My sister got arrested in collier county and sentenced to 30 days in jail weekend only.out of that she only served 5 days

Your sister would likely be entitled to any time served that she is being incarcerated due to the collier county case. So if a person is arrested...

Criminal fraud

A person can use any mark when signing for something. Using one's initials instead of a signature may still be okay. After all, most signatures...

When you are placed under arrest do officers have to file arrtest report...My husband was seen leaving a house under investigati

If a person is charged with a crime by the State, regardless of whether they were "arrested," there has got to be a "report" of some type. The...

Do they have a case against me? the checks were less than 5,500

It would be very difficult for the State to be able to prove that she did not write the checks and did not give you permission. First, because your...

Looking for criminal defense attorney pro bono in the Daytona Beach Area

Criminal defense attorneys very rarely accept cases pro bono. Generally, if a person cannot afford an attorney, the state provides public defenders...

What is the min. & max. Sentence for a HO Traffic Offendor

It really depends on what a person is actually charged with. The charge of Driving While License Suspended as a Habitual Traffic Offender (DWLS...

If a person delivered less than an ounce of cocaine along with four grams separately would it be a felony in Florida?

This is a hypothetical question. Under Florida law, the sale or delivery of any amount of cocaine is a felony. A person who gives a half of a gram...

I was arrested in 2004 for for possession of a fake ID. The case was dismissed I called to retrieve the property they took from

Police will often keep evidence even if the case is closed. An attorney can file a motion to return property where the court will order the police...

Researching law for a fiction novel...need to know how concurrent federal and state criminal offenses are handled in the courts.

In this hypothetical, the federal authorities would prosecute the offenders. These are crimes that cross state lines. So even though a state could...

What happens to the file of a person when the Public Defender is done with them?

How long ago did this case occur? Generally, the PD's will not destroy a file but they might move them to an off-site storage facility. If you...

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