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Officers Didn’t Read Me My Miranda Rights!
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New Florida Racing on the Highways Laws in Effect July 1, 2024
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Federal Safety Valve: The Supreme Court Dramatically Reduces Eligibility For Sentences Below the Minimum Mandatory in Federal Drug Offenses
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What if the State doesn’t give me a speedy trial?
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When Can a Police Officer Make an Arrest on a Misdemeanor Without a Warrant in Florida?
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Florida 5th DCA Holds That Officers Do Not Need to Obtain Valid Consent Before Requiring Field Sobriety Exercises Where There is Reasonable Suspicion of DUI
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Is There a Deadline to File a Motion to Dismiss Based on Self Defense in the State of Florida?
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Florida District Court of Appeals Criminal Law Update (January 23, 2023 – January 27, 2023)
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Federal 11th Circuit Criminal Case Law Update (January 16, 2023 – January 20, 2023)
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Florida District Court of Appeals Criminal Law Update (January 16, 2023 – January 20, 2023)
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Federal 11th Circuit Criminal Case Law Update (January 9, 2023 – January 13, 2023)
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Florida District Court of Appeal Criminal Law Update (January 9, 2023 – January 13, 2023)
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Florida District Court of Appeals Criminal Law Update (December 12, 2022 – December 16, 2022)
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Federal 11th Circuit Criminal Case Law Update (December 5, 2022 – December 9, 2022)
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Florida District Court of Appeal Criminal Law Update (December 5, 2022 – December 9, 2022)
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Federal 11th Circuit Criminal Case Law Update (November 28, 2022 – December 2, 2022)
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Florida District Court of Appeals Criminal Law Update (November 28, 2022 – December 2, 2022)
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Federal 11th Circuit Criminal Case Law Update (November 21, 2022 – November 25, 2022)
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Florida Criminal Law Update (November 21, 2022 – November 23, 2022)
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Federal 11th Circuit Criminal Case Law Update (November 14, 2022 – November 18, 2022)
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Florida Criminal Law Update (November 14, 2022 – November 18, 2022
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Federal 11th Circuit Criminal Case Law Update (November 7, 2022 – November 10, 2022)
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Florida Criminal Law Update (November 7, 2022 – November 11, 2022)
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Federal 11th Circuit Criminal Case Law Update (October 31, 2022 – November 4, 2022)
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Florida Criminal Case Law Update (October 31, 2022 – November 4, 2022)
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New Florida Law Raises Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking
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Federal 11th Circuit Criminal Case Law Update (October 24, 2022 – October 28, 2022)
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Florida Criminal Case Law Update (October 24, 2022 – October 28, 2022)
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Federal 11th Circuit Criminal Case Law Update (October 17, 2022 – October 21, 2022)
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Florida Criminal Case Law Update (October 17, 2022 – October 21, 2022)
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Federal 11th Circuit Criminal Case Law Update (October 10, 2022 – October 14, 2022)
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Florida Criminal Case Law Update (October 10, 2022 – October 15, 2022)
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Federal 11th Circuit Criminal Case Law Update (October 3, 2022 – October 7, 2022)
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Federal Criminal Case Law Update (September 26, 2022 – September 30, 2022)
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Florida Criminal Case Law Update (September 26, 2022 – September 30, 2022)
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Florida Criminal Case Law Update (October 3, 2022 – October 7, 2022)
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Understanding the DUI Police Report
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds That The Government Can Prosecute A Person Twice For the Same Conduct
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Orbeez Challenge and AirSoft Attacks More Serious Than Most Teens Realize
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Supreme Court adopts broad interpretation of “different occasions” provision under the Armed Career Criminal Act
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Do You Need a Lawyer for Your First DUI in Florida?
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Jacksonville DUI Convictions Come With Harsh Penalties
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New Criminal Laws in Florida & Defenses to Criminal Charges
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How Should I Handle Police Questioning When Stopped and Investigated Based on the “Odor of Marijuana”?
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Police in Florida Cannot Use Presence of a Concealed Firearm as a Basis for Search in Carrying Concealed Firearm Case
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There is a Low Standard in Florida for the State to Obtain Medical Records by Subpoena After DUI Arrest
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Grabbing a Victim’s Property in Close Proximity to Victim Was Not Sufficient for a Robbery By Sudden Snatching Charge in Florida
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Constructive Possession of Drugs in Florida Does Not Require Drugs to be On or Near Defendant
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State Can Charge a Person With a Traffic Infraction Causing Death in Florida But Only if Proper Procedure is Followed
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State Permitted to Subpoena Defendant’s Medical Records in Florida DUI case
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Florida Police Officer’s traffic Stop Based on a Broken Tail Light Was Illegal
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Police Illegally Arrest and Search Suspect for Violating County Ordinance in Florida
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Expunging a Criminal Record in Florida Does Not Necessarily Eliminate All Records, Such as DNA Records
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Does Sending a Photograph Over Social Media Constitute a Crime in Florida?
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When Can the Court Order Restitution in Florida Criminal Cases?
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Can the Police in Florida Get Blood to Test for Alcohol in a DUI Case Where the Driver is Unconscious?
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Odor of Alcohol and an Open Container are not Sufficient for a DUI Investigation in Florida
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Florida Court Appears to Change the Florida Law Pertaining to Driving With a Suspended License as a Habitual Traffic Offender
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Florida Defendant Argues For Stand Your Ground Protection After Shootout With Police Officers
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Unauthorized Driver of Rental Car Still Has Standing to Challenge an Illegal Police Search in Florida
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Does Occupant of Hotel Room Who Did Not Rent The Room Have Standing To Challenge Search in Florida?
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Victim’s Cell Phone Recording of Defendant’s Statements In Her Home Could Be Used In Court
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In Florida, Proof That A Driver Had Consumed Alcohol Is Not Sufficient For a DUI Investigation Or Arrest
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Commercial Drivers in Florida Are Subject to a One Year Driver’s License Suspension for a DUI
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Police in Florida Have Multiple Ways to Obtain Blood or Test Results of a Suspect After a Serious Auto Crash
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Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law Does Not Apply to Defendants Already Engaged in Criminal Activity
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Medical Marijuana is Now Legal in Florida, but Police Officers Can Still Detain a Driver and Search the Car Based on the Odor of Marijuana
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Florida Police Were Permitted to Detain Suspect for Wearing a Bulletproof Vest at Church
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Florida Courts Can Prohibit a Defendant From Accessing the Internet While on Probation
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A Warrant is Not Required to Obtain a Urine Sample From a Suspect in a DUI Case in Florida.
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Can the State Force a Defendant to Provide the Passcode to a Cell Phone in a Florida Criminal Case?
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When a Florida License Plate Has Superfluous Words Obscured, Can the Police Pull That Vehicle Over?
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Constructive Actual, Physical Control of Vehicle is a Valid DUI Defense in Florida
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Police in Florida May Be Able to Forfeit Valuable Property Based on Minimal Criminal Conduct
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Probationer in Florida Has Severely Compromised Right to Privacy
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Prosecutors in Florida Must Prove Relevance in Order to Obtain Defendant’s Medical Records
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Prosecutor in Florida Permitted to Charge Defendant With Two Separate Felony Charges for Selling One Drug Quantity to One Person
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The Failure of a Driver to Maintain the Lane is not Always a Legal Basis for a Traffic Stop in Florida
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Police in Florida Can Not Conduct Search Incident to Arrest for a Municipal Ordinance Violation
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Florida Police With Search Warrant for House Could Not Also Search RV on the Property
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Can an Off-Duty Police Officer Outside of His Jurisdiction Make a DUI Arrest in Florida?
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Can the Police in Florida Obtain a Urine Sample of a DUI Suspect After an Arrest Without a Search Warrant?
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Florida Cash for Bitcoin Business Owner Charged With Engaging in Money Transmission Without a License
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Florida Police Allowed to Enter Residence Without Search Warrant Based on Apparent Animal Cruelty
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Florida Police Officer Cannot Detain Driver and Initiate DUI Investigation Solely Because Driver Has Been Drinking
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Police in Florida Violated the Law by Obtaining Historical Cell Site Location Information for Suspect in Murder Case Without a Search Warrant
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In Florida, Even if All of the Unique Numbers and Letters on Your License Tag Are Visible, Police Can Still Stop You For an Obscured License Tag
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Police in Florida Cannot Seize Blood from Suspected DUI Driver After a Serious Crash Without Establishing Causation by Statute
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Possession of a Concealed Weapon by a Convicted Felon is a Nonexistent Crime in Florida
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Did you know that it is a crime to protest at a funeral in Florida?
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Supreme Court Rules Police Must Get a Search Warrant Before Obtaining Location Data From Cell Phone Providers
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How is a crash defined under the Florida DUI laws?
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What If I Refuse Field Sobriety Exercises When Stopped For A DUI?
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The Automobile Exception Does Not Apply to Vehicles Within the Curtilage of the Home
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Florida Police Try to Use Three Year Old Consent to Search Property for Marijuana
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Apparent Possession of a Concealed Firearm is not Sufficient for Police in Florida to Pat Down Suspect
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Prosecutor in Florida Theft Case Uses Defendant’s Facebook Post to Prove Case
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Can the Police in Florida Obtain Blood or Medical Records From DUI Suspect With a Subpoena?
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Nearly 30 Minute Delay During Florida DUI Investigation Was Too Long So DUI Case Thrown Out
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Police Unlawfully Search Person at Florida House Where Marijuana Was to be Delivered
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Police Engage in Illegal Interrogation Tactics and Conviction Gets Reversed
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Police Drew Blood From Unconscious Defendant in Florida DUI Case. Was it Legal?
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The Government’s Recent Report on the Effects of Mandatory Minimum Prison Statutes
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Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences Give Prosecutors Excessive Power at the Expense of Defendants’ Rights
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What is Hearsay? Can They Prosecute Me Based On He Said/She Said?
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What is considered Child Abuse in Florida?
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What are the gun laws in the State of Florida?
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What is “Safety Valve” in Federal Criminal Court?
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Criminal Law Update: When Can A Police Officer Stop And Search You?
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How Can A Criminal Defense Attorney Help Get A Low Bond?
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What is Pretrial Diversion or Pretrial Intervention and How Can I Get It?
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In Florida, When a Defendant is Sentenced to Probation, Can That Probation Period Be Terminated Early?
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Police in Florida Do Not Have a Right to Search All of a Person’s Personal Property, Even After an Arrest
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What Is A Motion To Dismiss In A Criminal Case?
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What Is A Motion To Suppress?
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What Is A Federal Grand Jury And What Is It’s Purpose?
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Rian Rodriguez, A 27 Year Old Soccer Coach Is Accused Of Interference With The Custody Of A Minor After Running Away With A 17 Year Old Student. So, Why Hasn’t He Been Charged With A Sex Offense And What Is The Law In Florida Relating To Sexual Acts Between 16-17 Year Olds And Adults, Young Adults, And Teenagers?
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When Do You Have To Register Your Firearms? Bernandino Bolatete Has Been Arrested In Jacksonville After Making Terroristic Threats, But He Was Only Initially Charged With Possession of An Unregistered Silencer
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Can You Really Get A DUI On A Golf Cart Or Bicycle In Florida?
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They Didn’t Read Me My Rights! When the Police Must Read You Your Miranda Rights in Florida and What Happens When They Don’t.
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Recording Someone Without Their Knowledge Can Lead to Felony Charges
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Do Jacksonville Police Officers Use Pedestrian Safety Laws As a Pretext To Search African American Citizens? And If So, At What Cost?
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DUI Blood Test Results Were Not Admissible in Florida DUI Case Involving Accident
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Florida Police Officer Makes Illegal DUI Arrest Outside of His Jurisdiction
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Can the State Take a DNA Swab from a Defendant in Florida Without Proof of DNA Evidence for a Comparison?
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Florida Defendants Are Arguing That Classifying Cannabis as a Schedule I Drug is Now Unconstitutional
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Making Threats: Easy To Make, Hard To Take Back
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Florida Court Rules Police Can Order Driver Out of Vehicle During Traffic Stop
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Florida Kindergarten Teacher Could Not be Convicted of Battery For Non-abusive Discipline of Student
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Police in Florida Cannot Always Come to Your Door, But Some Signs Will Not Prevent Them
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Florida Police Officer Out of Jurisdiction Could Not Make Citizen’s Arrest for DUI
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A Person in Florida Who Has Not Obtained a Driver’s License Cannot be Charged with a Felony Suspended License Charge
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Florida Court Rules it is OK for Police Officer to Stop DUI Suspect He Had Seen Impaired an Hour Earlier
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Massachusetts Court Rules Police Cannot Testify Defendant Was High on Marijuana in DUI Case
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In Florida, the State Can Force a Defendant to Prove Where Money Comes From Before Being Released on Bond
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Prosecutors in Florida Can Still Proceed with a Violation of Probation Case Based on a Criminal Charge That Was Dropped
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Littering Can be a Felony Crime in Florida
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Florida Police Officer Has Murder Case Dismissed Based on Stand Your Ground Law
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Police in Florida Arrest Man for Letting Young Child Walk Down the Stairs
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Preventing a Victim or Witness from Reporting a Crime in Florida
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Florida Police Arrest Suspect for Repossessing Vehicle Used as Collateral
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Refusing to Take a Breathalyzer Test Can Be Used Against You In a DUI Case in Florida, But You Can Change Your Mind
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Failing to Render Aid After a DUI Manslaughter Crash in Florida Results in a More Serious Charge
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Police in Florida Were Permitted to Force a Blood Draw in DUI Manslaughter Case Without a Warrant
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Colorado Court Says Alert of Drug K-9 Not Sufficient for Police Search. The Same Rule Should Apply in Florida.
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Florida Prosecutor Charges Widow With Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon for Pawning Husband’s Guns
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Florida Resident in Rooming House Had Same Fourth Amendment Protections as Residents of Other Accommodations
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General Odor of Marijuana Coming From a Group of People Does Not Give Police Probable Cause to Search in Florida
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Police in Florida Need to be Careful When Promising Benefits to Suspects in Return for a Statement
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What is a Gag Order in Florida Criminal Cases?
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PTSD Being Added to List of Medical Conditions That Can Be Treated With Medical Marijuana
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Police in Florida Cannot Normally Require Blood Test in DUI Case Where There is No Death or Serious Bodily Injury
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A New Arrest While a Person is on Probation in Florida Could Mean Automatic Bond Revocation
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Florida Drug Possession Arrest Results from Traffic Stop of a Bicycle
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In Florida, a Fourth Conviction for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Results in a Permanent Suspension But Not All Convictions Count
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What Constitutes Cyberstalking in Florida?
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A Parent’s Child Custody Order in Divorce Court Can Lead to Felony Charges in Florida
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What Are Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s Actual Charges?
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In Forfeiture Cases in Florida, the Rules of Civil Procedure Apply but Criminal Motions Are Also Permitted
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A Second Example of When a Police Encounter in Florida Requires Evidence of Criminal Activity
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When Does an Encounter With Police Become a Seizure Under the Law in Florida?
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Police in Florida Cannot Download Black Box Data in Your Vehicle Without a Search Warrant
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Not All Questions Are Covered Under the Miranda Warnings
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Police in Florida Must Read Your Miranda Rights if You Are in Custody and Under Interrogation
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Police Officer in Florida Cannot Arrest a Suspect for a DUI the Officer Does Not Witness
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A Judge in Florida Cannot Rely on a Defendant’s Subsequent Arrest When Imposing a Sentence
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In Florida a Second Refusal of a Valid Request for a DUI Breathalyzer Test is a Crime
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Lasnetski Gihon Law Researching Florida Medical Marijuana Licensure for Potential Client
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You Can Be Convicted of Burglary in Florida Without Ever Entering a Residence or Building
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Police in Florida Generally Need a Search Warrant for a Blood Draw in DUI Cases But There Are Exceptions
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Is Drug Residue Sufficient for Police to Forfeit Your Property in Florida?
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When Does the Hot Pursuit Doctrine Apply in Florida?
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Can I Purchase a Firearm From A Federally Licensed Dealer For Somebody Else Who Isn’t Prohibited From Possessing A Firearm?
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A Defendant in Florida Does Not Always Have a Right to a Jury Trial in a Criminal Case
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Florida Police Executing Arrest Warrant Do Not Have a Right to Search Surrounding Property
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Police in Florida Cannot Use Informant to Get Statement from Defendant That Police Could Not Otherwise Obtain
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DUI Checkpoints Have to Follow Specific Rules in Florida But Other Checkpoints Do Not
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Initial Search of Defendant Was Lawful, But No Do-Overs
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Police in Florida Can Knock on Your Door Without a Warrant, but Their Access is Limited
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The State Can Compel a Defendant to Provide the Cell Phone Password With a Search Warrant in Florida
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Police in Florida Cannot Access Information in an Abandoned Cell Phone Without a Search Warrant
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Ambiguous Florida Weapons Law Results in Felony Arrest For Student Possessing a BB Gun in School
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Florida Uttering Forged Card Charge Did Not Apply to Gift Card
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Florida Criminal Statute of Limitations is Delayed When Defendant is Out of State
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Florida Police Officer Can Detain and Arrest Suspect for DUI While in Private Parking Garage Under Certain Circumstances
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The War on Drugs Sometimes Causes Police Officers to Forget About the Constitution
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In Florida, Statements Made to a Police Officer Investigating an Auto Accident Are Not Generally Admissible in Court
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The State Can Comment on a Defendant Remaining Silent in Some Instances
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Florida Man Arrested for Firearm and Marijuana Charges After Firefighter Spots Illegal Items in his Garage
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In Florida Grand Theft Case, the State Must Prove the Value of the Item Stolen
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Florida Police Officer Improperly Arrests Suspect for Giving False Name
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Florida Juvenile Who Sent Threats on Twitter Not Guilty of Making Threats Crime
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Florida Police Cannot Arrest DUI Suspect Without Observing Him/Her Driving
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In Florida DUI Case, Odor of Alcohol Plus Causing a Serious Accident is Sufficient for Blood Draw
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Manufacturer of Highly Dangerous Opioid Drug Fighting (and Paying) to Keep Marijuana Illegal
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Florida Inmate Who Left Job While on Work Release Convicted of Escape
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Florida Burglary Conviction Reversed Where Defendant Stole From Store Open to the Public
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As the Federal Government Keeps Marijuana as a Schedule I Drug, a New Substance is Added
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Florida Police Officer’s DUI Arrest Outside of His Jurisdiction Was Unlawful
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Federal Court Says Police Cannot Stop Vehicle with License Plate From a Marijuana State
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Florida Court Finds That Police Pressing Key Fob is Not an Illegal Search
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Police in Florida Could Not Prove Constructive Possession of Drugs Found in Hotel Room
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Claimant in Florida Forfeiture Case May Be Able to Get Fees and Costs From State For Improper Forfeiture
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Jacksonville, Florida Law Firm of Lasnetski Gihon Law Gets DUI Case Dismissed Despite Client Having a Blood Alcohol Level More Than Three Times the Legal Limit
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Police Search With Consent Became Illegal When it Went Too Far in Florida Drug Case
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Excessive Delay in Investigation Results in Florida DUI Case Being Thrown Out
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Florida DUI Case Thrown Out After Police Stop Defendant for Honking Horn
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Judge in Florida Can Suspend a Person’s Driver’s License for a Traffic Violation
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Can the Judge in a Florida Criminal Case Order Sex Offender Therapy for Defendant Not Convicted of Sex Offender Crime?
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In DUI Cases, Police in Florida Can Force a Breath Alcohol Test Without a Warrant but not a Blood Alcohol Test
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Inching Closer to the Legalization of Marijuana
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Paying Back the Money in Government Benefits Fraud Cases Can Lead to Your Arrest in Florida
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An Improper Promise Can Make a Statement Inadmissible in Florida
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Recorded Jail Call Leads to Drug Trafficking Conviction for Florida Inmate
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If You Refuse to Submit a DNA Sample to Police in Florida, Can the State Use That Refusal Against You in Court?
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The Fifth Amendment Protects a Person’s Right to Remain Silent Before Arrest and Before Miranda Warnings
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Florida Vehicular Homicide Conviction Based on Speeding Alone Reversed
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If a Suspect in Florida Throws Evidence Away, it Becomes Abandoned Property and Fair Game for Police
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Police in Florida Interrogating a Suspect Have to Alert Suspect That His/Her Attorney is Present
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Florida Injunctions Against Domestic Violence Do Little To Prevent Violence
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House of Representatives Panel Voted to Pass a New Email Privacy Bill
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Florida Defendant Properly Charged with Driving With a Suspended License on Gas Powered Bicycle
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Florida Murder Defendant Cannot Use Stand Your Ground Law When He Sought Out Conflict With Victim
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Landlords Can No Longer Ban Tenants Based Solely on a Prior Criminal Record
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Florida Department of Corrections Officer Convicted for Allowing Prison Fight
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Can a Passenger of a Vehicle Leave the Scene of a Traffic Stop in Florida?
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United States Supreme Court Limits Government’s Ability to Freeze Assets of Defendants Upon Arrest
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United States Supreme Court Finds Florida’s Death Penatly Procedure Unconstitutional, Not the Death Penalty Itself
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it is Illegal in Florida to Audio Record Someone Without Consent and Disclose the Recording
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Florida Student Suspended From School Convicted of Trespass for Being on School Grounds
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A Person Arrested for DUI in Florida May Be Entitled to an Indepdendent Blood Acohol Test
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In Florida, a Robbery By Force Can Be Committed Without Touching the Victim
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In States with Medical Marijuana, Deaths from Painkillers are Down, and Why Marijuana is Still Illegal
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In Florida, Refusal to Submit to Field Sobriety Exercises Might Not be Admissible in DUI Case
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A Good Example of a Bad Constructive Drug Possession Case in Florida
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Florida Police Officer Did Not Have a Right to Search Vehicle of Suspect on Probation
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For People in Florida Who Want to Own a Firearm, the Prior Felony Disposition is Critical
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United States Supreme Court to Decide if Police Can Search Your Cell Phone Without a Warrant
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There Are Some Exceptions to the Search Warrant Requirement in Florida, but They Are Limited
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Florida Jury in Criminal Trial Wants Witness Testimony Read Back to Them.
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Can the Police in Florida Search a Suspicious Package Sent Through the Mail?
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Can the Police in Florida Search My Garbage and Other Items I Throw Away?
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When Can a Judge Hold a Lawyer in Contempt and Place Him/Her in Custody in Florida?
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To Use the Stand Your Ground Law in Florida, the Force Used Must Be Reasonable
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Does the Legalization of Marijuana Increase Marijuana Use Among Teens?
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A Property Owner in Florida May Not Have a Right to Privacy in Leased Premises
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The Inevitable Discovery Rule in Florida
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Vehicular Homicide in Florida Can be Committed with Reckless Driving Irrespective of Alcohol or Drugs
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In Florida, You Have a Right to Privacy in Your Home, But Not Necessarily Your Computer
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The State in Florida Cannot Use a Defendant’s Confession Alone to Prove Case Without Independent Evidence
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Florida Police Officer Arrests Person Sleeping in Car for DUI, Case Gets Thrown Out
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The Odor of Alcohol is Not a Sufficient Basis for Police to Start DUI Investigation in Florida
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Florida Man’s Detained After Driving to House Being Searched for Drugs
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Should I take the breath test if I’m stopped for DUI?
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The Florida DHSMV Can Suspend Your Driver’s License For Failing to Pay Alimony
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EL Faro Ship That Departed From Jacksonville Florida Still Missing
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Marijuana Case in Florida Thrown Out When Police Don’t Make Effort to Preserve Evidence
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Police in Florida Can Only Arrest for Resisting Arrest if There is a Legal Basis for the Initial Arrest
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Florida DMV Can Suspend Your Driver’s License for Medical Reasons Based on Confidential Tip
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Examples of When the State Cannot Prove Constructive Possession in Florida
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When Can Oral Communications Be Secretly Recorded in Florida?
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State Cannot Use Breathalyzer Test Results Against Defendant in DUI Case Where Independent Blood Test Was Requested
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Defendant in Florida May Not Be Charged With Drug Possession if Drugs Found During Overdose
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Police in Florida Generally Need a Search Warrant to Obtain Real Time Cell Phone Information
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Police in Florida Cannot Enter Secured Property for Investigation Based on Anonymous Drug Tip
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You Can Be Pulled Over If You Have a Trailer Hitch or Anything Else Obstructing Your License Plate in Florida
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Necessaity Can be a Defense to Criminal Traffic Charges in Florida
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Collection of DNA May Toll Statute of Limitations in Lewd and Lascivious Battery Cases
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Assumptions and Police Officer’s Super Human Eyesight Are not Sufficient for a Search and Seizure in Florida
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People on Probation in Florida May Have Reduced Constitution Rights Regarding Searches and Seizures
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Florida Uses a Broad Interpretation of its Money Laundering Statute
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Florida Stand Your Ground Law Cannot Be Used Against Police Officer Engaged in Official Duties
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Be Careful in Florida Driving Someone Else’s Vehicle if That Person Might Have a Legal Problem
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Odor of Alcohol and Beer Cans Found on Boat WEre Not Sufficient for Boating Under the Influence (BUI) Investigation
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Florida Appellate Court Awards Attorneys Fees to Claimant After Money is Forfeited Without Evidence of Criminal Activity
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Florida Police Officer Was Justified in Stopping Vehicle Where Window Tint Was Too Dark to See Driver
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Can the State Use a Defendant’s Pre-Arrest Silence Against Him/Her at Trial in Florida?
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State Failed to Prove a Violation of Probation with Hearsay Evidence From Probation Officer
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President Obama’s Proposed Budget Allocates More Money to the War on Drugs
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Senators Propose New Law to Curb Forfeiture Abuse
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Attorney General Eric Holder Issues a New Order Addressing Asset Forfeitures, But it Doesn’t Do What Many Seem to Think it Does.
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Court May Decide Classifying Marijuana as a Schedule I Drug is Unconstitutional
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In Florida, State May Be Able To Prove a Burglary Charge If Defendant Has The Property Shortly After The Theft
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Florida Drug Case Thrown Out Where Police Stop Suspect for Driving Too Slowly on Highway
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It is a Felony to Bring Drugs or Contraband into a Florida Jail but State Must Prove Knowledge
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What Does a Grand Jury Do, and How Does It Do It?
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The State Does Not Necessarily Have to Disclose Identity of Confidential Informant in Florida
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Florida Police Try to Use “High Crime Area” to Justify Search
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Florida Statute of Limitations Does Not Run While Defendant is Continually Absent from the State
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Lasnetski Gihon Law named one of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Law Firms
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Florida Search Warrant With Multiple Errors Upheld by the Court
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Florida Child Molestation Conviction Reversed Due to Potential Juror Intimidation
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In Florida, Police Usually Need an Arrest Warrant to Make an Arrest for a Misdemeanor Outside His/Her Presence
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Florida Police Needed a Search Warrant to Track a Suspect’s Cell Site Location
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Criminal Conviction Reversed in Florida When Prosecutor Elicits Testimony Regarding a Defendant’s Failure to Produce Evidence
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There is a Difference Between Reckless Driving and Careless Driving in Florida
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Florida Police Were Not Permitted to Search Hotel Room For Drugs With Occupant’s Permission
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Florida Police Lose Armed Robbery Case by Illegally Searching Trunk of Car
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Anonymous Call Was Not Sufficient to Stop Defendant in Florida
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Police Officer Justified in Searching Pill Bottle in Florida Drug Case
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Florida Court Finds Government Forfeiture of Home Used to Cultivate Marijuana is Unconstitutional
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In Retail Theft/Shoplifting Cases in Florida, the Sale Price Controls the Value of the Stolen Item
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In Florida, Defendant Must Know An Accident Occurred to be Guilty of Leving the Scene of an Accident
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Where Police Intercept Defendant’s Phone Calls in Foreign Language, Whose Translation is Used in Court?
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$5,000 Fine in Florida Solicitation of Prostitution Case Found to be Unconstitutional
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Police in Florida Can Request Identification But if They Hold Onto it, it Becomes a Detention
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When Can Police Officers in Florida Use Deadly Force?
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Police in Florida Cannot Always Search a Suspect’s Cell Phone During a Valid Arrest
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In Suspected Florida Pill Mill Case, How Does the Court Deal With Confidential Patient Records?
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Prosecutor Could Not Admit Evidence of Conversation Between Defendant and Psychotherapist in Florida Criminal Case
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Senator Proposes Changes to Federal Forfeiture Laws
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Florida DUI Defendant Unable to Get Case Thrown Out When Police Corrupt DUI Video
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An Anonymous Tip of Drug Activity is Not Sufficient for a Search of a Residence in Florida
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Police in Florida Cannot Grab Suspect Without Reasonable Suspicion of Criminal Activity
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Florida City Noise Ordinance Found to be Unconstitutional
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Seizure of Substitute Assets in a Forfeiture Case in Florida
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Can Police in Florida Pull You Over if the Color of Your Vehicle Does Not Match the Color Listed on the Registration?
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There is No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in One’s Bank Records
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Large Bank Receives Significant Fine But Still Clearly Getting Preferential Treatment Over Individuals
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Can an Out of State Medical Marijuana Verification Card or Prescription Be Used as a Defense to Possession of Marijuana in Florida?
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Supreme Court Holds That Police Need Search Warrants to Search Cell Phones
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Florida Defendant in Drug Case May Not Be Able to Discover Identity of Confidential Informant
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In Florida, There is a Key Difference Between Being Present for a Crime and Helping The Criminal Activity
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Subsequent Miranda Warnings May Not Cure Prior Police Failure to Mirandize Suspect in Florida
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Abandoning Stolen Property Can Be a Defense in a Robbery Case in Florida
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Florida Felony Hit and Run Case Reversed Where State Could Not Prove Defendant Knew He Hit Victim
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DNA on Gun Was Not Sufficient for Possession of a Firearm By a Convicted Felon Conviction in Florida
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Florida Court Finds Police Stop is Valid When Driver Stops Just Past Stop Bar
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Driving With a Suspended or Revoked License Can Be a Felony in Florida if There is a Serious Crash
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When Can Police in Florida Search a Person’s Hotel Room for Drugs?
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Florida Drug Case Reversed Where Police Seize Box with Unidentified Pills Inside
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Florida Prescription Drug Case Reversed Where State Uses Database to Show Defendant Had No Prescription
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Carrying a Concealed Firearm in Florida Means Hidden From Plain Sight
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Wire Fraud Conviction Reversed Where “Victim” Was Not Financially Defrauded
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Florida Man Convicted of Fraud For Using False Information to Get a Job
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Florida Defendant Denies Ownership of Cell Phones, Cannot Challenge Search of Cell Phones
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Federal Government Looking to Regulate E-cigarettes
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Defendant in Florida Can Get Two Convictions for Aggravated Battery Against a Pregnant Woman
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Aggravated Battery or Assault With a Vehicle Could Just Be Reckless Driving in Florida
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Can an Unauthorized Driver of a Rental Car Challenge an Illegal Serch in Florida
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For Underaged Drivers in Florida, the Legal Limit for a DUI is Much Lower
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Florida Police Can Order Blood Draw in DUI Manslaughter Case Where There is Evidence of Impairment
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Florida Stand Your Ground Claim Does Not Work Where Defendant Shot Victim in Back
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Florida Stand Your Ground Immunity Applies to Correctional Officers As Well
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Can Police in Florida Come Up to Your House and Knock if You Have a Closed Gate?
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Jacksonville Police Seize and Try to Forfeit Large Sum of Cash From Traveler in Jacksonville Airport
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Knock and Announce Search Warrant in Florida Requires Police to Allow Occupant Time to Open Door, But Not Much Time
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State Can Charge Conspiracy to Traffic in Drugs Based on Phone Conversations in Florida
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Federal Government to Propose Lighter Sentences for Non-Violent Drug Offenders
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Entrapment Defense Does Not Work in Florida Traveling to Meet a Minor Case
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Florida Man Arrested for Felony Child Neglect After Instructing Child to Call Mother Rather Than 911
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Gun Possession Charge Thrown Out in Florida After Illegal Detention
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For a Leaving the Scene of a Crash Charge in Florida, Does There Need to be an Actual Crash?
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Florida Armed Robbery Conviction Reversed Where State Provided Evidence of Guns Not Used in Robbery
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State Attempts to Forfeit Real Property Allegedly Related to Gambling Operation in Florida
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Protecting Your Rights When the State Seizes Your Property for Forfeiturein Florida
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Federal Sentencing Reform Bill Going Through Congress
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Police Could Not Stop Suspect For Drugs Based on Alleged Hand to Hand Transaction in Florida
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Marijuana Case Gets Thrown Out After State Loses Important GPS Evidence
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There is a Constitutional Right to Privacy in Hotel Rooms in Florida
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Medical Marijuana Making Its Way to the Ballot in Florida in 2014
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Federal Judge Throws Out Florida’s Drug Testing of Welfare Applicants Law
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Florida Defendant Gets Murder Dropped with Stand Your Ground Immunity
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Florida Correctional Officer Convicted for Selling Contraband to Inmates at Private Prison
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Bondsman Assists Police with Marijuana Cultivation Arrest in Florida
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Florida Students in School Have Less Protection Under Search and Seizure Provisions
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Florida Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon Statute May Be Unconstitutional as Applied to Antique Firearms
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Police Withholding Facts From Judge May Not Negate Search Warrant in Florida
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Police Seize Money From Vehicle Driver Based on Odor of Marijuana
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Police in Florida Cannot Get Valid Consent to Search After Illegally Entering Residence
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Defendant Arrested for DUI in Florida After Police Find Vehicle with Four Flat Tires
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What is Sufficient and Reasonable Suspicion to Stop a Suspect for Burglary in Florida?
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Florida Police Cannot Stop and Arrest Suspect for Loitering Without Specific Evidence of Threat or Crime
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