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  • Memorial Day 2018 In South Florida

    Memorial Day in South Florida is a time of heavy tourist traffic. South Beach, Las Olas, and West Palm Beach are just three major tourist hot spots where massive crowds of visitors will congregate. Unfortunately, with massive tourist crowds comes a massive police presence. This invariably means that there will be a large number of arrests. For South Florida visitors, this can be particularly ...
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  • Your Guidelines Explained

    For every felony charge in the State of Florida, a mathematical value is assigned to the offense. Obviously, the more serious the charge, the higher the value. Factor in enhancements such as the degree of victim injury (if applicable), your prior offenses (which all have mathematical values as well), further enhancements for drug trafficking , possession of a firearm, or gang activity, and you ...
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  • What Is A Felony?

    In the State of Florida, crimes can be divided into two main categories: misdemeanors and felonies. A misdemeanor is a less serious offense, only punishable by county jail time at the most. A felony is a serious crime, punishable by state prison time. A felony conviction ( adjudication ) will have a detrimental impact on your life. You may be denied employment, housing, student loans, as well as ...
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  • 3rd Degree Felonies

    3rd degree felonies are some of the most common felony offenses committed in Florida. In my experience as a South Florida criminal defense attorney, I find that most of my first-time offender clients find themselves charged with 3rd degree felonies. A 3rd degree felony is a felony charge - meaning that it's serious - but on the spectrum from most serious to least serious, 3rd degree felonies are ...
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  • Felony DUI: 3rd Or Subsequent, Serious Bodily Injury, and DUI Manslaughter

    Under normal circumstances, a DUI is a misdemeanor. However, I want to discuss three situations in which a DUI becomes a felony. If this is your 3rd DUI within 10 years of your last DUI conviction, or your 4th DUI at any point in time after your last DUI conviction, the charge becomes a third-degree felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison. For a 3rd DUI within 10 years, there is a mandatory ...
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  • Felon in Possession of a Firearm

    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 concealed firearm. The only difference is that the accused person is a convicted felon. Any felony conviction will qualify, so long as it is a conviction, not a withhold of adjudication. A withhold of ...
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  • What Does Habitual Felony Offender Mean?

    In Florida, a number of "career criminal" designations are used by the State Attorney's Office to label certain defendants. For example, if a 3rd-degree felony normally carries a maximum of 5 years in prison, a Habitual Felony Offender (or an "HO") will face 10 years. For a 2nd degree felony, an HO faces 30 years instead of 15, and for a 1st-degree felony, an HO faces life in prison, instead of 30 ...
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