When officers have a warrant for someone's arrest it's because they've established probable cause to believe that the person committed a crime. The...

Can someone be given points for same offense twice on scoresheet?

To answer your question directly - no, a defendant should not be given points twice for one offense on a Florida Guidelines scoresheet. However,...

The Federal sentencing judge will have the opportunity to sentence the Defendant below the minimum mandatory sentence that would otherwise apply in...

In Florida, I have a son that has been incarcerated for over 7 years. He was innocent. What legal options are available?

Unless new evidence is revealed then it is a very difficult task to overturn a jury verdict after seven years. Clearly, he should have filed an...

If someone was charged with trafficking hydrocodone and the pills were really oxycodone does it make much of a difference

The main ingredients for the drugs are chemically similar, but more importantly each of the drugs is listed as an unlawful substance to possess...

Why does the DEA do the same undercover drug buy over and over?

Law enforcement agents do multiple deals with the same defendants for two reasons. First, If there is a legitimate defense such as entrapment,...

Being in jail is the best reason one can have for missing a court date. Once you've established that he was in jail at the time of the FTA, the...

I was charged with possession of marijuana misdeameanor 1 gram

Even if you have the criminal record sealed or expunged it's very likely that a potential future employer will find that there was an arrest,...

Pre trial diversion program or fight for my case?

If you believe you did not commit the crime of theft, then you should immediately find a lawyer who is willing to listen to you and give you sound...

Pretrial Intervention

In many respects the Pretrial Intervention Programs offered to defendants in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties are similar to a period of...