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What are the laws regarding self defense with a gun?

Don's answer | Answered on September 22, 2009

Each situation is fact specific and the current case law on it is mixed. Generally, you do not have to retreat, and may use deadly force against...

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I have a 5 year susp HTA 3 dwls and also have permit to work

Don's answer | Answered on September 21, 2009

I would advise you to hire an attorney that is familiar with driver's license issues. You were not supposed to be driving at the time. Sometimes,...

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Is a first degree PBL (punishable by life) charge (kidnapping) that ocurred in 1986 considered a mandatory life sentence?

Don's answer | Answered on September 20, 2009

If it's "punishible by life" that is not mandatory.

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What am i looking at for Driving on a suspended license 1st offense?

Don's answer | Answered on September 19, 2009

I agree completely with Matk. I do these all the time. They are not easy and they are time consuming. I agree that you need an attorney...

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Do i have to pay a ticket if nothing is markrd in the part that said if i did anything wrong

Don's answer | Answered on September 18, 2009

It should cite a statute on the ticket. If it doesn't you probably win. Just because one of the check blocks is not marked means nothing. Those...

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Have my civil rights been taken away if I got withheld adjudication on two felonies ran concurrently?

Don's answer | Answered on September 18, 2009

If adjudication was withheld, then your "rights" were not taken away. Just make sue adjudication was withheld, regardless of what the computer says.

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Is it a punishable crime in Florida for a husband to give a prescription drug to his wife without her knowledge?

Don's answer | Answered on September 18, 2009

I would say yes. It is illegal to transfer a controlled substance, almost all prescription drugs, to another not authorized to have it. ...

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Cocaine charge

Don's answer | Answered on September 16, 2009

One should fight every case. Whether the state has enough to convict your brother or not is a different issue. You need to get an attorney...

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What happens if a person doesn't fit a description, but fits the name?

Don's answer | Answered on September 16, 2009

You need an attorney to get involved right away. If not, this person could sit there a long time without a resolution.

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DUI Speedy Trial in Florida over 90 days without waiver

Don's answer | Answered on September 15, 2009

If you were arrested on 6/4, and speedy has not been waived, then speedy has run. However, all you can do is file a notice of expiration and the...

Don Waggoner's Answers (1411)

What are the laws regarding self defense with a gun?

I have a 5 year susp HTA 3 dwls and also have permit to work

Is a first degree PBL (punishable by life) charge (kidnapping) that ocurred in 1986 considered a mandatory life sentence?

What am i looking at for Driving on a suspended license 1st offense?

Do i have to pay a ticket if nothing is markrd in the part that said if i did anything wrong

Have my civil rights been taken away if I got withheld adjudication on two felonies ran concurrently?

Is it a punishable crime in Florida for a husband to give a prescription drug to his wife without her knowledge?

Cocaine charge

What happens if a person doesn't fit a description, but fits the name?

DUI Speedy Trial in Florida over 90 days without waiver