Is my case from 20 yrs ago sealed or expunged? FDLE has no record, but it shows up on an internet background check.

You may want to contact FDLE to make sure the record sealing was done properly. Sometimes, people who seal their own records fail to follow the...

My question is can I still take the plea they were offering at the last minute trial?

Not always. As a former prosecutor, I know that pleas are offered as an incentive to resolve a case. In order to gain the benefit of the bargain,...

First-time offender charged with 3rd degree grand theft ($527), shoplifting from Target, Broward County, Florida.

This is information that your attorney should be providing to the intake prosecutor. This case should - based on your account, assuming it's true...

What happened if you get charge for Petit Theft twice?

You will not be eligible to participate in Pretrial Diversion again. Also, since this is your second arrest, you will always have at least one...

No ethical attorney can nor would set their client up.

Defendant takes plea, and 30 days are near, Defendant wants motion to vacate because attorney Brady Violation, and on meds.

Being on medication is not your strongest argument for vacating your plea. Every defendant in the State of Florida who accepts a guilty or no...

I had a felony theft charge that I was out on bond and pick up a misdeminor charge 1 day before going to court..

No because the start date of probation occurred after your misdemeanor arrest. If you get arrested from this date until the completion of your...

From 5 years to probation?

The term "first-time offender" really only benefits those charged with non-violent, less serious crimes. A "first-time offender" for a serious...

Can a case sent to a preversion program could be send back to court?

If you are already in diversion, I would just go ahead and finish it. If you finish it successfully, your charges will be dismissed and you can...

What it means is that burglary with an assault or battery is a felony punishable by life in prison. Stupid as it sounds, a burglary with a battery...