Category Archives: Criminal Defense
What Impacts the Jury?
Any time someone’s future is in the hands of a jury, trying to predict and understand what jurors think during a trial is a full time occupation. One wonders how supportive jurors are to a defense attorney’s argument, or how influential a particular witness or piece of evidence might be. It’s a crazy and… Read More »
What to Expect at Your Parole Hearing
You’ve served a portion of your sentence in prison and are hoping for an early release. As your parole hearing date nears, you have the jitters just thinking about how things will go. You know that you’ll be allowed to make a statement, and that victims will have that opportunity, as well. There’s nothing… Read More »
Dealing with ICE During a Car Stop
If you’ve been taken aback when seeing the aggression of ICE agents recently, you’re not alone. These agents have been seen blocking cars with their black SUVs, smashing the car windows of vehicles passing through, spraying chemicals into vehicles, dragging people from their vehicles and throwing them to the ground, and even shooting into… Read More »
Understanding Extradition
When someone is suspected or has been convicted of committing a crime in another state, that person can be surrendered from their current state residence to the state where the alleged crime took place in order that the suspect stand trial and/or serve a sentence for the crime in question. This is clearly called… Read More »
Understanding Grand Juries
Anyone who has been charged with a federal crime, and many who’ve been charged with state crimes, understand a little about the grand jury process. For the rest of America, they are something of a mystery. We hear terms like “grand jury” and “indictment” in relation to high profile cases, but what does it… Read More »
Florida Charges of Violating a Protective Order
If you’ve been accused of violating a protective order you’re not alone. Studies indicate that half of all victims of domestic violence who’ve obtained protective orders in the country report their abusers violate those orders, with a result of escalating violence. When alleged victims claim such orders are violated, petitioners say nothing happens to… Read More »
Have You Been Accused of Date Rape?
You’ve been accused of date rape, and you should know the charge legal penalties are exactly the same as for any other rape. The fact that you two knew one another is beside the point from a legal standpoint. If you’re found guilty, it could mean prison time and having to register as a… Read More »
Your Rights Regarding Police Dogs
Americans have Fourth Amendment protections guarding them from unreasonable searches and seizures. But the use of dogs in conducting searches for drugs and contraband occurs regularly throughout the country making the potential for violations of these protections a serious consideration. It’s imperative that Americans know their rights when it comes to police dogs. Traffic… Read More »
Florida Self Defense Law
If you’ve been involved in an event that resulted in the death of someone else, it’s possible you could be charged with manslaughter, or even murder, as an upshot of the incident. But were your actions legally justified? Is it ever legally acceptable to kill another human being? The fact is, under limited circumstances,… Read More »
Defending Child Sexual Abuse Charges
In a criminal case alleging child sexual contact, the public sentiment is pretty much guaranteed to be against the defendant. These kinds of cases are intrinsically difficult to deal with. For the defendant, the utter terror associated with the trial is understandable. Life will never be the same—irrespective of the verdict. Being accused of… Read More »