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Phone: (954) 761-3444

Address: 888 SE 3rd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

Attorney At Law Criminal Defense Ralph Behr

Criminal Law

Criminal Defense
As a client you can rest assured that your case is personally handled by a nationally recognized Fort Lauderdale criminal defense lawyer Ralph Behr. Over thirty two years of experience means your defense team has the knowledge, experience and insight to provide a criminal defense that is second to none.
DUI/DWI
Sex Crimes
Judges cannot go below a certain amount of incarceration time in cases involving mandatory minimum sentences. In 2016, drug trafficking crimes accounted for close to two-thirds of the crimes carrying a mandatory minimum penalty. The mandatory minimum sentence triggered is 20 years when the crime involves manufacturing, distributing, or possessing with intent to distribute certain controlled substances, such as a kilogram of heroin, and death or a serious bodily injury results. Other crimes commonly involving a mandatory minimum sentence in 2016 were child pornography, fraud, and firearms offenses. Contact a Knowledgeable Criminal Defense Attorney in Fort Lauderdale
Fraud
Ralph Behr is a highly skilled and experienced Federal and State Court criminal defense attorney. Attorney Behr has fearlessly fought for the accused in Florida state, New York Federal Courts, and Florida federal courts since 1988. He has gone up against many different types of criminal prosecutors in a career spanning over 5,000 cases. Some of the most notable matters that he has handled have involved Money Laundering, Securities Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Trafficking and drug crimes, domestic violence, and all major federal crimes, but he can represent people in the full range of criminal cases. Mr. Behr has been involved in several high-profile cases that have received media attention, and he is proud to have created a book and an app that inform citizens of their rights. He knows that the deck is often stacked against defendants in the criminal justice system, but he has the knowledge and experience that it takes to make sure that your side of the story is told.
Burglary
Theft
Misdemeanors
The facts will determine which of these crimes will be charged, and a Fort Lauderdale criminal defense attorney can advise you on the specific charge that you may be facing. For example, if you punched your wife, you will likely be charged with domestic battery. This is any actual or intentional touching or striking of someone else without consent or intentionally causing someone else bodily harm, when the person whom you struck is a family or household member. Domestic battery is ordinarily a first-degree misdemeanor, and if you are convicted, you may spend up to a year in jail or on probation and face a $1,000 fine. However, when an aggravating factor is present, such as the use of a weapon, the prosecutor may pursue aggravated battery or aggravated assault charges, which are felony charges. We can handle felony domestic violence charges, which often come with very harsh penalties, including a real possibility of incarceration.
Drug Crimes
Florida has harsh laws criminalizing drug activity. Simply possessing a controlled substance like heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine is a third-degree felony, which means that you can face up to five years in prison. Sale or delivery and trafficking in controlled substances are other drug crimes that may be charged, depending on the circumstances.
Assault
Under Florida law, domestic violence involves several different violent crimes that are perpetrated against a household or family member. You can perpetrate domestic violence if you commit a violent act against your spouse, your ex-spouse, the co-parent of your child, someone with whom you currently or previously cohabitated, or a relative who is related to you by marriage or blood. Violent crimes that can be domestic violence depending on the relationship of the perpetrator and the victim include assault, battery, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, stalking, sexual assault and sexual battery, aggravated stalking, and kidnapping.
Murder
Homicide
Restraining Order
There are numerous potential consequences for a conviction of a felony domestic violence crime. If you face second-degree felony charges, you are looking at a possible maximum sentence of 15 years, as well as the possibility that you will need to complete a weeks-long program on battering and will lose certain important civil liberties like the right to carry a concealed weapon. Moreover, there may be an impact on your ability to see your children or other family members, and a victim may take out a restraining order or injunction. Depending on the circumstances, there may be defenses available, such as self-defense, defense of others, or Stand Your Ground. In many cases, it may be possible for a criminal defense lawyer in Fort Lauderdale to raise a reasonable doubt about what happened or show that the victim's account is not plausible. Federal Crimes
Money Laundering
Charges may be brought in federal court if you are believed to have violated a federal criminal law, perpetrated a crime over two state lines, or perpetrated a crime in international waters. Generally, federal crimes are punished more harshly than state crimes, and it is crucial to retain a criminal lawyer who has experience in the federal system. Mr. Behr has been involved in several high-profile federal criminal defense cases, including cases involving the first World Trade Center bombing, Irish Republican Army money laundering, and RICO. Each federal criminal case demands its own defense strategy based upon the facts and the crime being charged.
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