TILDEN LAW – Orlando Criminal Attorney

TILDEN LAW represents clients in all Central Florida courts accused of domestic violence charges.  If you are facing a Orlando domestic violence battery charge or a Seminole County Domestic related charge, call our office for a free case evaluation, 407 599-1234.

Our office is contacted numerous times per week regarding questions relating to domestic violence charges and defenses.  In late 2011, an individual was charged in Central Florida with domestic violence against his girlfriend while on vacation at a local theme park.  The allegations included both the victim and client consumed a large amount of alcohol and got into a argument.  Police were called to the scene and the vehicle driven by the defendant was stopped.  Injuries were observed on the victim including a black eye and numerous abrasions on her body.  The accused was later arrested and charged with criminal domestic violence battery.  It was determined that the victim did not want to press charges, however, the State Attorney decided to prosecute the case regardless of victim cooperation.  A declination of prosecution was prepared after the victim was interviewed and subsequently filed with the Clerk of Court and State Attorney’s office.  Negotiations with the State Attorney continued throughout the case which was set for trial.  Ultimately, the State Attorney agreed to dismiss the criminal domestic violence charges thereby allowing the client to petition for all criminal records to be expunged.

If you have been charged with Domestic Violence Battery in Orlando and are seeking aggressive representation, contact TILDEN LAW at (407) 599-1234 for a free case evaluation to determine whether you case can qualify for a dismissal of criminal charges.

TILDEN LAWrepresents both new and existing clients in throughout Florida who are wanting to have their criminal record expunged or sealed.  If you have a criminal charge from either Orlando, Orange County or Seminole County, and are interested in erasing it from your record, call our office for a free case evaluation, 407 599-1234.

The first question people ask when they call my firm about clearing their criminal record is, “Do I qualify to have this charge erased off my record?”  The expungement process in Florida is governed by statute and the qualifications for eligibility are outlined therein.  To answer this question, you need to know:

(1)  What was the outcome or court disposition in your case.  To be eligible for a Florida expungement, the underlying case must have either been dismissed by the State Attorney or Court.  If you were found guilty by jury or of you entered a plea (adjudicated or withholding of adjudication) to the underlying charge, you are ineligible. 

(2)  Assuming your underlying case meets the requirement above by being dismissed, the next eligibility requirement is that you can not have ever been convicted (adjudicated guilty) of any other criminal charge in any state as an adult (regardless of passage of time).

(3)  The final expungement requirement is that you have never received any other criminal record expungement or sealing in your lifetime.  Florida allows only one criminal record expungement/sealing during your lifetime (even if the prior expungement/sealing was in a different state). 

If you are interested in Expunging or Sealing your Florida criminal record, contact TILDEN LAW at (407) 599-1234 for a free case evaluation to determine whether you qualify for Florida Criminal Record Expungement.

TILDEN LAWrepresents both new and existing clients in Central Florida who are wanting to have their criminal record expunged or sealed.  If you have a criminal charge from either Orlando, Orange County or Seminole County, and are interested in erasing the arrest  from your record, call our office for a free case evaluation, 407 599-1234.

My firm is contacted numerous times each week by both prospective clients and former client inquiring about Criminal Record Expungement or Sealing.  It is an unfortunate reality that our current weak economy has placed additional pressures on people looking for employment.  Because Florida ranks among the highest in the nation for unemployment, people with criminal records are at a disadvantage when competing for already scarce jobs. This is why clients turn to our firm for help.  Sealing or Expungement of a criminal record can take just a few short months to complete. The resulting criminal record Expungement allows the petitioner to claim to any private employer that the arrest or charge never occurred.

If you are interested in Expunging or Sealing your criminal record, contact TILDEN LAW at (407) 599-1234 for a free case evaluation to determine whether you qualify for Criminal Record Expungement.

After a four month drug investigation, Palm Bay officers arrested nine people on allegations of illegal trafficking of prescription pain medication.  More than 40 grams of prescription narcotics also were recovered after special agents, SWAT members and other law-enforcement officials armed with warrants searched three locations during Operation Overdose.

The suspects “created a network of contacts where they would sponsor doctor visits for individuals with bogus injuries in order to obtain prescriptions for medications like Oxycodone, Xanax, Vicodin, Percocet and other pain medications,” police said in a report.

Sgt. Tim Zander of the Special Investigations Unit said suspects “took their fake patients to doctors in Orlando, Miami and surrounding areas in order to get the drugs,” the report said.  An investigation is ongoing. This is a developing news story. Check back later for updates.

TILDEN LAW represents clients in Central Florida accused of criminal Drug charges.  If you are facing a Orlando, Orange County or Seminole County Drug charge, call our office for a free case evaluation, 407 599-1234.

From the Orlando Sentinel…In his first public crackdown as acting police chief, Orange sheriff’s Capt. Ralph Groover has suspended Windermere reserve police Officer Gregory Fields, and the State Attorney’s Office today charged Fields with misdemeanor battery, Groover said.  “I have relieved him of his duties today as Windermere Police Officer pending administrative review,” Groover said in a statement.

The charge arose over a March incident in which Fields was accused of shoving a manager at his civilian job at Stericycle, a medical-waste-disposal company, and trying to start a fistfight, records show. When informed the company planned to call police, Fields said, “I am the [expletive] police, come find me after work and I will smoke you…,” records state.

Fields joined the troubled Windermere police force in 2008 after the Orange County Sheriff’s Office fired him for falsifying records. Last week, Windermere police Chief Daniel Saylor, 44, was arrested and charged with derailing a child-sexual-battery investigation against his friend Scott Bush, 50.

The Windermere Town Council has called a special meeting for Wednesday at 7 p.m. to discuss the police-chief scandal.

Sharon Wolfe, wife of Tavares, Florida Mayor, Robert Wolf, was arrested on allegations of drug charges earlier today.  Sharon Wolfe, 40, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and a synthetic narcotics charges. Her bond was set at $15,000. 

It’s not the first time Sharon Wolfe had been jailed. Booking records show her most recent arrest came in April when she was charged with hit-and-run and driving under the influence.

The circumstances surrounding Thursday’s arrest were not available.

TILDEN LAW represents clients in Central Florida accused of criminal Drug charges.  If you are facing a Orlando, Orange County or Seminole County Drug charge, call our office for a free case evaluation, 407 599-1234.

An alleged mistress of famed golfer, Tiger Woods, has been sentenced to serve one year in county jail as a result of a sentence to DUI.  Mindy Lawton was sentenced earlier today in connection to a no contest plea to a 2008 Orlando DUI charge.  As a condition of her plea, Ms. Lawton was also sentenced to  5 years supervised probation in Orange County, Florida.   

In 2009, Lawton told the tabloid “News of the World” that her affair with the then-world’s No. 1 golfer ended shortly before the birth of Woods’ daughter, Sam, in 2007.  ”I met Tiger in 2006 when I was working at Perkins as a manager,” Lawton said.  Lawton went into graphic detail about her alleged relationship with Woods. Claims of affairs involving Woods came to light after he crashed his SUV outside his Isleworth home the day after Thanksgiving in 2009. He later apologized for his “trangressions.”

TILDEN LAW represents clients in Central Florida accused of DUI and Driving Under the Influence charges.  If you are facing a Orlando, Orange County or Seminole County DUI or Driving Under the Influence charge, call our office for a free case evaluation, 407 599-1234.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Department conducted a prostitution sting earlier this week.  As a result, 12 women were arrested on allegations s solicitation to commit prostitution, a second degree misdemeanor.  This sting operation was a result of a multiple complaints filed with the sheriff’s office alleging women soliciting for prostitution.  As a result, 12 prostitution arrests were made.

“Our message is clear: to those who think prostitution is harmless or a ‘victimless crime’ – it is not,” Sheriff Grady Judd said in a statement released by his office. “Many of these women we arrested have several other past offenses and prior arrests – they often prostitute themselves in order to purchase illegal narcotics, and they appear to have little respect for the laws that the rest of us obey.  “We will continue to put criminals like these behind bars and continue to get our message across that we will not tolerate crimes like these,” Judd added.

If you have been arrested or charged with a sex charge, prostitution or other criminal offense in Orlando and are facing criminal prosecution in either Orange County, Seminole County, Florida, contact the attorneys at Tilden Law for an initial and confidential consultation, 407-599-1234.

Orlando police arrested a driver on suspected DUI early New Year’s day.  The driver allegedly crashed his car, a gold Hyundai Accent, into a roundabout in downtown Orlando.  The concrete barrier in the center of the roundabout was damaged in the crash.  DUI causing an accident, even a single car accident, is considered an enhanced or higher level charge carrying elevated sentence penalties.

TILDEN LAW represents clients in Central Florida accused of DUI and Driving Under the Influence charges.  If you are facing a Orlando, Orange County or Seminole County DUI or Driving Under the Influence charge, call our office for a free case evaluation, 407 599-1234.

The 21-year-old son of a Sanford police officer is accused of attacking a homeless man in front of a Sanford bar.  A warrant for the arrest of Justin Collison has been issued alleging a charge of aggravated battery, a 3^rd degree felony.  As a result of the attack, it is reported that the victim, Sherman Ware, suffered a broken nose.  Collison is the son of Lt. Chris Collison who is assigned to the Sanford police department’s patrol division. 

The attack was recorded on video by a person outside the Wet Spot bar on Park Avenue in downtown Sanford.  Collison was questioned at the scene but not arrested.  Acting Sanford police chief Capt. Jerry Hargrett said Wednesday that officers made “blatant” policy violations that night, including not handcuffing Collison or patting him down.  Hargrett said he wasn’t sure why the officers didn’t arrest Collison, but said there was no evidence Collison was given preferential treatment.  The police department launched an internal investigation into four officers, including a sergeant, who were associated with the case.

The video shows Ware trying to break up a fight on the sidewalk when Collison walks up behind him and punches Ware in the back of the head.  Ware pitched forward, hit his head on a nearby light pole and fell to the ground. He was taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital with a broken nose.  A few days after the fight, police asked the State Attorney’s Office in Sanford to review the case and decide whether to file an aggravated battery charge against Collison.