Representative Results

Dr. Butler's psycholegal advocacy has assisted defense counsel with obtaining favorable outcomes during pre-trial, in-trial, and post-trial litigation. Representative results include the following:

- A Graham client pleaded guilty to Armed Robbery, Aggravated Fleeing or Attempting to Elude an Officer, Possession of More Than 20 Grams of Cannabis, and Resisting Arrest Without Violence and was sentenced as a Youthful Offender to four years followed by four years of probation with credit for time served (Duval County, Florida, 2024);

- A Graham client pleaded guilty to Attempted First Degree Murder, Armed Robbery, and two counts of Armed Burglary and sentenced to seven years followed by five years of probation with credit for time served (approximately two years) (Hillsborough County, Florida, 2023);

- An Atwell client paroled after serving nearly 31 years for First-Degree Murder (Polk County, Florida, 2023); 

- A client pleaded guilty to Attempted Sexual Assault by a Person 18 years of Age or Older on a Victim Less Than 12 Years of Age and Attempted Lewd and Lascivious Behavior by a Person 18 years of Age or Older on a Victim Less Than 12 Years of Age and sentenced to 15 years followed by 15 years of Sex Offender Probation (Duval County, Florida, 2023);

- A Graham client pleaded no contest to Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, Armed Burglary, Burglary, and Possession of a Firearm by a Delinquent and sentenced as a Youthful Offender to five years followed by one year of probation with credit for time served (approximately 2.5 years) (Leon County, Florida, 2023);

- A client's First-Degree Murder convictions overturned following an evidentiary hearing (Marion County, Oregon, 2023);

- A client pleaded guilty to Second-Degree Murder and sentenced to 12 years with credit for time served (approximately six years) (Hillsborough County, Florida, 2023);

- A Graham client pleaded guilty to Armed Burglary, received a withhold of adjudication, and sentenced to one year in the county jail followed by one year of unsupervised probation, two years of community control, and eight years of probation (Duval County, Florida, 2023);

- A Graham client resentenced from 70 years to 20 years followed by 10 years of probation for Attempted First-Degree Murder and Attempted Armed Robbery (Duval County, Florida, 2022);

- A Graham client found guilty of Violation of Probation for Armed Robbery and Aggravated Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer and sentenced to 5 years with credit for time served (approximately 3.5 years) (Duval County, Florida, 2022);

- An 18-year-old client originally charged with Second-Degree Murder and Aggravated Battery pleaded guilty to Manslaughter and sentenced to 12 years (Duval County, Florida, 2022);

- An Atwell client paroled after serving 38 years for two counts of First-Degree Murder (Duval County, Florida, 2021);

- A Miller client sentenced to 45 years with judicial review after 25 years for First-Degree Murder, Abuse of a Dead Human Body, and Tampering with Physical Evidence followed by lifetime probation with the possibility of early termination after 10 years (Volusia County, Florida, 2021);

- An Atwell client paroled after serving 27 years for First-Degree Murder (Polk County, Florida, 2019); 

- A Graham client sentenced as a Youthful Offender to one year in the county jail with credit for time served followed by 36 months of probation for Armed Robbery, Aggravated Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer, and Resisting Arrest Without Violence (Duval County, Florida, 2019);

- A Graham client resentenced from 75 years to 30 years for Attempted First-Degree Murder, leading to his immediate release (St. Lucie County, Florida, 2019);

- A Miller/Graham client resentenced from life imprisonment without the possibility of parole (LWOP) for First-Degree Murder, 15 years for Robbery, and 40 years for Sexual Battery by a Juvenile/Victim Under 12 to 40 years, 15 years, and 20 years, respectively, with judicial review after 15 years (Gadsden County, Florida, 2019); 

- A Graham client resentenced from 26 years to 15 years for seven counts of False Imprisonment, seven counts of Robbery with a Non-Deadly Weapon, one count of Attempted Armed Robbery with a Deadly Weapon, and one count of Armed Burglary, leading to his imminent release (Hillsborough County, Florida, 2019);

- A Graham client resentenced from 42.5 years to 15 years for three counts of Armed Robbery (Duval County, Florida, 2018);

- A Miller client resentenced from LWOP to 45 years for First-Degree Murder, leading to his immediate release (Duval County, Florida, 2018);

- A Graham client resentenced from 40 years to 18 years for Armed Robbery, Burglary of an Unoccupied Structure, and Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle (Highlands County, Florida, 2018);

- A Graham client resentenced from LWOP to 10 years for Kidnapping and subsequently released with time served after a second resentencing hearing (Sarasota County, Florida, 2017);

- A Miller client resentenced from LWOP to 42 years for First-Degree Murder (Leon County, Florida, 2017); 

- A Miller client resentenced from LWOP to 22 years for First-Degree Murder, leading to his immediate release (Hillsborough County, Florida, 2017);

- A Miller client resentenced from LWOP to 27 years for First-Degree Murder (Lake County, Florida, 2016); 

- A Graham client sentenced as a Youthful Offender to six years for two counts of Armed Burglary, one count of Armed Robbery, one count of Possession of an Illegal Weapon, one count of Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle, one count of Burglary, and one count of Grand Theft ($300 - $5,000) (Polk County, Florida, 2015); 

- A client acquitted of First-Degree Felony Murder and Armed Robbery after a jury trial (Manatee County, Florida, 2010); 

- A client's battery charges dropped after the jury was selected (Manatee County, Florida, 2005); 

- Over 30 capital clients who received death waivers before trial (Federal Court, Circuit Courts throughout Florida, and State Courts outside of Florida, 2000 - Present); and 

- Over 20 capital clients who faced the death penalty at trial, but were sentenced to LWOP (Circuit Courts throughout Florida and State Courts outside of Florida, 2000 - Present).