Practice area · Criminal Defense

Details

How the tools fit a criminal defense matter, the documents involved and the rules they draft around.

Process

The work, in order

1

The arrest call

The Website Intake Assistant talks to a family at any hour, collects the caller's name and contact details, and saves the court date they give as an Inquiry.

2

The rules

Ask the AI Law Assistant about the speedy-trial period, the motion rules or the public defender process, with its sources. Matter Management keeps the court dates and motion deadlines you enter.

3

The letters and motions

The Document Drafter writes the plea letter, the client letter and the pretrial motion from the facts you give. Save a motion deadline and the draft is written a few days ahead.

4

The follow-through

Reply to the prosecutor or the court clerk with the Email Assistant. Each draft is saved for review and nothing is sent without you.

Documents

The documents a criminal defense firm uses

These are real Document Drafter types. Lengths are for the document itself, and about 450 words fill a page.

Client Letter

Plain-English explanation of a charge, an offer or the next court date, with the questions the client should bring. Standard length runs about 400 to 700 words. Every plan.

Motion

A motion to suppress, to dismiss or for a pretrial order, with its argument and clearly marked places for case authority, never invented cases. Standard length runs about 1,500 to 2,800 words. Professional and Enterprise.

Retainer Agreement

The engagement for a defense, with the scope, the fee and what is excluded, such as appeals. Standard length runs about 1,600 to 2,600 words. Every plan.

Legal Memo

An internal memorandum on a charge or a defense, with authority left for you to fill in and verify. Standard length runs about 1,400 to 2,300 words. Every plan.

Discovery Request

A request for the evidence the State holds, such as body-camera footage or lab reports, kept within the rules. Standard length runs about 1,300 to 2,300 words. Professional and Enterprise.

Checklist

A working checklist for a first appearance or a trial, such as the documents to bring to court. Standard length runs about 300 to 600 words. Professional and Enterprise.

Rules

Criminal rules are set by Florida's rules and the court

Ramtek's state reference file covers filing periods for civil claims. For criminal matters the tools answer from Florida's rules with their sources, and the table lists the rules they draft around. Judges set their own motion deadlines, which control over the general rule.

MatterWhere the rule comes fromWhat the tool does
Speedy trialFla. R. Crim. P. 3.191Explains the 175-day felony and 90-day misdemeanor periods, counted from arrest, with the notice rules. The attorney decides whether they run
Motion to suppressFla. R. Crim. P. 3.190Drafts the motion with a marked place for authority. The grounds and the timing come from the facts and the court's order
Appointed counselFla. Stat. ch. 27Explains the public defender process with its source. Eligibility is decided by the court on the client's finances

Confirm the current rule and the judge's order before you rely on it. Rules and local practice change.

Limits

Boundaries

It does not advise on a plea

It drafts the letter that explains an offer. Whether to accept is the client's decision, made with an attorney.

It does not predict a sentence

It does not estimate a sentence, a fine or the outcome of a trial.

It does not appear in court

Nothing is filed with the clerk or argued before a judge. Every motion is a draft for an attorney to review and file.

It does not replace the evidence

It works from the facts and documents you give it. Check every summary against the discovery itself.