My colleagues are correct. The maximum sentence for a first degree misdemeanor is a year in jail, and for a misdemeanor of the second degree, 60...

No. As long as you haven't been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense--or a criminal traffic offense, like DUI--and meet the other...

How does an outstanding VOP misdemeanor from Marion County, FL (FL pickup only) affect a parole from FBOP?

If the misdemeanor VOP predates your federal arrest and sentencing, it cannot be grounds for violation of the terms of your federal parole. Report...

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DA Keeps rescheduling with very little notice?

I'm in agreement with the other answers posted. Unilaterally continuing a case repeatedly for years seems unfair. Here in Florida, a defendant...

How do I retrieve a score sheet? After a judge sentenced, can she refiled change or lower the sentence?

If you don't have any luck getting a copy of your scoresheet from your lawyer, there will be a copy of it in the court file, which is with the...

Without more specific information, it's difficult to say. If the case went to trial, and the State could not produce the witnesses necessary to...

Hi professionals, question? What is the typical conviction of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, in a federal case?

The maximum, without enhancements, is 10 years with the Bureau of Prisons. There is no mandatory minimum, per se, but the Federal Sentencing...

The notations on a clerk's website, while useful as a source of information, aren't nearly as important as the pleadings and other documents in the...

How can the state add a charge that wasn't in the police report?

I agree with the previous answers. In the vast majority of criminal cases, the police do not charge individuals with crimes--that decision is up...

Take plea or go to trial?

I agree with my colleagues - there is no substitute for an in person consultation with local counsel. I'm also concerned about the "written...