Petty theft requires INTENT to be proved. You have some defenses given your medical condition. Like my colleague has stated voluntary intoxication...

Boyfriend has been incarcerated in HILLSBROUGH county for 21 days and no court date has been set nor have he been appointed

We cant tell because we dont know his name. Its best to speak with him over the phone and advise him he needs a private attorney, as he CANNOT be...

Does your baby daddy have a public defender?? If so I would think about retaining your boyfriend a private attorney, or advising him to retain a...

I practice in hillsborough county regularly along with other AVVO members. Your facing a serious FELONY charge that can have lifetime...

Can burglary of an occupied dweeling result in drug court ?

I agree with my colleagues. If drug court is out of the question than its time to start fighting the case. If he cant remember going into the...

What will happen when I go to court? Do I have a record? How much trouble am I in? Is there any way to make this go away?

i respectfully disagree slightly with my esteemed colleagues. This is extremely serious. This is a criminal charge, which is now on your record. ...

Why is Florida so hursh on marijuana? we only have 5 mouths left before people vote & it will be legal i heard people from

I agree with you- Florida in general is very harsh on crime, with its mininum mandatory laws and the like. Being convicted of misdemeanor...

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What about a Petit Theft charged dismissed, and the party accused me said if I won the case, they'd compensate me but did not?

Since your case was dropped, you should look at expunging your record, so when people look on the clerks website they wont see petty theft under...

When can I get my stuff back?? How long does it take them to charge me??

This makes no sense to me, and seems like a violation of your second amendment rights. My two cents on this, is that it should be improper for the...

Restraining orders in Florida, does there really need to be any proof of anything?

Injunctions are an area of great controversy in Florida. They care extremely extremely extremely unfair, and are easily granted depending on who...