Technically, a judge has discretion on any felony to sentence a person to prison. However, to answer your question, "scoring" prison requires 44...

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How can I clear 4-points from my FL License?

First, you can't elect traffic school at this point. Further, the Rules usually only allow 60 days to amend a sentence, which is obviously too...

Can a lawyer do anything on a calendar call for pretrial court

Can a lawyer do "anything?" No. But he can do a lot of things such as waive speedy trial, move for a continuance, among other things. Of course,...

Battery is defined as an intentional touching or striking of another against their will. Often times when an officer is arresting somebody, they...

Can a potential employer ask about prior arrest or charges that led to know conviction?

Actually I disagree with the other response to some extent. I don't recall the source, but I believe that employers can only ask about convictions...

Can I get my car back if I signed a paper for police to take and search it because they thought it may be involved in a homicide

While it is evidence, it may be possible to get the vehicle back if the police are done using it which at this point they should be, except for the...

What kind of sentence for fist offense on felony one?

Those are both second degree felonies so she could face up to 30 years in prison. Furthermore, these charges usually score around 6 to 7 years in...

Is 20g of marijuana a felony of misdemeanor in Sumter County, florida?

NORML is correct and it is a statewide rule. So long as it is 20g and not 20.1 grams, then it is still a misdemeanor. However, oftentimes the...

How many day doe the state have to bring formal charges against a defendant

The state has 90 days to file charges on a misdemeanor and 175 days on a felony. Of course, the state gets certain loopholes. I suggest you hire...

I assume you are on probation. You need to get permission from the court to even leave the state. You can then ask if it is OK to do community...