Defending Yourself In A Criminal Case
Defending yourself in a criminal case is the biggest mistake you can make. A famous man once said, “He who represents himself has a fool
January 19, 2017
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Can a Minor Consent to a Police Search?
Can a minor properly understand the implications of consenting to a police request for a search? That is an issue which is highlighted in an
December 19, 2016
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Miranda Rights and the Law
In my last post, I discussed in a general fashion, the background, history, and legal impact of the groundbreaking US Supreme Court case Miranda v.
December 3, 2016
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Miranda Rights in Criminal Proceedings
For those who were born after the 1970’s it’s probably hard to imagine that for 190 years our country existed without those suspected of criminal
December 1, 2016
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DUI Will Ruin Your Holidays
Now that Halloween has passed, we can turn our attention to the holidays with Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner. We begin making plans to
November 2, 2016
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Can I Get My Criminal Record Sealed?
Florida provides opportunities for you to have your criminal record sealed, under certain circumstances. Sealing a criminal record means that the public does not have
October 31, 2016
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Florida Road Rage
It would be hard to spend a day driving in Tampa Bay without witnessing an incident of aggressive or reckless driving. All too often that
October 21, 2016
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Breathalyzers and DUI Arrests
In Florida, if you are stopped and arrested for DUI, you will have to submit to a sobriety test, unless you are willing to forfeit
October 3, 2016
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Florida Police Training Less Rigorous Than Barber Training
New Florida police officers are required to undergo 770 hours of training at a police academy while barbers who want to be licensed in the
October 1, 2016
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Police Training Is Supposed to Train Not Abuse
When my client Kathleen Denardi enrolled in the Law Enforcement Academy at St. Petersburg College Allstate Center, she was fulfilling a dream to serve the
September 22, 2016
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