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Author Archives: Jonathan Hackworth

Tampa Criminal Defense Attorneys: What is a Plain View Search?

Tampa Criminal Defense Attorneys are often asked about whether their search in a particular case is legal or not. This is just another example of the courts eroding the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution.  If a warrant isn’t available or isn’t received, the court has granted certain exceptions to […]

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Tampa Criminal Attorneys: What is a Search Incident to Lawful Arrest?

One of the most common questions posed to Tampa Criminal Attorneys are whether the search of an individual was legal and lawful, and if it was not, what’s the proper remedy to suppress the evidence in the case. One of the more common and controversial searches available to law enforcement and the State Attorney’s Office […]

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Tampa Drug Attorneys: What is a controlled call?

Tampa Drug Attorneys are often asked about what a controlled call specifically entails.  In short, a controlled call occurs when law enforcement utilize someone the target of an investigation trusts and regular speaks with.  The trusted individual calls the target on a recorded line and the telephone conversation is recorded to be later used as […]

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What is an open plea?

Tampa criminal lawyers are often asked about what an open plea actually entails.  An open plea is a plea, where there is no agreement for a specific sentence with the prosecutor, be it the State Attorney’s Office or the United States Attorney’s Office.   While the overwhelming majority of pleas involve an agreed upon sentence and […]

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Tampa Criminal Lawyer: What are death injury points as associated with my Florida scoresheet?

Tampa Criminal Lawyers are often asked about how one’s score sheet is calculated and how the injury points are assessed to that score sheet. We discuss many of the specifics on our blog in a variety of different articles under our “sentencing” subsection.  Further, the Department of Corrections provides the most thorough review and analysis […]

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Brandon Criminal Defense Lawyers: What is leaving the scene of an accident with property damage?

Our Brandon Criminal Defense Lawyers discuss the charge referenced above and the potential penalties associated with the same.  In short, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage could actually result in three charges. First, one could be charged under Florida Statute 316.036 for damaging an unattended vehicle or other property.  This occurs when […]

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What are mandatory disclosures?

Tampa family law attorneys are constantly asked about mandatory disclosures and the requirements to file a financial affidavit in their Tampa family law case. In short, the easiest way to think of these mandatory disclosures are that they are the required documents to back up the numerical figures on the financial affidavit. As you can […]

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Did Florida eliminate permanent alimony?

Few bills in Tallahassee get Tampa Divorce Attorneys’ attention like bills regulating alimony and more recently, bills purporting to eliminate it being permanent in some unique situations.   As we have discussed elsewhere on our Tampa alimony attorney blog, there are many forms of alimony available in Florida.   Arguably, the most controversial is durational alimony, where […]

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How can I get rid of this domestic violence injunction against me?

Individuals with domestic violence injunctions against them are always interested in trying to get them set aside, so they can possess firearms, have the injunction of their record, have contact with the other party, etc.  Our Tampa domestic violence injunction attorneys have extensive experience both defending, prosecuting and setting aside domestic violence injunctions.  Florida Statute […]

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Can my friends and family attend mediation with me?

No, they cannot.  As we discuss elsewhere on our Tampa Family Law Attorney blog, mediation is required in all Tampa Family Law matters regardless of whether it is a divorce matter, post judgment issue or paternity case.   There are two types of mediation – public, through a mediator at the courthouse, and private, through a […]

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