If you are acquitted of criminal charges, do you still have to pay police investigative costs?

The answer is found in Article I, Section 19, of the Florida Constitution: "No person charged with a crime shall be compelled to pay costs before a...

I really cannot afford an attorney and have to try to fight a VOP for my husband

If the violation of probation is for a misdemeanor and there is no new criminal charge, it is entirely possible that the judge handling the case...

You will likely receive a demand letter from a law firm representing Publix for $200, which is the minimum amount a victim of a theft can sue for...

When you pay a non-criminal traffic ticket where a court appearance is not mandatory, it is taken as an admission to the facts of the case just as...

If I was incarcerated for 460 without a bond and the max my charge carried is one year, what happens?

When you were arrested and jailed, a judge determined that there was probable cause for holding you in jail and that the circumstances legally...

Accident reports, standing on their own, are hearsay evidence, so they are admissible only if (1) they fall under an exception in Section 90.803,...

Can i get early termination for community control then get early term. for the probation that follows!

I agree that it is very unlikely you can convince the judge to terminate both the balance of your community control and the entirety of your...

If I take a plea deal from the DA that includes 7 months in Manatee County Jail how much of the 7 month sentence will I do

Although most jails will reduce your sentence by 15% of the total number of days of your sentence, this reduction is subject to a number of...

I presume that your husband has already formally entered his plea and been sentenced. If not, he is not obligated to go forward with the plea...

My fiance is 38 yrs old and was charged and convicted with lewd and lacivious acts on a minor 16 or younger. Now at that time he

If he does qualify under the "Romeo and Juliet" law to remove the sexual offender registration requirement, he would still not qualify for a...