If you are stopped for a suspected DUI, law enforcement may ask you to take a breathalyzer test. But before you decide to submit to a breathalyzer test or refuse one, you should know how the process works and know your rights. How a Brea...
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Being arrested is an overwhelming experience; add to that an arrest for a DUI, which courts in Florida do not take lightly. It is important to know what to expect and what the steps are in the DUI court process. Even though you may know how the ...
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Kids as young as middle school age now have smartphones, tablets, and laptops with them all the time. Using social media platforms is second nature to them. Teens prefer to communicate through texts and other instant messaging media rather than inter...
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In Florida, the age of consent to participate in sexual activity is 18. But contemporary social mores and cultural norms often mean that younger teenagers engage in sex earlier than their 18th birthday. This makes the unintentional commission of stat...
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A St. Petersburg woman, Barbie Rene Killop, has been charged with felony battery after throwing a bag of lettuce at a man during a fight the morning of Saturday, May 14th. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YReCzxnvvvc[/embedyt...
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Anyone who thinks a Florida DUI conviction is not that big a deal has never had to pay the true costs of even a DUI first offense. When websites list the penalties that can be imposed by the court after a DUI conviction, the list usually doesn’t in...
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An FBI target letter is a document a federal prosecutor sends to someone whom they believe is committing or has committed a criminal offense. The target letter is typically used in federal investigations of white-collar crime. The letter usually noti...
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You have the right to remain silent… We have all heard this line before, whether it is from first-hand experience or from a movie or television show, but what does it mean? This line is from a Miranda warning—a Fifth Amendment constitu...
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An underage DUI in Florida requires only a 0.02 BAC level, about one single drink. Florida’s legal drinking age is 21 as mandated by federal law. That means Florida law prohibits anyone younger than age 21 to consume any alcohol. And unl...
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Marijuana is still listed as a Schedule I Controlled Substance by state and federal law enforcement authorities. Whether justified or not, marijuana remains in a category defined as having “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for...
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