Posts Tagged ‘Criminal Procedure’
What is a Docket Sounding / Pretrial Conference / Status Hearing? (80) Michael A Haber Esq
“What is a Docket Sounding / Pretrial Conference / Status Conference”? There are 20 Judicial Circuits and 67 Counties in Florida, and while they are all subject to the same laws, rules and procedures that govern the entire State occasionally…
Read MoreEntrapped in a Prostitution Sting? Michael A Haber Esq Miami Criminal Defense Lawyer
Thank you for asking “Was I Entrapped in a Prostitution Sting”? So you’re a guy driving down the street and you see a sexy woman wearing a skimpy outfit standing on the curb. She seems to be flagging you down…
Read Morewhat is entrapment – Michael A Haber Esq Miami Criminal Defense Lawyer
Thank you for asking me “What is Entrapment?” Entrapment is an affirmative defense to a criminal charge. It essentially says: Yes I did it, but the intent to do it was not my own and instead it was unlawfully created…
Read More70) What is a Field Interrogation? ~ Michael A Haber Esq Miami Criminal Defense Lawyer
Thank you for asking me “What is a Field Interrogation?” Field interrogation refers to the common practice of asking questions of citizens who are suspected of some potential wrongdoing but who are not under arrest (and who are therefore not…
Read More63) What can I do while on House Arrest / Community Control? ~ Michael A Haber Miami Lawyer
While on CC you can only leave your approved residence to do specific, pre-approved activities like go to work, attend school, medical, legal or court appointments, comply with treatment obligations or perform court ordered community service… In short you can…
Read More62) What is House Arrest / Community Control? ~ Michael A Haber Esq Miami Criminal Attorney
House Arrest, or Community Control, is a community based sanction that falls somewhere in between probation and incarceration. It is an intensive supervision program designed to build accountability and responsibility along with providing a punishment alternative to imprisonment. While on…
Read MoreWas I Entrapped in a Drug Sting? (73) Michael A Haber Esq Miami Criminal Defense Lawyer
Thank you for asking “Was I Entrapped in a Drug Sting”? So you are out of town with your buddies at a bachelor party in Las Vegas and you are looking to score some coke (not the soda variety). You…
Read MoreHow do I Defend my Traffic Ticket? Michael A Haber Esq Miami Criminal Attorney
My guess is that you have about as much business practicing law as I do piloting a space shuttle… meaning none. Please understand that this is not personal to you. It is a simple truism in the legal profession. It…
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