Represented a well-respected Miami plastic surgeon charged with the attempted murder and kidnapping of his ex-girlfriend, which supposedly occurred because of a Facebook posting she made. After an exhaustive investigation that included forensic analysis of electronic devices, witness interviews, searches of police files, and photographs of the alleged crime scene, Mr. Beaton was successful in demonstrating to prosecutors how the purported crime could not have happened. The State declined to file felony charges, and instead filed two misdemeanor ones, to be dismissed after the client completes a deferred prosecution program.
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