Recent Posts in Broward Habitual Felony Offender Category
Posted on Jun 26, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Florida Statute Section 775.084 provides for four different sentencing enhancements: (1)(a) Habitual Felony Offender (or "Habitual Offender," or "HO") (1)(b) Habitual Violent ...
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Posted on Jun 3, 2010 By Eric Matheny
We have discussed "career criminal" enhancements before, but in case you have forgotten, Florida has certain statutes that enhance the maximum penalties for crimes if the accused has a prior felony ...
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Posted on May 5, 2010 By Eric Matheny
I have discussed Florida's sentencing schemes before, primarily the sentencing enhancements. Enhancements, such as Florida's Habitual Felony Offender enhancement can cause an accused person to face ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2010 By Eric Matheny
Yesterday, I discussed the charge of carrying a concealed firearm . Today, I want to discuss the far more serious charge of Felon in Possession of a Firearm. This charge is similar to carrying a ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2010 By Eric Matheny
Florida uses an enhancement system for penalizing felony offenders with prior records. In Florida, a number of "career criminal" designations are used by the State Attorney's Office to label certain ...
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