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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...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...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...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 […]
Learn More...Tampa criminal defense attorneys are often asked about what Resisting Arrest Without Violence means since so many individuals are arrested for it and it includes so many different acts. Many Tampa criminal defense attorneys note that Resisting Arrest Without Violence is often charged, where the person seemingly did nothing else wrong, yet went to […]
Learn More...Tampa criminal lawyers are often questioned about who will ultimately decide whether they are guilty or innocent during their criminal trial. In criminal cases, the defendant can request a bench trial or a jury trial. Many Tampa criminal lawyers will recommend their clients waive their Constitutional right to a jury trial in very narrow situations. […]
Learn More...Many Tampa criminal defense attorneys are asked about folks being able to visit their family and friends in the Falkenburg Road Jail or Orient Road Jail. Unfortunately, their visits are limited to telephone calls and video visits through a secure facility at Falkenburg Road Jail. It is important to note though these video visits must […]
Learn More...Tampa Sealing Attorneys are often asked about the differences between sealing and expunging a criminal charge in Florida. Sealing a criminal charge provides less privacy and protections than expungement, but still protects individual’s one-time criminal charges from gathering further public attention. Sealing a charge results in the criminal file still being kept by the Clerk of […]
Learn More...A Motion for Bond Reduction is an important tool for defense attorneys in assisting their clients to quickly and affordably get out of custody awaiting their trial. Tampa criminal defense attorneys are often asked about bond and even more importantly about reducing bond. As we discuss elsewhere on our Tampa criminal defense blog, bond is […]
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