PrintFebruary 10, 2007
The Criminal Liability of Lisa Nowak
Spec./Capt. Lisa Nowak faces serious legal jeopardy in Florida. After reading the arrest/charging affidavits, I have to wonder at some of the commentary out there. Jeffrey Fieger appeared on Good Morning America Friday and told the audience that, "at most, she might be guilty of an assault and battery." Here in Florida, those charges are both misdemeanors, punishable by a maximum of 14 months in the county jail (12 for the battery, 2 for the assault.) Counselor Fieger was grossly mistaken.Based on the contents of the bag that was recovered from the trash can (after a policeman saw Capt. Nowak dump it in there), the [utterly credible] victim's statement, Capt. Nowak's post-Miranda statement, and the statutes here in Florida, these are the charges she could be convicted of in a heartbeat, and their concomitant maximum prison penalties in Florida:Florida Statutes 787.02 False imprisonment (5 years)Florida Statutes 790.07 Persons engaged in criminal...(Read Full Article)
