My husband has his first appearance to court tomorrow on a felony case, is it a good idea to go without a lawyer?

The arraignment is only for the state to announce if it is formally filing charges or not. Unless the case is dropped (no action) on the spot, it...

Facing 6 Criminal Traffic Charges

I'll take it a small step further. If your friend enters a plea to all 3 criminal DWLS charges, he could be deemed a Habitual Traffic Offender and...

Hi this is about my complaint arrest on friday i read it all on saturday and one part of the statement is not true.

False arrests and overzealous loss prevention officers are unfortunately common, especially here in south florida. You should get in contact with...

Would a detective show up to court on a PTA for a minor misdeaminor poss of cannabis?

PTA vs. arrest, no difference other than the latter leads to an awful night sitting in the Dade County Jail. Most cops down here get paid...

While working in miami on a yacht my son was arrested.in a night club.poliice mistook him for a guy ejected earlier that night..

Miami lawyer here... Several things can happen: 1) case can go to trial and he can receive a conviction if he lost; 2) case can go to trial...

Can I file a motion to dismiss?

As to a motion to dismiss, no, there are material facts in dispute. As to suppression, what are you looking to suppress? Physical evidence?...

Should he take the guilty plea?

Your family should be talking to a lawyer in person instead on simply fishing for advice online. All the lawyers above are 100% correct, but you...

No, they had no legal basis to take the gun. No, they have no legal basis to keep the gun. You need to get with an attorney here in Miami, or...

I need to know if i can fight off a case in drug court. Details below.

As the only Miami responder who deals with Dade County drug court regularly, I can tell you that since you accepted the program (which is a...

Hi, I was told by a police officer that there is a new law effective 2011that allows you to seal and expunge a DUI. Is this true

What the officer was talking about is the Back On Track program, which is specific to Dade County. This program (my colleagues from other counties...

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