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Tampa criminal defense attorneys are often asked about simple battery because it is a very common charge and often involves normal folks making a simple, onetime mistake. Florida Statute Section 784.03 defines simple battery and provides the potential maximum sentence for the charge. The above-referenced situation most commonly occurs when someone swings a closed fist […]
Learn More...Tampa injunction attorneys are often asked what will occur at an injunction evidentiary hearing. As we have discussed elsewhere on our Tampa injunction attorney blog, an evidentiary hearing occurs prior to the granting of a permanent injunction in Florida. Both the Petitioner (person that filed the injunction) and the Respondent (person the injunction is filed […]
Learn More...Polk County made national news, when the Sheriff’s Office arrested two Polk County Cyberbullies after the suicide of a teenage girl because of posts on social media. Tampa criminal attorneys have been closely monitoring the situation in Polk County involving the death of a young girl and the arrest of two (2) minor children, who […]
Learn More...Folks charged with violations of probation are constantly wondering if they will be able to get a bond on a violation of probation or VOP. Tampa criminal defense attorneys are often asked about in bond issues generally, but more often than not these issues focus on whether someone being charged with a VOP can get […]
Learn More...This question is often posed to Tampa domestic violence injunction attorneys by clients, who do not want to go to court, unless they absolutely have to. Yes, if you fail to show to the domestic violence injunction hearing, more specifically the injunction return hearing, the domestic violence injunction will most certainly be granted unless the […]
Learn More...Tampa violation of probation attorneys are often asked about what a VOP or Violation of Probation means. Unfortunately, violation of Probation charges occur as often as folks being placed on probation. A violation of probation occurs when someone on probation either receives a technical or substantive violation. A technical violation occurs when someone violates one of the […]
Learn More...A deposition is one of many discovery tools available to attorneys in the court system. They involve a deponent being asked questions concerning the case under oath by an attorney. Exhibits can be used during the deposition and questions asked specifically concerning same. The deponent’s attorney is permitted to make objections in very limited circumstances. […]
Learn More...As we’ve discussed extensively throughout our Ybor City criminal defense attorneys blog, a bond is ultimately a tool for a criminal court system to ensure someone’s appearance and in the criminal justice process. Rarely, a court will require what is called a “cash bond.” A cash bond ultimately prevents an accused from going to a […]
Learn More...Technically, an evidentiary hearing occurs anytime a court hears and considers evidence to make a legal decision. This can occur in many different contexts, including a motion for belated appeal, hearing on a 3.850 motion, etc. The criminal law attorneys of Hackworth Law have handled a variety of evidentiary hearings. An evidentiary hearing in criminal […]
Learn More...Domestic Battery is a commonly charged crime in the Tampa Bay Area, many folks are not sure of what the “domestic” label means as to potential sentencing and the handling of the case. Tampa domestic violence attorneys are often asked about the difference between the two. The most obvious difference is that in domestic battery […]
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