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The Florida legislature also recently passed the “Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act” during its legislative session of 2013-2014. This act is unique in the sense that it creates an entire new criminal offense for acts against women, who have an unborn child inside of them. In short it provides a separate offense if a […]
Learn More...While our Tampa criminal attorney blog has discussed issues concerning not guilty by reason of insanity, which was recently highlighted by the Julie Schenecker trial in Tampa, competency is a wholly different, separate issue. While not guilty by reason of insanity is an issue raised at the conclusion of a trial relating to guilty and […]
Learn More...Tampa sex crimes attorneys often use psychosexual evaluations in their negotiations with the State Attorney’s Office and as mitigation before the court with sentencing. In essence, it is one of many tools, a Tampa Sex Crimes Attorney has to assist you in your criminal case. Unfortunately, many folks are unaware of what all the evaluation […]
Learn More...Our Tampa Drug Possession Attorneys provide aggressive representation in getting charges reduced and/or dropped through either the Tampa Bay Area’s various Drug Court Programs or Drug Pretrial Intervention. Generally, they are dropped, but this is an important part of any negotiations with the State Attorney’s Office, it primarily depends on the severity of the charges. […]
Learn More...Tampa Criminal Lawyers routinely deal with issues relating to the victim injury points being added to a Florida scoresheet. This effect is twofold – victim injury points almost certainly either make the minimum sentence some time in prison and/or significantly increases any potential prison sentence. In short, Florida law permits the Assistant State Attorney handling […]
Learn More...The Julie Schenecker trial brought to the forefront an issue often raised by Tampa criminal defense attorney, the use of the defense of not guilty by reason of insanity. While it is often discussed by television personalities and the writers behind many popular television shows and movies, it simply isn’t successfully asserted as often as […]
Learn More...Many Lakeland Criminal Defense Attorneys are asked about what specifically a suspended sentence is because Polk County and Hillsborough County Judges utilize them. In short, a suspended sentence is effectively a sentence someone will get if they do something in the future. For example, an individual may be sentenced to five (5) years in prison […]
Learn More...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 […]
Learn More...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 […]
Learn More...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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