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Have You Been Charged with a Third Degree in Florida? If you have been accused of a third-degree felony in Florida, there’s a lot at stake. That’s because the penalties for third degree felonies in Florida can be severe. Third degree felony charges can have a lasting impact on a person’s life, so you need […]

Crimes in Florida can be divided into two general types, misdemeanors and felonies.  Florida misdemeanors are punishable by a maximum of up to one year in jail, while Florida felonies are punishable a year or more in Florida State Prison.   Florida law further breaks down misdemeanors and felonies into different levels, depending on the severity of […]

The Florida Supreme Court Decision that Established that Confessions Extracted by Threats or Promises Are Inadmissible at Trial In October of 1852 in Pensacola, Florida, a series of 4 fires broke out in just 2 days.  It was clear that there was an arsonist on the loose. An 1852 Pensacola Newspaper wrote that Pensacola’s residents […]

The Hillsborough County, Florida Drug Court is a voluntary program that is designed to take non-violent drug offenders out of the criminal justice system and place them into drug treatment.  The goal is to get non-violent drug offenders the help they need to kick their drug habit. In Hillsborough County, Florida, drug court is called […]

Frequently, rather than send a person convicted of crime to jail or prison, Florida judges will sentence a person to serve a term of probation. Florida probation rules normally involve persons having to report to a probation officer, pay court costs, pay costs of probation, perform community service hours, and attend classes. The length of […]

What is a Florida DUI? To prove the crime of DUI in Tampa, the prosecutor must prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt: First, the defendant drove, or was in actual physical control, of a motor vehicle. Second, one of the following two things was true. The defendant, while driving or in actual physical control […]

A Hillsborough County, Florida arrest warrant is an order directing law enforcement to take a person into custody.  If you or a loved one has an arrest warrant in Hillsborough County, Florida, the situation probably seems very frightening. However, an experienced Tampa arrest warrants attorney can help you manage this situation.  There are a variety […]

The Tiger Woods DUI Case Around 4:00 a.m. on May 29, 2019, an officer from the Jupiter, Florida Police Department found pro golfer Tiger Woods asleep in his car. According to police, Tiger’s Mercedes was parked partially in the street, and partially in a bike lane.  The car was running with its break lights on […]

As a Tampa criminal defense lawyer, I get a lot of questions from people concerning the criminal justice system here in the Tampa Bay area. One of the most common questions I get from people that are under investigation by law enforcement is whether or not they should speak to Tampa Police, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s […]

How are Federal Criminal Cases prosecuted Differently that Criminal Cases in the Florida State Courts? Federal criminal cases are very different from criminal cases in Florida state courts.  Below are examples of some of the differences. The Manner of Investigation Federal criminal investigations are generally proactive, while state criminal investigations are generally reactive. Federal law […]