Can Stalking Qualify as Domestic Violence Under Florida Law?
- posted: Jul. 31, 2024
Various specific offenses can qualify as domestic violence under Florida law when the parties have a qualifying relationship as defined by statute. While most of these crimes involve some sort Read More
No Valid Driver's License Enhancements As Of July 1, 2024
- posted: Jun. 13, 2024
New Law For Driving Without A Valid License In Florida The Florida Legislature passed a bill that was signed by the Governor that will go into effect as of July 1, Read More
Florida Considering Making First DUI Test Refusal a Crime
- posted: Apr. 30, 2024
Many people in Florida and elsewhere frequently ask defense lawyers if they should agree to a breathalyzer test if they are pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence. Read More
DUI Diversion Program
- posted: Apr. 04, 2024
Understanding the DUI Diversion Program For many years if you were charged with a DUI, the only option to resolve your case, short of a trial, was to be convicted of Read More
FLORIDA RISK PROTECTION ORDERS (RPO)
- posted: May 01, 2020
In response to the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, legislation was passed in an effort to protect the public from shootings by restricting Read More
What Happens if You Host a Gathering While in Quarantine?
- posted: Apr. 23, 2020
Along with the serious health risks associated with coronavirus, Americans are burdened by quarantine orders and similar directives that forbid them from seeing their loved ones, even for major events Read More
PINELLAS PASCO COVID-19 NO BOND FOR ISOLATION OR QUARANTINE VIOLATIONS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- posted: Apr. 02, 2020
On March 27, 2020, Chief Judge Anthony Rondolino signed an order allowing Judge's in the 6th Judicial Circuit (Pinellas and Pasco Counties) to hold people who violate the isolation and Read More
DEFENDING CHILD SEX CRIMES IN FLORIDA
- posted: Jun. 19, 2019
During my six years as a prosecutor in Pinellas County, Florida, I investigated, prosecuted, and tried numerous cases involving child sex crimes and related offenses. I received specialized training and Read More
FLORIDA DUI PENALTIES AND SENTENCING
- posted: Oct. 27, 2016
If you are arrested for a DUI in the state of Florida, you are facing a serious criminal charge. If convicted of a Florida DUI, your sentence will include numerous Read More
Criminal Pre-Filing Decision: Don’t Miss Your Window of Opportunity!
- posted: Oct. 18, 2016
An arrest for a crime is just that – an arrest. It’s not a conviction. It means that the arresting officer is of the opinion that there is probable cause Read More
SECTION 2(f): SOLICITING A PROSTITUE IN FLORIDA WILL GET YOU MORE THAN YOU BARGAINED FOR
- posted: Oct. 05, 2016
Within the last few years, the Florida Legislature has significantly increased the penalties for those charged with the crime of soliciting a prostitute under Florida Statute Section 796.07. As a Read More
ARRESTED DURING SPRING BREAK? WHAT NOT TO DO!
- posted: Mar. 08, 2016
It’s that time of year again. Young students and people from all across the country flock to Florida for Spring Break looking to have fun. However things sometimes get out Read More
Uninsured Motorist Insurance In Florida: Are You “Fully Covered?”
- posted: Aug. 13, 2015
If I have heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times: I am fully covered. Fully covered means different things to different people. In cases involving automobile accidents with Read More
Florida’s Habitual Traffic Offender (HTO) Designation: Criminal Traffic Pleas Can Come Back to Haunt You
- posted: Jul. 08, 2015
The Florida Statute Section 322.64 designates Habitual Traffic Offenders (HTO’s) as persons with specified convictions within a 5 year period. Convictions for such offenses as involuntary manslaughter, DUI, Driving with Read More
Criminal Pre-Filing Decision: Don’t Miss Your Window of Opportunity!
- posted: Jun. 05, 2015
An arrest for a crime is just that – an arrest. It’s not a conviction. It means that the arresting officer is of the opinion that there is probable cause Read More
Non-Cooperative Victim in a Florida Domestic Violence Case
- posted: May 07, 2015
You’ve been arrested in Florida for domestic violence and the victim doesn’t want to prosecute. The victim may have even filed a Request Not to Prosecute or stated so in Read More
