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During a Florida criminal trial, the State Attorney’s Office is able to present evidence first and last because they have the burden of proof in prosecuting the case. Tampa criminal lawyers are “sandwiched” between the State Attorney’s Office presentation of evidence. Following the state attorney’s presentation of evidence, the defense then gets to present its […]
Learn More...Unfortunately, media talking heads and other pundits have ignored the simple, underlying problem with the State Attorney’s Office strategy in the Michael Dunn case – they overcharged the case. For people that operate in the Florida criminal justice system every day, this shouldn’t come as a surprise for anyone. It is common knowledge that some […]
Learn More...Many Wesley Chapel Criminal Attorneys are asked by their clients quickly after their arrest on how quickly they can get to court? I often advise my clients to expect to take approximately 3 to 4 weeks to get to their first court date. Depending on the complexity of the case, the State Attorney’s Office may […]
Learn More...Many Brandon Violent Crimes Attorneys are repeatedly asked this by clients, who are seeking to introduce affidavits or letters from their witnesses supporting their case. Unfortunately, these writings are generally excluded under the hearsay rules of the Florida Evidence Code. As you can imagine, this hearsay rule works both ways, sometimes for the benefit of the […]
Learn More...Many Tampa criminal lawyers are asked about the specifics of 10-20-Life and its impact on an individual’s criminal case. 10-20-Life involves cases, where firearms are used in connection during certain enumerated offenses. In January 1999, the Florida Legislature passed the 10-20-Life law. As part of the Law, the Florida Legislature enacted a significant amount of […]
Learn More...Many Tampa child support attorneys are asked about what someone can expect at their Department of Revenue child support hearing. A DOR child support hearing is somewhat mysterious to many folks because they are totally foreign since they do not occur in courtroom or before a judge in some capacity. In Hillsborough County, the hearings […]
Learn More...Many Tampa criminal defense attorneys are asked about the specifics of bond reduction motions. These issues generally arise when someone was arrested for a much higher charge than what they were actually charged with and the bond has remained the same. This occurs somewhat often with drug trafficking cases and often involves Nebia holds, which […]
Learn More...The Brandon traffic ticket attorneys of Hackworth Law have literally handled thousands of traffic tickets and have developed a list of the top ten worst defenses ever uttered in traffic court. The majority of these were heard in Hillsborough County by folks representing themselves on speeding tickets or other traffic tickets. As you can imagine, […]
Learn More...Tampa criminal attorneys are often specifically asked about what exactly constitutes burglary. Frankly, it is one of the most improperly used words by television criminal justice shows. Burglary is a relatively simple charge, it is covered by Florida Statute Section 810.02. Burglary is essentially either the unlawful entry into a residence or lawfully entering and […]
Learn More...This is one of the more common questions posed to criminal defense attorneys such as the St. Petersburg Criminal Defense Attorneys at Hackworth Law, P.A. Many individuals debate whether it’s even worth getting an attorney or whether they should just attempt to defend themselves alone in a criminal court or with the assistance of a public […]
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