Charges: How Criminal Cases Get Started
Our former prosecutor tells how law enforcement & prosecutors initiate criminal cases. Criminal cases tend to get started with a police arrest report. Once received, the federal or state&...
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Can You Expunge a Felony Conviction In Florida?
Everyone makes mistakes in life, and sometimes those mistakes are so large that they result in an arrest or a conviction. Arrests without conviction can be expunged or “deleted” from your criminal record, but many offenses, including misdemeanor...
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Can Social Media Be Used Against Me?
The arresting officers will caution you that everything you say can and will be used against you in court if you have been charged with a crime or violation. Beyond what occurs at the scene or inside the police station, this Miranda warning is stil...
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Defending Stalking Charges
Stalking is a crime in all 50 States, both at the State level and at the Federal level. It can be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on what kind of conduct was undertaken. Stalking is a serious charge or accusation to be faced w...
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When Catfishing Becomes Fraud
With more people using the internet daily, it was only a matter of time before some online users would start to deceive others who could not physically see or personally interact with them. Online im...
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Different Legal Interpretations in Sentencing
The law isn’t always consistent, or interpreted consistently. The US Sentencing Guidelines provisions are always applied at the discretion of the Judge, meaning that a wide variation can result in terms of the “end result” that a defendant is ...
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What to Expect if You Are Arrested for Cocaine Possession
Being in possession of cocaine is a serious offense. Drug possession is both a Federal and State-level crime and in both cases the steps you take during and soon after your arrest can make a big difference in the level of penalties you may face. ...
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Caught on Camera? Why Video Evidence isn’t Always Allowed in Court
Everywhere you turn today there seem to be surveillance cameras; at your house, your neighbor’s place, red lights, street corners, and stores & parking garages just to name a few. No matter what you are doing in your day-to-day li...
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Extradition Cases in Florida
If you live in the state of Florida but are wanted for a crime that was committed in another state, you may be at risk for extradition – the process of holding an alleged fugitive into custody in one state so that the authorities can transpo...
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Carrying a Concealed Firearm Without a Permit in an Airport
Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, an interesting phenomena has occurred. There has been a large uptick in the number of guns that have been discovered in the possession of travellers in a number of Florida airports. Accidenta...
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