The accusations echo in the courtroom, and a domestic violence injunction looms over you, threatening to change your life. Suddenly, you’re ordered to leave your home, prohibited from seeing your children and facing severe restrictions that could impact your job, reputation, and freedom. If you’re dealing with an injunction, our domestic violence lawyers will help you fight back and...
Continue ReadingYou never thought a simple favor for a friend or a misunderstanding could land you here—facing drug trafficking charges in Florida for the first time. Whether you were caught with a quantity exceeding legal limits or unknowingly transported a controlled substance, the reality is clear: Florida’s drug trafficking laws are among the toughest in the nation. The right legal...
Continue ReadingIf you are in Florida facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon, jail time is only one consequence you need to worry about. Assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, or aggravated assault, is a felony offense. Florida deprives convicted felons of certain rights, including their right to vote, serve on a jury, or hold public...
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Florida DUI Probation to Protect Your Future and Avoid Jail Probation plays an important role in Florida’s judicial system, especially in DUI cases. The terms of DUI probation are in place partially to deter future drinking and driving and to help identify people who might have a drinking problem and get them the help they need. However, you...
Continue ReadingNavigate the intricacies of Florida’s Romeo and Juliet Law, a pivotal legal exception designed to mitigate the harsh consequences of statutory rape convictions under specific conditions. Overview Florida’s Romeo and Juliet Law provides a legal defense for people in consensual close-in-age teenage relationships, providing a lifeline to those facing statutory rape convictions. Under the law, individuals charged with statutory...
Continue ReadingWhen police receive a call to respond to an emergency, they often arrive at a chaotic and emotional scene. It’s their job to figure out what happened. They will take down statements from people and look at any available physical evidence. Then the investigating officers have to make a call: Will they arrest or charge someone with a crime?...
Continue ReadingInvoking Fifth Amendment rights can lead to severe consequences, such as inferences of liability in civil cases or termination from employment for refusing to answer questions about corporate crimes. The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees that no person in a criminal case can be compelled to be a witness against themselves. An experienced criminal defense attorney...
Continue ReadingUsed to its fullest potential, probation can help turn people’s lives around. But, you must follow all the rules and regulations to make it work. It’s not enough to refrain from committing any new criminal offenses while on probation; you also have to abide by all of the “technical” terms of your probation. Although Florida has relaxed some of...
Continue ReadingAssault with a deadly weapon is a felony offense that can result in up to five years in prison. A felony conviction can inflict collateral consequences beyond a jail sentence, like losing your ability to vote or hold public office. A criminal defense attorney can review the details of your case and negotiate with the prosecutor about your criminal...
Continue ReadingThe trafficking of any drug is a serious crime, but trafficking fentanyl is considered a particularly egregious offense in Florida. Prosecutors treat trafficking offenders harshly because, unlike simple possession of a narcotic, trafficking implies that you are transporting, dealing, trading, or selling the drug. Often, an individual accused of trafficking possesses more drugs than if the drugs were only...
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