Other in Wakulla County, Florida

In Wakulla County, defendants charged with "Other" offenses face a conviction-heavy outcome landscape. The guilty rate of 65.2 percent is substantially higher than the statewide pattern, and the withheld adjudication rate of 26.0 percent—where judges find guilt but spare defendants a formal conviction—significantly exceeds Florida's average of 18.8 percent. Together, these two outcomes account for over 91 percent of all cases, leaving little room for dismissals. Wakulla's dismissal rate of 7.9 percent runs slightly below the statewide average of 8.6 percent, and notably, no defendants accessed diversion programs, compared to an 8.8 percent statewide diversion rate. This pattern reflects how the local State Attorney's office prioritizes prosecution and resolution in this county.

Sentences here reflect mixed confinement approaches. While the median sentence is relatively modest at 132 days, the average stretches to 410.6 days, indicating a subset of longer terms. Prison accounts for 18.5 percent of sentences and jail for 35.2 percent, meaning more than half of sentenced defendants face incarceration. Probation averages nearly two years, and fines average $470. Public defenders handled about 34 percent of cases, while private attorneys represented just 8.8 percent, suggesting most defendants had limited resources to mount a defense.