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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 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 […]
Learn More...Tampa criminal lawyers are often asked about felon in possession charges and their minimum mandatory sentences. In shorty, there is a minimum mandatory sentence on a felon in possession of a firearm charge in actual possession cases. First, it is prudent to discuss specifically what a felon in possession of a firearm entails. It involves […]
Learn More...Tampa DUI Attorneys are often asked about the specifics of DUI checkpoints. These checkpoints lead to many DUI arrests throughout the greater Tampa Bay Area. Many Tampa DUIs originate at DUI checkpoints as opposed to the driver being pulled over for poor driving or some other reason. These DUI Checkpoints are on the rise around […]
Learn More...Many Tampa ticket attorneys are asked about the lack of formality in traffic court. Ultimately, you have a constitutional right to represent yourself in any court in any jurisdiction in this country. Like a very popular judge in Pinellas County often says to people representing themselves or going pro se, would you perform heart or […]
Learn More...Often times, Tampa criminal defense lawyers are asked specifically what RICO means in a criminal context. RICO is used frequently in the news and in movies, but very rarely is it adequately defined. Simply put, it stands for the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Florida’s RICO Statute is a chapter, rather than a specific […]
Learn More...Many Tampa criminal appeals attorneys are questioned about what someone can do when they believe their criminal defense attorney made a mistake. Ultimately, many individuals who are found either guilty of trial or end up in Florida State Prison after a plea bargain feel as though their Tampa criminal defense attorney either made a mistake […]
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