Metcalf Falls, Criminal Defense Attorneys, P.A.

07/21/2025

HUGE win for the firm and HUGE relief for a deserving client!

Client was charged with Manslaughter with a Firearm. Police report indicated he was playing with a firearm while drunk when he shot and killed his friend. Theory was that our client's actions were gross and flagrant, and amounted to a course of conduct showing a reckless disregard for human life.

Trial cliff-notes: through cross-examining the witnesses investigating officers, we established, 1) the gun went off within seconds of our client picking it up, 2) 3rd party did not see him pull the trigger and HIS DNA WAS NOT FOUND ON THE TRIGGER, and 3) his speech wasn't slurred, he exhibited no evidence of impairment, and after he consented to a blood draw THE HOMICIDE DETECTIVE DECIDED NOT TO TAKE HIS BLOOD.

This was a purely accidental shooting. Not all accidents, even tragic ones, meet the legal definition of a crime. We are extremely grateful to the jury, who agreed with our analysis and found our client NOT GUILTY after an hour and a half of deliberations.

When the stakes are high and your freedom is on the line, make sure you have REAL TRIAL LAWYERS on your side ⚖️🏆⚖️!!

05/12/2022

Took 2 years and a lot of hard work. Surveillance video dramatically contradicted the alleged victim's timeline and her claimed fear of our client. Uber Records showed she never ordered an Uber. DNA evidence did not support her allegations. We're proud of our work and we are so happy for a client who maintained his innocence the whole time.

09/01/2021

⚖️⚖️ Won another Drug Trafficking case through our argument on and ex*****on of a Motion to Suppress. Client was facing a 25 year minimum mandatory prison sentence on this case. The court found that TPD violated our client’s 4th Amendment rights during a traffic stop and our efforts resulted in a complete dismissal. ⚖️⚖️

Side note - Only regret is found in Motion Hearing transcript excerpt where our cross-examination reads *a bit* sarcastic. 😬

08/28/2020

Have you heard that you can or should defend another person's property with an AR-15?

🛑🛑 STOP 🛑🛑

Whoever told you that doesn't know the law or doesn't care about YOUR consequences. Be smart. Be safe. Be legal.

No matter how mad you are about social justice protests and demonstrations, you should think twice about joining an armed militia. Going down that path doesn’t make you a patriot. It makes you a criminal.

06/02/2020

Love equally. Protest peacefully.
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Protests are erupting across the country following George Floyd’s tragic death while in Minneapolis police custody. Tampa is no different and tensions have grown thick. Sometimes turning violent, demonstrations across the city have resulted in over 75 arrests and 40...

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