Case Results

Selected case results

Below are examples of the kinds of outcomes Meeghan has helped clients achieve. Each result depends on the specific facts of the case.

• Charges dismissed

  Stand Your Ground motion granted

  The court granted a Stand Your Ground (self-defense immunity) motion under section 776.032, Florida Statutes, dismissing a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

  Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Fla. (Feb. 3, 2026)

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• Appeal

  Conviction overturned on appeal

  On appeal, the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a juvenile client’s trespass adjudication and ordered the charge dismissed.

  K.J. v. State, No. 4D12–515 (Fla. 4th DCA Feb. 20, 2013)

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• Charges dropped

  Multiple felony charges dismissed

  The State dismissed all charges, including drug trafficking, cocaine possession with intent to sell, and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, by entering a nolle prosequi after determining that law enforcement’s actions would result in suppression of the evidence.

  Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Fla. (Dec. 2025)

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• Judgment vacated

  Favorable ruling for the client

  After a hearing, the court granted the client’s motion to vacate a default and final judgment in a Department of Revenue child-support case, setting aside the judgment and the resulting income-withholding (wage garnishment) order so the case could be defended on the merits.

  Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Fla. (Jan. 9, 2019)

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Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different, and the outcome of any particular matter depends on its specific facts and circumstances.