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The Criminal Punishment Code (CPC) is a scoring system that was implemented in 1998 to ensure uniform, proportional and unbiased minimum sentencing decisions for all felony crimes. With this code, each felony offense is assigned an Offense Level between 1 and 10, 10...
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...
According to the 2021 Florida Statues, Uttering Forged Instruments occurs when a person knowingly offers, passes, or makes use of a forged document with the intent to defraud or injure a third person or entity. A conviction for uttering a forged instrument is...
Henry Sireci * was convicted in the stabbing death of Howard Poteet in 1976. His attorneys had been seeking DNA testing in this case, and Attorney General Ashley Moody is looking to stop such testing. Recently, a Florida circuit court judge ruled that the Attorney...
Businesses use trademarks to help consumers identify their products and to protect themselves against intellectual property theft. A trademark is a word(s) or symbol legally registered by use as resenting a product or company. When an individual or a company uses...
Earlier this year, many new laws took effect in the state of Florida after being passed during the legislative session back in April. Last Friday, October 1st more laws took effect. Here are some of the newest laws, that you should know about: State regulatory...
What Is Drug Trafficking? There is a variety of drug crimes outlined by Florida laws, and one of the most serious charges is drug trafficking. This crime is defined by Florida statute 893.13 as the act of selling, purchasing, manufacturing, delivering, or bringing...
What are Embezzlement Charges? The difference between plain theft and embezzlement relies on the fact that in the latter, the funds or property were entrusted to the person who seized it. However, in Florida, embezzlement falls under the definition of theft, meaning...
Aiden Fucci, a 14-year-old Florida boy, will be tried as an adult in the alleged first-degree murder of a 13-year-old girl, due to circumstances surrounding the case. Tristyn Bailey showed up at the house of a friend at 12:30 am on Mother´s Day, where Aiden Fucci, his...
Under Chapter 777.04 of the Florida Statutes, a Conspiracy Crime is defined as “A person who agrees, conspires, combines, or confederates with another person or persons to commit any offense, commits the offense of criminal conspiracy”. This type of crime is separate...