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Tampa criminal attorneys are often asked by folks about withdrawing their previously entered guilty plea after their case is resolved, often once they have either been sentenced to their prison/jail sentence or have begun probation. While discussing withdrawing a plea is easy, it is incredibly difficult to actually do so and the risks are significant, […]
Learn More...This is one of the more often posed questions to Plant City Drug Attorneys because folks with jobs are immediately concerned about their ability to provide a livelihood for their families and themselves immediately after their arrest. In short, like so many other things in the criminal defense realm – it simply depends. It depends […]
Learn More...Many folks ask their Tampa criminal lawyer whether they are being recorded in the back seat of the cop car after their arrest. Yes, you were being recorded nearly the entire time from the period you were arrested to when you were booked in the jail. Unfortunately, many folks first learn this when they are viewing the […]
Learn More...Tampa criminal attorneys are often asked about competency to stand trial because unfortunately so many criminal cases can trace their roots back to mental health issues. Further, the media in recent years has made a significant deal about competency to stand trial because of several high profile cases involving mental health issues, such as countless […]
Learn More...The specific Florida law providing for victim injury points can be found under Florida Statute Section 921.0021. Tampa criminal lawyers are often asked about victim injury points when discussing scoresheets under Florida’s current sentencing structure. In short, these are points that can be added which inflate and increase the potential minimum score for a criminal […]
Learn More...Many times, the police offer telephone interviews to folks, who may feel less comfortable with a face-to-face interviews. As we’ve discussed elsewhere in our Tampa criminal lawyer blog, an individual is awarded the right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. We obviously recommend individuals use that protection, especially when […]
Learn More...In order to prove prior convictions, the State Attorney’s Office will generally rely on fingerprints of folks from prior convictions. As we’ve discussed elsewhere on our Tampa criminal attorney blog, many charges and sentencing issues require the State Attorney’s Office to prove prior convictions of a criminal defendant. For example, in order to convict someone […]
Learn More...Unfortunately, a motion to dismiss a criminal case for lack of evidence doesn’t exist. Tampa criminal attorneys are often asked about this specific motion by their clients. The bad news is this motion does not exist. Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure provides several means to potentially dismiss a criminal indictment or information, but filing one […]
Learn More...Tampa criminal defense attorneys are always asked by their clients about how to defend their case. At Hackworth Law, we utilize a three phase approach to the defense of Tampa Bay DUI arrests. This approach involves looking at the timeline of how a DUI arrest occurs ensuring we protect our client’s right at each phase. […]
Learn More...Many Tampa VOP Attorneys are asked from their clients who are charged the violation of probation, if it was absolutely necessary for the probation officer to violate them, or if they, in their own discretion, can ignore or disregard the violation. Unfortunately, a common myth is that probation officers exercise their discretion regularly not to violate […]
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