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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...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 this question by their clients when they have some sort of a relationship with the victim such as wife/husband or girlfriend/boyfriend in a domestic battery case, how the State Attorney’s Office can go forward on the charge? Ultimately, the simple fact is that many Assistant State Attorneys go […]
Learn More...Tampa criminal defense attorneys are often asked about the differences between stalking and aggravated stalking. They are both obviously very serious charges, given their nature and the allegations often involved. We have handled these types of charges often and have even tried the cases, when necessary. Florida Statute Section 784.048 defines both stalking and aggravated […]
Learn More...Florida Statute Section 748.048 regulates “cyber stalking” in Florida. Tampa Criminal Defense Attorneys are often asked about the above referenced charges because many times they’re used out of context both in the media and in our day-to-day conversations. For example, how many times have you ever heard someone say that they’re stalking someone in jest? […]
Learn More...Tampa domestic violence attorneys are often explain the most obvious difference is in domestic battery is that the alleged victim has some sort of familial or otherwise relationship with the accused. Additionally, the overwhelming majority of judicial circuits in Florida have courts and prosecutors specifically assigned to prosecute domestic related batteries, especially misdemeanor charges. This is […]
Learn More...Tampa criminal lawyers are often asked about why individuals are forced to pay restitution in their Florida criminal case. In short, Florida law has authorized State Attorney’s Offices to seek restitution in an attempt to make the victims of crime “whole” again after the incident. Restitution raises a whole host of issues though, that an […]
Learn More...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...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...As our Tampa criminal defense blog has reported before Central Florida has a knack for making national news for all the wrong reasons. Unfortunately, Central Florida has done it again, making national news again for all the wrong reasons – the suicide of Rebecca Sedwick. As you will recall, she was a twelve (12) year […]
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