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Orlando Criminal Records Expunged

October 21st, 2009 No comments

TILDEN LAW offers its clients the ability to erase a prior Florida criminal charge via the expungement and sealing process.   Not long ago, we were contacted by a former client who our firm represented on a criminal charge what we were successful in getting dismissed.  The charge that was dismissed was domestic violence and occurred in Orange County, Florida.  It was critical to our client that he achieves an expunction of his criminal record because he was engaged in government contract work and was required to complete and pass a background check before being awarded work and being allowed on the government facility.     

Attorney, N. Fleetwood Tilden, prepared the Florida Department of Law Enforcement expungement application and accompanying documentation and made the filing.  Because of the nature of the charge, the State Attorney’s office required a hearing before a judge to determine whether our client was eligible.     During this hearing, Mr. Tilden was able to convince both the State Attorney and Judge that our client was entitled to have his criminal record expunged, and the motion was granted.      

If you have been arrested or charged with a criminal offense in Orlando and are facing criminal prosecution in either Orange County, Seminole County, Florida, or if you are seeking to have your prior criminal record sealed or expunged, contact the attorneys at Tilden Law for an initial and confidential consultation, 407-599-1234.

Florida Porn Star’s Domestic Violence Charge Dropped

October 4th, 2009 No comments

A domestic battery case against porn star and aspiring U.S. Senate candidate Stormy Daniels was dropped after the alleged victim, her husband, decided not to prosecute. The State Attorney’s Office said, Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Gregory Clifford, was arrested in July after her husband told Tampa police that she hit him several times during a dispute about laundry and unpaid bills. Pam Bondi, a prosecution spokeswoman in Hillsborough County, said prosecutors could not determine who the aggressor was. There were no visible injuries. “He did not want to prosecute,” Bondi said.

If you have been accused of Domestic Violence in Orlando, Seminole County or Orange County, Florida, call the experienced domestic violence attorney’s at Tilden Law for you free initial consultation at 407-599-1234.

Orlando Domestic Violence Injunction Dismissed

September 21st, 2009 No comments

Tilden Law was recently hired to defend a client in a Domestic Violence Injunction hearing in Orange County, Florida.  Domestic Temporary Restraining Orders “TRO” are commonly sought by individuals who are in fear of repeat or future violence from another and there is a domestic relationship between the parties either by marriage, blood or shared residence.

Our client a resident of New York, was served with a restraining order from Orange County Circuit Court as a result of allegations of violence and threats made by his daughter, an Orlando resident.  Contained in the court file were 67 pages of documents and affidavits in support of the petitioner’s position and request for the temporary injunction to be made permanent. 

During the cross examination of the petitioner at the hearing, Mr. Tilden showed that there were no credible threats to support her allegations. As a result of our efforts, the judge entered a order dismissing the injunction at the conclusion of the hearing. 

If you have been served with a Domestic Violence Injunction in Orange County, Seminole County or the Orlando, Florida area, please contact the experienced TRO defense attorneys at Tilden Law for an initial and confidential consultation, 407-599-1234.

Chris Brown Receives Probation for Domestic Violence

September 10th, 2009 No comments

A judge sentenced Chris Brown to five years probation and six months community labor for the beating of Rihanna an issued a stern admonition to the singer.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg told brown he could be sent to state prison if he violated any term of his sentence, including an order to stay away from the pop star for the next five years.

Brown will serve his sentence in his home state of Virginia. The judge says she wanted to ensure that Brown, 20, performs physical labor instead of community service, such as mentoring young people. A felony charge of making criminal threats was dropped. Rihanna did not attend the sentencing.

If you have been accused of Domestic Violence in Orange County or Seminole County, Florida, contact the experienced criminal defense attorney’s at Tilden Law for your free initial consultation at 407-599-1234.

Central Florida Cop Suspended on Battery Allegations

September 8th, 2009 No comments

A Casselberry police officer was suspended after his arrest on a charge of battering his wife according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The wife of the 37 year old officer ran to a neighbor’s house with her 4 year old son and said her husband had slammed her head on a kitchen counter. The couple had been apparently arguing over an affair the husband was involved in when the wife called his girlfriend a name. The officer became enraged and carried her from their bedroom to the kitchen where he slammed her head onto a granite counter top. The wife had a lump on her head and a bruise on her biceps according to a deputy.  Casselberry police confiscated his police car, gear and gun and his AR-15 rifle.

If you have been accused of domestic violence and are facing a criminal charge in Orange County or Seminole County, Florida please call my office at 407-599-1234 for a free initial consultation and learn how Tilden Law can help defend your rights.

Women victims of Domestic Violence

August 25th, 2009 No comments

More facts on domestic violence from Women in Distress:

• 85 percent of domestic violence victims are women.

• One in every three women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.

• Every day, four women die in this country as a result of domestic violence — that’s about 1,400 women a year.

• In 2008, there were 113,123 reported cases of domestic violence in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Of those, 7,475 were reported in Broward County.

• In 2007, females were the victims in 85 percent of domestic violence homicides in Florida.

• Pregnant women are twice as likely to experience domestic violence as women who are not pregnant.

• About 8.8 million children witness domestic violence each year.

• 30 percent to 60 percent of perpetrators of intimate-partner violence also abuse children in the household.

• Children who have witnessed violence at home are five times more likely to commit or suffer violence when they become adults.

• Nearly one in five teenage girls report that their boyfriend threatened violence or self-harm when presented with a breakup.

• One in five teens in a serious relationship report having been hit, slapped or pushed by a partner.

• Nearly half of all boys and girls say the abuse occurs in a school building or on school grounds.

 If you have been accused of domestic violence and are facing a criminal charge in Orange County or Seminole County, Florida, please call my office for a free case evaluation and learn how Tilden Law can defend your rights.