What might be the right defense strategy against criminal charges depends on the facts, circumstances, and evidence. While some cases are best litigated at jury trials, others will involve pleas. Pleas can be entered under an agreement with the prosecuting attorney for a lesser charge or more lenient sentence. Defendants might also enter open pleas...Read More

A charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felony can be difficult to defend and may result in a 15-year prison sentence in Florida. Prosecutors only need to prove that the defendant has a felony conviction and possessed a firearm to secure a conviction. Recently, the experienced Fort Pierce criminal lawyers skillfully defended...Read More

Escape and attempted escape charges in Florida are serious felony crimes, and they can be difficult to defend against. However, the Fort Pierce criminal lawyers at Kirschner & McEnery recently won a dismissal of all charges against our client who was facing attempted escape charges in a high-profile case. Factual and Procedural Background The defendant...Read More

Florida’s stand-your-ground law provides important protections for people who are forced to defend themselves against others. Under this law, people have the right to use force to defend themselves when they reasonably believe doing so is necessary to prevent serious injury, death, or a forcible felony. Recently, the Fort Pierce criminal lawyers at Kirschner &...Read More

In Florida, people can petition the courts for an injunction for protection based on allegations of domestic, sexual, dating, or repeat violence. If an injunction is made permanent following a hearing, it can have severe repercussions on the enjoined party’s life, liberties, career, and more. While an injunction for protection can help to protect people...Read More

Law enforcement officers in Florida must have a reasonable suspicion that someone might have committed a traffic infraction or crime or probable cause to believe an infraction or crime has been committed before they can stop vehicles. Officers are not allowed to stop motorists based on a “hunch” or at random. It is important to...Read More

Legal Help from a Saint Lucie Injunction Lawyer On February 20, 2023 the Indian River County Circuit Court dismissed an Injunction issued against KMLCLaw client, A.S., a twenty-three year old female and recent college graduate.  The injunction was issued only seventeen (17) days before it was stricken by the Court. H.K. filed a Petition for...Read More

A Saint Lucie County man, T.M., was charged with domestic battery, a first-degree misdemeanor per Ch. 784.03, Fla. Stat., and punishable by up to one (1) year in the county jail. A neighbor had called the police after hearing a disturbance. When law enforcement arrived, the man’s girlfriend told the police that T.M. had gotten...Read More

A Saint Lucie County man with significant criminal history, A.A, was accused by the mother of his child, of battery. She was pregnant at the time and as a result A.A. was charged with Aggravated Battery of a Pregnant Person second degree felony per Ch. 784.045, Fla. Stat. punishable by up to fifteen (15) years...Read More

A Saint Lucie County man, A.R., was stabbed with a screwdriver in the head and stomach and ended up being charged with Battery on an Elderly Person and Battery. A.R. had gone to meet his ex-girlfriend at her father’s house to pick-up the keys to his apartment that she had taken. When he showed up,...Read More