DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BATTERY (F.S. § 784.03)
NO PROSECUTION — STATE DECLINED TO FILE CHARGES
Walton County, FL
June 2, 2026
Client was arrested in Walton County for Domestic Violence Battery (F.S. § 784.03), a first-degree misdemeanor carrying up to 1 year in the county jail and a $1,000 fine, along with the mandatory 29-week Batterer's Intervention Program, minimum 12 months of probation, permanent domestic violence designation, and lifetime federal firearms prohibition that follow any domestic violence conviction in Florida.
The defense engaged the case at the pre-filing stage — the point at which a matter can still be stopped before it becomes a prosecution — obtaining and reviewing the State's discovery materials across multiple productions in the weeks following the arrest. The State announced no prosecution and no information was ever filed. There was no arraignment, no plea, no probation, and no domestic violence adjudication. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes; each case depends on its facts and circumstances.