David Brener Defends Naples Man on Murder Case; Avoids Jail Time

House arrest and probation was the sentence on a Naples murder case recently defended in court by Criminal Attorney David A. Brener of Brener and DeMine, PLLC.  Brener's client, "S.O.", was charged with Murder in the shooting death of the boyfriend of one of his tenants.  The state's case included evidence of animus between the defendant and the victim, as well as evidence that the defendant lied in wait for the victim to arrive, and inflicted a second fatal shot as a coup de grace in order to insure the victim's demise.  Although it could have been charged as a first degree murder,  the case was filed as a second degree murder.  After extensive investigation, motion work, mitigation investigation, and plea negotiations, Brener was able to secure a plea to a reduced charge of manslaughter, and a sentence of two years house arrest followed by three years probation.  The defendant, who had been out on bond for years on the original murder charge after a bond hearing conducted by Brener, was thereby able to avoid both pre-trial and post-conviction incarceration.  The case was resolved in June, 2015.

Criminal Attorney David A. Brener Convinces Jury to Acquit Client in Naples Murder and Attempted Murder Case

An Immokalee man was  found Not Guilty of Murder and Attempted Murder in April, 2015 after his attorney, David A. Brener of Brener and DeMine, PLLC, convinced a Naples jury that his client was not the man who committed the crime.  Gens Cadet, 30, was charged in the murder of one local man and attempted murder of another during an incident that occurred at the Immokalee Apartments during a "vey" or haitian wake in  2013.  After a warrant was issued for Cadet's arrest, Brener surrendered his client to the Naples Jail Center and began to investigate the case and possible defenses.  At trial, Brener raised misidentification as a defense, and elicited testimony regarding the descriptions, opportunity to observe, use of suggestive lineups, and questionable police conduct.  After a ninety minute closing argument, Brener's client was found not guilty of both murder and attempted murder.  Gens Cadet is now a free man.

Criminal Attorneys Brener and DeMine PLLC, Open Naples Office

Fort Myers Criminal Defense Attorneys David A. Brener and Thomas E. DeMine have opened a law office in Naples, Florida.  The Naples office, located across the street from the Collier County Courthouse, is at 2500 Airport Road, Suite 209, Naples, Florida 34112.  Brener and DeMine will continue to practice criminal defense, handling all state and federal crimes, including murder and other violent crimes, narcotics cases, firearms and weapons charges, thefts and frauds, sex offenses, probation and control release violations, and driving and DUI charges.

  David A. Brener is rated "AV Preeminent" in Criminal Law by Martindale Hubbell,   "Superb" by AVVO,  and is one of a select few criminal attorneys in the State of Florida who is lead counsel qualified for capital death penalty cases.

Thomas E. DeMine is a former felony prosecutor in the State Attorneys Office for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit.  He is a former President of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Lee County Chapter, and a member of the Florida Bar and the Bar of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Brener and DeMine, PLLC have 35 years of combined criminal law experience.  The attorneys have handled virtually every type of criminal case, and have had jury trials on a wide variety of criminal charges. For more information, visit the website at www.justiceisourpassion.com.

Brener and DeMine, PLLC
2500 Airport Road
Suite 209
Naples, Fl.34112
239-300-4837