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Criminal Court Process: A Guide to Court Dates and Hearings

    Arrested? Wondering if and when you will see a judge? Below we go through the Criminal Court Process and list the different types of court dates that may occur during your criminal case. They are listed in the general order that they happen. Not every criminal case has every court date listed below. First

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Tampa, Hillsborough County Laws Regarding a First-Time Offender

What if I’m a first-time offender and I’m facing charges in Tampa Florida? Being charged as a first offender is frightening. You’ve never been through anything like this before, and you don’t know what to expect. You may have a good job that you’re scared to lose. You may be afraid of disappointing your family.

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College Students Charged With DUI in Tampa

For young people going away to college freshman year represents independence and freedom never seen before. Sometimes with the new freedom comes bad decisions.  One bad decision that we see a lot of with young people is college students charged with DUI. Tampa and Hillsborough County has more DUI arrest than any other county in

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How to Beat a Traffic Ticket in Florida: Advice From a Criminal Lawyer

Every day, people across the great state of Florida are stopped, detained, and ticketed by law enforcement for allegedly committing traffic infractions. While most people decide to pay their ticket and move on with their lives, some choose to fight the ticket in court. Of these people, a great majority retain a criminal lawyer to

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How A Criminal Lawyer Makes the State Play Ball: Motions to Compel

Each of our criminal defense attorneys has several tools in his or her arsenal to force the State’s Attorney to play ball in the discovery process. Information regarding the allegations against a person accused of a crime is called discovery. Discovery includes citations, police reports, electronic surveillance, physical evidence, and more. Discovery is provided pursuant

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The Pitfalls of Felony Drug Offender Probation in Florida

Certain drug crimes in Florida carry the possibility of  a special type of probation called Drug Offender probation. There is a big difference between standard felony probation in Florida and “Drug Offender” probation. Drug offender probation falls under a special Florida law and has an exhaustive list of requirements that must be fulfilled while you

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