseling or even detention. Juvenile charges will remain on your child’s criminal record even into adulthood, and can be obtained by anyone, including future employers, through an inexpensive criminal background history from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
If your child is facing juvenile charges, whether for drug possession or sale, DUI, theft or other criminal conduct, you should speak with an experienced criminal juvenile attorney immediately. Call attorney Garry Potts at (727) 538-4166 or click here to email him to schedule a free consultation today.
