Stand your ground law

Absolutely. The one thing is not a legal barrier to the other. Your friend is free to claim and attempt t prove self-defense (or SYG), just as...

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A friend got arrested in NY on two warrants from two different states, NY and Florida will Florida extradite him?

As with pretty much everything in life, there is always a chance. In the legal arena, and certainly in the criminal justice field, one's odds...

Will a civil traffic violation for failure to stop at a stop sign void a pre-trial intervention program that I am currently in?

Yes. He is telling you the truth. (Good cop.) As a general rule, many of the conditions of PTI resemble the standard conditions of probation...

Son arrested in AZ lives in FL out on bail bond court AZ 4 days time

I am not an AZ lawyer and am not competent to comment on AZ law. In fact, the odds of you finding a dually licensed AZ & FL lawyer are slim. So,...

My wife got a ticket in nassau county, FL for driving on a suspended license. We were not together then.

No. The SOL has not run. Its been tolled since the moment that the warrant issued. (For more information on the statute of limitations please...

I stay in a halfway house released they make me take drug test which is fine BUT they have a gay man watch me pee i feel its ba

I agree with Mr. Dillingham. This is not a criminal defense issue. If anything it is an internal issue within the halfway house... and being a...

What kind of a.sentencing can u face driving y a suspended license of 5 yrs

You asked this question yesterday or the day before. The same answer applies now as it did then. If he is charged with misdemeanor DWLS then he...

Can I get arrested ( Prison or something crazy like that )

Unless you yourself are the "friend" in your question, or unless you aided and abetted your "friend", then you do not have any criminal exposure. ...

Can a GA probation officer search my home and car in FL? If so, are they going to be following GA or FL laws?

If he is on GA probation but is serving the probation in FL (as a sister-state courtesy) then it will not be a GA PO but a FL PO who is assigned to...

Is a pre trial always done?

Is it always done? No. Florida has 20 different Judicial Circuits, each of which deals with cases in its own manner. Moreover, each of those...