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10-20-Life: Unfair Florida Gun Laws

January 29th, 2016
Years ago, Florida’s “tough on crime” legislature enacted a gun law called 10-20-Life, which says that if you possess a gun during the commission of a crime, it is automatically punishable by 10 years in prison, if the gun goes off,… Read More
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Categories: Guns
Tags: guns

Juvenile Probation Sanctions

January 19th, 2016
If a child is placed on probation the following are some of the requirements he or she might have: NOTE THAT THE TIME TO ARGUE OR DISAGREE ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OF PROBATION IS NOT AT THE TIME THE CHILD PLEAS TO THE CRIME. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE J… Read More
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Categories: Probation

Public Defenders v. Private Attorneys

January 13th, 2016
I recently listened to a podcast by an experienced criminal attorney, who happens to be a public defender, named Elena Saris, talking about the differences between public defenders and private attorneys. While her blog focused on statistics of the ou… Read More
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Categories: Lawyers

Running from the Police

December 8th, 2015
As we all know, running from the police can be a bad idea. Along with whatever charges the police might be chasing you for, they will usually send a dog after you which will find you and bite you. If you’ve ever seen the bites from a police dog… Read More
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Categories: News, Probable Cause

Traffic Stop for Dark Window Tint

November 17th, 2015
Traffic Stop for Dark Window Tint Let’s say you just bought a used car and the police do a traffic stop for dark window tint. You never had the windows tinted, the car came like that. Or let’s say you recently had the windows tinted by a reputabl… Read More
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Categories: Drug Possession, Probable Cause, Traffic Stops
Tags: criminal defense attorney, probable cause, reasonable suspicion, traffic stop

Probation Violations – Dirty Urine

November 16th, 2015
When people hear about probation it sounds like a great alternative to jail or prison. But probation conditions are tough! Just the costs alone are enough to bankrupt most people. Some of the conditions of probation are: Fines and court costs, usuall… Read More
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Categories: Probation
Tags: probation
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