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Florida Passes Medical Marijuana – What Happens Now?

As almost all Floridians are aware, Amendment 2 was passed this election, giving Florida patients the right to use cannabis for medicinal purposes. The problem...

Understanding the Florida DOC’s work release program

Criminal Defense

In recognition of the fact that many incarcerated people would perhaps be better served by doing something besides spending all of their days and nights...

Don’t Underestimate The Driver’s License Laws in Florida

Criminal Defense

While it can be easy to broadly proclaim that you would never consider getting behind the wheel without a valid driver’s license under any circumstances,...

What are the criminal consequences for leaving the dog in the car?

Criminal Defense

While there are animal lovers of all stripes, it goes without saying that the pets most likely to be found in homes across the Sunshine...

Florida’s new civil asset forfeiture law could be a game-changer

Criminal Defense

A police procedure that has generated considerable criticism among not just criminal defense advocates, but the general public is civil asset forfeiture. Indeed, a recent...

What Does It Mean to be Charged with Criminal Mischief?

Criminal Defense

Anyone whose vehicle has been keyed, home has been egged, fence has been ruined by graffiti or property has been vandalized in some other way...

Committed advocacy for those facing hit-and-run charges

Criminal Defense

When most people learn about a recent hit-and-run accident on the Internet or nightly news, they confidently think to themselves that they could never do...

A closer look at Florida law and the use of recording devices – II

Criminal Defense

Last week, we started discussing how Florida law is structured in such a way as to provide considerable protection to citizens regarding the interception and...

A closer look at Florida law and the use of recording devices

Criminal Defense

While advances in modern technology have served to enhance our lives to a considerable degree, they are not without their pitfalls. Indeed, now more than...

Can probation be transferred across state lines? – III

Criminal Defense

Over the summer, our blog began an examination of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, an agreement designed to “to promote cooperation and coordination”...