Can the State Attorney Amend Charges after they've been filed? ~ Best Answer on AVVO ~ Call Michael A. Haber, Esq. @ 1-888-SHARK-8-1
Q: Can the state of Florida's SAO change charges one to another after they officially charge you with a crime? On 07/01/2013 I was arrested for violating a domestic violence injuction!! ON 08/13/2013 the Flordia State attorney's office filed offical charges that I violated an injuction for domestic violence. I am nor related or live with the person and to make matters worse he does not live there!! My girlfriend does!! My order states injuction for repeat violence!!!can I please get an honest answer: Can the SAO in florida file formal charges on a criminal act and then change it to something else after the fact?
Answered . Yes. The State can "change charges" and DVROs (domestic violence restraining orders) cover a wide variety of persons, not necessarily folks who live with one another.
The State Attorney's Office is the agency that makes the decision about what charges to file. The "information" is simply the formal document that lists the charges that are being filed, along with the corresponding statute numbers.
State Attorney's file Amended Informations all the time. This can be done to add additional charges against the accused, to simply to create additional leverage against the accused, to correct a defect in the document or for a variety of other reasons / purposes.
That said, you are facing serious charges and should consult with an experienced Zephyrhills area criminal defense attorney stat. Although I practice primarily in Miami-Dade County you are welcome to contact my office for a referral or two, or you can search the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers website by locality (please see http://www.facdl.org/ - and click on the "Find A Lawyer" tab).
Wishing you luck and hoping that I have been helpful in answering your question.
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