Criminal Defense

The simple answer is, "No." The Fourth Amendment to The Constitution gives you a protection from unreasonable search and seizure. That means that you

Florida has two ways where you can clear your criminal record. The first one is sealing. The second is expunction. There are actually statutes in

Obviously, that's a very important question. People want to know "Can I afford the lawyer that I really need to represent me?" Many factors go into

You should always worry that criminal charges will have immigration consequences, because they do in most cases. A felony is an absolute kick you out.

What you're arrested for in many cases is not what you're finally charged with. Normally the paperwork takes about 10 days to get from the police

If the police arrive at your home with a warrant, they have the right to search in any place, as long as whatever it is they're looking for can

The Intoxilyzer 8000 is the machine used in Florida to calculate breath alcohol level. That machine is obligated to be calibrated monthly and has to

If an IRS agent shows up at your house, unannounced, that's a common tactic. They do that all the time because they want to catch you off-guard,

Most traffic offenses are not offenses that you can be arrested for, unless it's a DUI for instance. Speeding tickets, reckless driving, you don't get

The police say that normally as a ploy to get you to talk, because people have a natural desire to tell their side of the story, even if their side of

The Supreme Court of the United States, in a case called Miranda, set forth a series of questions that law enforcement has to ask you if you are in

Typically, once you're arrested you're taken to jail. You can bond out if you can afford to. Otherwise, you can wait till the next morning. Within 24

Well, you have the right to bail, so that you don't have to stay in jail. You can bond yourself out. You have the right to an attorney. You have the

Beyond a reasonable doubt is the burden placed on a prosecutor to prove someone guilty of a crime. It is the highest burden in the law. We like to say

If your child's arrested in Florida, they will normally go to the juvenile detention facility and be put in the custody of a welfare person. Now, they

Forfeiture is when the state or federal government seize your property because that property is related to a crime and therefore they take it and they

In a criminal case in many times the victim of the case has some kind of economic loss or damages. That is what the restitution is designed to take

A federal crime is a crime established by the United States congress and the United States senate, and it's enforced by the United States attorney's

RICO stands for Racketeering, Influence, Corrupt Organization. There basically are two parts. One, you've got the organization. Two, you've got

The officer's trying to see if you're impaired. The way they do that is they look at your eyes to see if they're bloodshot, they smell the odor of

Normally it starts with an FBI agent or some law enforcement agent from a federal agency coming by and seeing you. That tips you off right away you're

Normally appeals have one of three results, one is the appeal is affirmed which means you've lost the appeal and therefore it's over. Two, the

Well, the obvious answer is you need to hire a lawyer because if the FBI or US Customs or Immigrations come by to see you or the IRS has come by to

Basically in Florida there are two types of crimes. Misdemeanors and felonies. Misdemeanors are those that have a sentence of up to a year or less but