Legal police procedures

In the State of Florida there is no statute or rule which requires a police officer to radio in a "10-50" or other notice to a dispatcher when a...

Once an indictment is handed down the statute of limitation stops running and the only time issue which could arise to preclude prosecution would...

If a victim wants to have contact with the criminal is that possible and can you write letters or visit the criminal?

Most jails moniter and record outgoing telephone calls and prosecuting attorneys and police frequently will sift through jail communications to see...

Does multiple gunshots preclude self-defense?

Multiple gunshots would not necessarily preclude the use of self defense and one of the most famous recent cases in our part of Florida involved...

Can a charge of careless driving be fought using a defense of "extenuating circumstances". Does the driver have any defense?

From the facts presented there could be a defense to the carless driving charge based on the independant interveening and unexpected wrongful act...