Fla. Stat. §322.12 provides that it is unlawful to possess, display, sell, manufacture, or forge, a fictitious, stolen or unlawfully altered or unlawfully acquired driver’s license. There are many ways in which this statute can be violated, and with the exception of one circumstance all violations of this statute is a 3° Felony, punishable by […]
Since 2002, the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision has allowed people on probation to transfer probation from state to state – including Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands – without having to petition the court. There is a process that must be followed to receive approval for the transfer. […]
A withhold of adjudication in Florida occurs when a court chooses not to convict a defendant after a guilty plea or finding of guilt. In simple terms, it’s the court’s way of giving someone—typically a first-time offender—a second chance by sparing them a formal conviction. If granted, a withhold allows you to truthfully answer “no” […]
Another Tampa Bay police department has decided not to adopt the use of body cameras. As the Tampa Bay Times reports, the Clearwater Police Department has cited budget issues and lack of conduct issues in their decision to forgo using the technology. “I definitely see the value of the item, and somewhere down […]
The civil trial between former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan and gossip/news blog giant Gawker media has been postponed. Filed today in the 2nd District Court of Appeals, this trial was postponed because of rules dictating how many days must pass after motions are filed and the trial date itself. In this case, the motions […]
Officials in the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi (the states most touched by the BP oil spill) announced a settlement with BP endingyears of litigation over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The settlement will amount to $18.7 billion. After millions of gallons of oil spewed into the Gulf, individual states pursued […]
Clearwater police are investigating an incident from Sunday night that involved an Uber driver alledgedly shooting a passenger after a disagreement. Police claim the shooting happened inside the Uber vehicle that was stopped at Mandalay Avenue around 10 p.m. The driver, 74-year-old Steven Rayow, had picked up the passenger, 60-year-old Marc Mermel, in that location […]
As South Carolina protestors call to remove the Confederate flag flown at the state’s Capitol in light of nine black church members being slain last week, Tampa officials are debating whether or not the same should take place here. “Given what happened in South Carolina, it opens old wounds about the flag flying in Tampa,” […]
Recently, many citizens of Tampa Bay have fallen victim to a scam that could be hard to spot for the untrained eye. Individuals have even come forward to our Tampa criminal defense attorneys claiming that they have fallen victim. The scam involves a phone call from somebody posing as a law enforcement officer, insisting that […]
Anyone who has watched a movie or television show featuring police has probably heard the Miranda rights in one form or another—or, as they are more and more commonly known, the Miranda warning. It is a requirement of every arresting officer to recite these rights to the accused or the entire charge becomes voided. Why […]