Articles Posted in State Court

Is a Defendant Allowed Access to an Attorney When Questioned by the Police? Not in Pasco County, Florida – Until this week, a Pasco Criminal Defense Attorney could be denied access to aclient who was under interrogation by detectives. A running joke in this small Florida county was that, “The Supreme Court closes at 5…

Can a Speeding Vehicle That Crashes and Results in the Death of a Passenger Result in Vehicular Homicide Charges in Florida? Vehicular Homicide charges can be filed after a death in a crash. However, speed alone will not be enough to be convicted. The law differentiates between negligent driving conduct, which exposes a wrongdoer to…

Tampa Criminal Defense BUI Attorney will be providing live Arrest Reports we will not be using names, but only the charges made, the time and location of the Gasparilla Arrests from the Gasparilla Pirate Fest. We will have video and updates throughout the day. We will be monitoring several sources including the Hillsborough County Jail…

Fraudulent Use of a Credit card with victim loss exceeding $100.00 is the forty-third (43rd) most frequent charge for those arrested in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida. There are over 1600 ways to get into the county jail. This is number 43.If you have been charged with FRAU3000 FRAUDULENT USE OF CREDIT CARD OVER $100 you…

Is Hacking an Instagram Account Always a Crime in Florida? A guy in Florida was convicted of unauthorized computer use. the court reversed his conviction. The guy“logged into his ex-girlfriend’s Instagram account and posted nude photographs of her without her permission.” The prosecutor claimed that constituted a violation of section 815.06(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2013). What…

Benefit of the Veterans Court is that upon successful completion, there is a court order administratively dismissing the charges. History of the Veterans Treatment Court In 2013, the Chief Judge of the Hillsborough County Court system created a new criminal subdivision of the county court to focus on people who have misdemeanor offenses. The court…

What Is Constructive Possession of a Weapon? “None of the testifying officers could recall how the car keys were obtained, when the men in the residence had arrived there, or who drove the rental car to the residence that day, who had been driving it during the rental period, or . . . who owned…

Florida Criminal Statute of Limitations “Time starts to run on the day after the offense is committed.” Frequently Asked Questions How Long Can Prosecutors Wait to Go Forward on a Criminal Case? What Is the Statute of Limitations for Criminal Cases in Florida? The Florida Criminal Statute of Limitations, Theft, Drug and general Felony Statutes…

“Actually and intentionally touches or another person against the will of the other” Battery Misdemeanor Battery is Number 14 on our list of criminal charges that are used to justify an arrest in Tampa’s Hillsborough County, Florida. We reviewed the top criminal charges included in the Hillsborough County Jail records. We narrowed the list down to the top 50…

Petit Theft is one of the most commonly charged offenses in Florida. If someone has no prior record, a conviction can be avoided and a Motion to Seal the records can keep this mistake from permanently hurting lives. If you have been charged with THEF1010 PETIT THEFT 1st you can call a Defense Attorney in Tampa to…