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Many Criminal Attorney Tampa are asked this question by their clients, especially when plea negotiations are centered around the individual facing roughly a year in jail/prison. A year and a day results in a defendant being housed in a Florida State Prison as opposed to a county jail. In our experience, representing over a thousand […]
Learn More...A furlough or turn in date provides a criminal defendant the opportunity to be sentenced to a county jail or state prison sentence, but “turn in” later. For example, if an individual enters a plea to a sentence of a year and a day in a Florida State Prison on December 15th and the defendant […]
Learn More...Tampa criminal defense attorneys are often asked about what this program specifically means relating to the Florida Department of Corrections. Anyone who has visited the Florida Department of Corrections website and/or had any contact with them has heard this phrase, but may not be aware of what the program specifically entails. In short, this program […]
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...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 […]
Learn More...Brandon Defense Attorneys are often asked about the internal procedures and the timeline for the release of folks after bond has been posted from Hillsborough and Pinellas County Jails, but unfortunately our information is limited and based solely on our experience as Brandon Defense Attorneys. Generally, I tell individuals to expect it to take between four and eight hours for their loved ones to […]
Learn More...Many individuals that have never been charged with a criminal charge regularly ask the Tampa criminal lawyers of Hackworth Law whether they will go to jail when they go to court for their criminal case. We often explain that if they are going to jail, they will know when they are because they will either […]
Learn More...Tampa defense attorneys are often asked by their clients prior to their first court appearance what sort of bond can they expect. One of the options the court will consider is for someone to be released on own recognizance (“ROR”). This occurs when the court releases an accused without them having to post any sort […]
Learn More...First appearance court provides most individuals with their first ever experience in a criminal courtroom. Tampa criminal defense attorneys are often ask what happens at the court date after an individual is arrested. The first court date goes by a ton of names, including but not limited to first appearance, PP court, advisory court, etc. […]
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 […]
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