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If you have no prior convictions on your record you may be entitled to have your official court records expunged or sealed. Even if you were placed on probation but completed it without a conviction (i.e. received a withhold of adjudication) you may still be able to...
Thanksgiving is known to be a holiday that brings families together. However, this is not the case in every household. On the contrary, in many families, the chances of being a victim of a crime perpetrated by a member of the family or an acquaintance rise more than...
Bribery is a white-collar crime that can lead to serious penalties if an individual is convicted. Therefore, it is important to have a better understanding of this crime. Under Florida Statute 838.015, Bribery is defined as corruptly offering, promising, or giving a...
Domestic violence is defined by the Florida Statute 741.28, as “any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical...
Most individuals have heard about the following principle - a person is able to protect themselves under certain circumstances, even if that action could be considered as a crime in any other circumstance. In the US legal system, if a person is accused of a violent...
It is fair to say that almost all people enjoy having money, using it, keeping it, and making it multiply. Some individuals, however, will go as far as committing crimes for financial gains, to obtain or avoid losing money, property, or services, or to secure a...
Zachary Wester, a former police deputy faced 67 charges, which included racketeering, official misconduct, perjury, fabricating evidence, possession of drug paraphernalia, among other charges, in relation to twelve different victims. Wester was accused of pulling...
It is widely believed that children or minors don´t have the same mental process and judgment that an adult may have. This being said, minors might do things to get them arrested, and not having a clean record may cause some problems in their future. Having an arrest...
Have you ever heard about a crime and thought, "they must have been crazy to do such a thing" - sometimes, they do in fact have a mental situation that can be explained with a medical diagnosis. When crimes such as these are committed, the defense attorney on the case...
As a criminal defense law firm, we're often asked, "how does bail work?" You've probably heard the word "bail" before but may not be completely clear on what it means. According to Nolo.com, "Bail is cash, a bond, or property that an arrested person gives to a court...
