DUI: To Blow or Not to Blow… That is the question
Driving 101. Driving is not a “right” (it is unlike your Constitutional rights, for example to free speech, against unreasonable searches and seizures, etc.)…
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Encounters, Detentions, and Arrests: A Guide to Understanding 4th Amendment Seizures of Persons
What is the 4th Amendment? The 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is that part of the Bill of Rights which prohibits unreasonable searches…
What is Probation / House Arrest / Community Control and How to Survive
What is probation? Probation is a form of community supervision (the law on probation can be found in Chapter 948, Florida Statutes and in…
Pre-Trial intervention / Diversion: What is it and is it right for me?
What is Diversion? Pre-Trial Intervention / Pre-Trial Diversion is an alternative to prosecution. It is a program which is designed to make you think…
Speedy Trial and the Statute of Limitations in Florida Criminal Courts
What is a “speedy trial”? A “speedy trial” does not refer to a trial which occurs quickly, rather it is a both a constitutional…
Sentencing in Florida: The mathematics, procedures and the realities
What are the Sentencing Guidelines? The Sentencing Guidelines are part of the “Criminal Punishment Code” (“CPC”). The purpose of the CPC is to “establish…
Possession Charges: What are they? How does the State prove them? How can I win?
The purpose of this Legal Guide is to assist you in understanding “possession”, and various issues surrounding possession, in FL. It is only intended…
DUI Diversion Generally & Miami-Dade County “BOT” / Back on Track Program Specifically
Diversion & B.O.T. (Back on Track – the D.U.I. Diversion Program offered by the Miami-Dade County, State Attorney Office): A Practical Guide by Michael…
Theft & Larceny Offenses
The following Legal Guide is intended to provide an overview of Florida’s Theft laws (generally F.S. 812.14), as well as some issues collateral to…
Sealing and Expunging Records
The purpose of this Legal Guide is to provide information to the Reader about sealing and expunging criminal records in Florida State Courts. Note…