Clarity On Pretrial Intervention For First-time Offender
Location: Florida
A family member was caught with about 12g of marijuana in their possession during a traffic stop. The officer tested it and determined that some of it was synthetic, resulting in a third-degree felony charge (prior to the testing, the officer was going to throw it away and let them go with a warning). I've been trying to do some reading (although I'm admittedly in over my head) and from what I can tell, since this is their first offense and a nonviolent crime, they should be eligible for a pretrial intervention program. Based on my understanding, the request for a PTI program can be made by any attorney, private or public, but we are trying to figure out if it would be worth it to just fork out the cash for a private attorney. Can someone provide clarity on a) the general order of events from this point (they have been released on bail and no initial appearance date has been set yet) and b) whether or not there is a difference in timeline for a PTI request with a private vs. public defender? Thank you in advance.
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