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2023-11-28: Updated: 2023-11-22 12:12:32 Florida Court Discusses Witness Testimony in Criminal Trials

2023-11-24: Updated: 2023-11-21 20:02:40 Florida Court Examines Grounds for Conducting a DUI Investigation

2023-10-29: Updated: 2023-10-29 21:13:18 Florida Court Explains Grounds for Altering Convictions

2023-10-26: Updated: 2023-10-29 21:23:52 Florida Court Examines Admissibility of Evidence Regarding Prior Crimes

2023-09-29: Updated: 2023-09-29 13:12:32 Florida Court Discusses Testimony in Sex Crime Cases

2023-09-25: Updated: 2023-09-29 12:50:02 The Speedy Trial Act in Florida Criminal Cases

2023-08-28: Updated: 2023-08-28 13:24:44 Florida Court Explains Grounds for Suppressing Evidence in Criminal Trials

2023-08-25: Updated: 2023-08-28 14:01:50 Court Discusses Restitution in Florida Attempted Aggravated Battery Cases

2023-07-28: Updated: 2023-07-20 17:01:31 Florida Court Examines Sentence Reductions Under the First Step Act

2023-07-25: Updated: 2023-07-20 16:37:49 Florida Court Discusses Grounds for Granting a New Trial in an Identity Theft Case

2023-06-29: Updated: 2023-06-29 16:07:34 Florida Court Explains Grounds for Finding a Punishment is Cruel

2023-06-23: Updated: 2023-06-29 14:33:51 Florida Court Explains Determining if a Conviction Violates Double Jeopardy

2023-05-31: Updated: 2023-05-31 10:06:56 Florida Court Explains Predicate Offenses for Career Offender Status

2023-05-26: Updated: 2023-05-31 09:18:24 Florida Court Holds Consent to Field Sobriety Exercises is Not Required in DUI Cases

2023-04-28: Updated: 2023-04-27 17:27:35 Florida Court Discusses Crimes Requiring Sex Offender Registration

2023-04-27: Updated: 2023-04-27 13:48:27 Court Examines Florida’s Unanimous Verdict Requirement in Criminal Matters

2023-03-31: Updated: 2023-03-31 13:22:40 Court Discusses Sentence Variances in Florida Criminal Cases

2023-03-23: Updated: 2023-03-28 20:57:27 Florida Court Discusses the Right to Consult with Standby Counsel

2023-02-28: Updated: 2023-02-28 06:12:16 Florida Court Explains Statements Permissible in Closing Arguments

2023-02-18: Updated: 2023-02-27 21:40:45 Court Explains Crime Classifications Under Florida Law

2023-01-31: Updated: 2023-01-31 20:44:57 Florida Court Discusses Grounds for Granting Compassionate Release

2023-01-24: Updated: 2023-01-31 20:06:01 Florida Court Discusses Permitting a Defendant to Change a Guilty Plea

2022-12-30: Updated: 2022-12-27 08:32:19 Florida Court Analyzes What Constitutes a Violent Crime Under the ACCA

2022-12-26: Updated: 2022-12-26 06:30:16 Florida Court Discusses Waiver of Miranda Rights

2022-11-29: Updated: 2022-12-01 10:36:50 Florida Court Discusses Factors Weighed in Determining an Appropriate Sentence

2022-11-20: Updated: 2022-12-01 09:46:03 Florida Court Examines Restitution in Theft Cases

2022-10-31: Updated: 2022-10-31 12:48:01 Florida Court Examines the Right to Sentencing Review for Juvenile Offenders

2022-10-22: Updated: 2022-10-31 12:07:47 Court Analyzes the Statute of Limitations in Florida Sexual Battery Cases

2022-09-29: Updated: 2022-09-27 09:47:22 Florida Court Discusses Preemptory Strikes of Jurors in Criminal Matters

2022-09-24: Updated: 2022-09-27 08:59:26 Florida Court Determines Whether a Sentence for a Theft Crime is Reasonable

2022-08-27: Updated: 2022-09-01 02:37:13 Florida Court Explains Violent Career Criminal Sentencing Enhancements

2022-08-22: Updated: 2022-09-01 00:36:28 Florida Court Explains Sentencing in Homicide Cases

2022-07-28: Updated: 2022-09-01 02:22:53 Florida Court Discusses Timeliness of Post-Conviction Motions

2022-07-16: Updated: 2022-09-01 00:22:56 Florida Court Discusses Postconviction Relief Due to Newly Discovered Evidence

2022-06-15: Updated: 2022-07-01 06:47:22 Florida Court Discusses Evidence Establishing a Defendant is Entitled to a Mental Competence Hearing

2022-06-09: Updated: 2022-07-01 07:17:05 Florida Court Assesses Whether Convictions for Grand Theft and Burglary Violate Double Jeopardy

2022-05-29: Updated: 2022-06-01 02:44:25 Florida Court Discusses Double Jeopardy Violations

2022-05-17: Updated: 2022-06-01 03:21:37 Florida Court Explains Protections Against Cruel and Unusual Punishments

2022-04-30: Updated: 2022-04-30 17:36:31 Florida Court Discusses Elements of Lewd and Lascivious Battery

2022-04-25: Updated: 2022-04-30 16:59:40 Court Discusses Sentencing Under Florida’s Prison Releasee Reoffender Law

2022-03-07: Updated: 2022-03-30 20:56:44 Florida Court Discusses the Elements of Conspiracy

2022-03-05: Updated: 2022-03-30 20:18:39 Florida Court Discusses Guilty Pleas

2022-02-22: Updated: 2022-02-28 02:44:56 Florida Court Analyzes Grounds for Revoking Probation

2022-02-13: Updated: 2022-02-28 02:03:43 Florida Court Discusses Enforcement of Restitution Orders in Criminal Cases

2022-01-30: Updated: 2022-01-30 06:00:08 Florida Court Discusses Restitution in White-Collar Crime Cases

2022-01-21: Updated: 2022-01-29 19:51:15 Court Explains Credit for Time Served in Florida Criminal Matters

2021-12-31: Updated: 2021-12-31 10:35:34 Florida Court Explains the Rights of Criminal Defendants

2021-12-30: Updated: 2021-12-31 10:05:47 Florida Court Discusses the Rights of DUI Defendants

2021-11-27: Updated: 2021-11-30 17:11:29 Florida Court Explains What Evidence is Needed to Prove DUI Manslaughter

2021-11-20: Updated: 2021-11-30 16:57:43 Florida Court Discusses Restitution in Criminal Matters

2021-10-28: Updated: 2021-10-31 16:16:21 Florida Court Discusses the Use of Hearsay Evidence in Criminal Matters

2021-10-27: Updated: 2021-10-31 16:05:32 Florida Court Discusses the Right to a Speedy Trial

2021-09-24: Updated: 2021-09-30 14:43:53 Florida Court Discusses Admissibility of Other Crime Evidence

2021-09-20: Updated: 2021-09-30 14:07:13 Florida Court Issues Ruling on Lesser Included Offenses of Sexual Battery

2021-08-28: Updated: 2021-08-31 19:12:55 Florida Court Explains Penalties Imposed for Probation Violations

2021-08-23: Updated: 2021-08-31 18:43:37 Florida Court Discusses Sentence Reductions Under the First Step Act

2021-07-29: Updated: 2021-07-30 17:26:46 Florida Court Upholds Conviction for a Weapons Crime

2021-07-29: Updated: 2021-07-30 16:24:06 Florida Court Discusses What Constitutes a Cruel and Unusual Punishment

2021-06-29: Updated: 2021-06-28 19:09:33 Florida Court Explains Evidence Needed to Justify a Firearm Enhancement

2021-06-28: Updated: 2021-06-28 18:25:21 Court Discusses Florida’s Sentencing Rules for Molestation Crimes

2021-05-28: Updated: 2021-05-28 18:41:09 Can the Police Force You to Turn Over Your Phone and Online Records?

2021-05-20: Updated: 2021-05-20 16:47:57 Is Sexual Harassment a Crime in Florida?

2021-04-30: Updated: 2021-04-27 21:30:00 What is a Violation of Probation in Florida?

2021-04-23: Updated: 2021-04-23 13:30:50 How Do I Get a Record Expunged in Florida?

2021-03-30: Updated: 2021-03-30 18:15:10 What is Mental Health Court in Florida?

2021-03-22: Updated: 2021-03-22 13:58:18 Florida’s Rules of Criminal Procedure From Arrest to Trial

2021-02-26: Updated: 2021-02-26 13:38:10 Florida Court Assesses the Reasonableness of a Sentence

2021-02-17: Updated: 2021-02-17 17:41:45 Court Discusses Post-Conviction Relief in Florida Criminal Cases

2021-01-27: Updated: 2021-01-27 20:05:11 Florida Court Declines to Modify Sentence Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

2021-01-22: Updated: 2021-01-22 16:10:25 Court Discusses Proving Theft Under Florida Law

2020-12-24: Updated: 2020-12-24 17:05:10 Florida Court Discusses Aggravating Factors in Homicide Cases

2020-12-17: Updated: 2020-12-17 14:56:21 Florida Court Discusses Disqualifications of Judges in Criminal Matters

2020-11-24: Updated: 2020-11-26 20:17:29 Florida Court Discusses Fourth Amendment Protections

2020-11-17: Updated: 2020-11-26 20:15:53 Florida Court Explains What Constitutes a Material Probation Violation

2020-10-28: Updated: 2020-11-06 11:23:16 Florida Court Discusses Categorization of Other Crimes During Sentencing

2020-10-20: Updated: 2020-11-06 11:25:22 Florida Court Discusses the Admission of Evidence in Criminal Matters

2020-09-28: Updated: 2020-11-06 11:27:50 Florida Court Explains the Importance of Jury Instructions in Criminal Trials

2020-09-22: Updated: 2020-11-06 11:29:46 Florida Court Explains Requirements for Imposing the Death Penalty

2020-08-28: Updated: 2020-11-11 15:19:25 Florida Court Discusses Probable Cause for an Involuntarily Commitment Hearing

2020-08-21: Updated: 2020-11-11 15:21:19 Florida Court Affirms Suppression of Video Surveillance Evidence

2020-07-28: Updated: 2020-11-11 15:22:35 Court Discusses Lesser Included Offenses in Sex Crime Cases in Florida

2020-07-21: Updated: 2020-11-11 15:25:38 Florida Court Discusses Involuntary Commitment of Sexual Violent Predators

2020-06-26: Updated: 2020-09-23 11:14:45 Court Discusses Evidence Sufficient to Prove a Probation Violation in Florida

2020-06-21: Updated: 2020-09-23 11:15:09 Florida Court Discusses What Constitutes Custodial Interrogation

2020-02-19: Updated: 2020-02-27 13:51:42 DUI Charges: What Happens If You Refuse a Breath Test in Florida?

2020-02-05: Updated: 2020-02-27 13:51:41 Drug Charges in Florida: What is Constructive Possession?

2019-08-20: Updated: 2020-09-23 11:15:53 Court Discusses Parameters of Florida’s Rape Shield Law

2019-07-28: Updated: 2019-07-28 18:27:15 Florida Court Discusses the Impact of Recantation of Testimony in Sex Crime Cases

2019-06-27: Updated: 2019-06-27 20:35:56 Court Discusses the Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence in Florida Sex Crime Cases

2019-05-21: Updated: 2019-05-21 21:51:39 Florida Court Discusses Requirements for Imposing an Enhanced Sentence

2019-04-17: Updated: 2019-04-17 19:23:14 Court Analyzes What Constitutes a Willful Violation of Probation Under Florida Law

2019-03-27: Updated: 2019-03-25 23:28:30 Florida Court Rules Dual Carjacking and Grand Theft Auto Convictions Violate Double Jeopardy

2019-03-20: Updated: 2019-03-18 16:42:35 Florida Court Rules that the Identity of the Defendant is not Necessary to Establish the Commission of a DUI

2019-03-13: Updated: 2019-03-11 20:32:41 Florida Court Rules Criminal Charges Can Arise out of Cryptocurrency Transactions

2019-03-06: Updated: 2019-03-04 17:12:41 Florida Court Discusses Standard for Granting a Post-Conviction Withdraw of Plea

2019-02-28: Updated: 2019-02-23 21:40:36 Florida Appellate Court Upholds Order Granting a New Trial

2019-02-18: Updated: 2019-02-15 20:14:11 Florida Court Explains State’s Burden of Proof at Probation Revocation Hearings

2019-02-13: Updated: 2019-02-14 00:06:28 Federal Court Explains Constructive Amendment of an Indictment in Florida Drug Crime Case

2019-02-06: Updated: 2019-02-04 21:55:29 Florida Court Overturns Restitution Order Due to Insufficient Evidence Linking the Crime to the Damages

2019-01-30: Updated: 2019-01-28 02:10:20 Florida Court Rejects Challenge to Victim Injury Points on a Sentencing Scoresheet

2019-01-24: Updated: 2019-01-21 19:49:52 Florida Court Upholds Conviction Based on Evidence Found During Consented to Search

2019-01-17: Updated: 2019-01-15 23:38:27 Court Declines to Expunge Human Trafficking Victim’s Kidnapping Arrest

2019-01-04: Updated: 2019-01-07 18:20:06 Federal Court Rules Florida Attempted Murder is a Violent Crime for Purposes of Imposing an Enhanced Sentence

2018-12-26: Updated: 2018-12-26 20:47:30 Florida Court Reverses Sentence Based on Improper Scoring of Prior Crimes

2018-12-19: Updated: 2018-12-18 22:38:13 Florida Court Holds Actual Possession of a Gun is Not Needed to Impose a Firearm Sentence Enhancement

2018-12-12: Updated: 2018-12-18 06:47:46 Florida Court of Appeals Overturns Conviction After Defendant’s Attorney Does Not Comply with the Defendant’s Wishes to Withdraw his Plea

2018-12-04: Updated: 2018-12-04 23:32:45 Florida Court Holds Trial Court Improperly Ruled Testimony of Witnesses was Cumulative in Evaluating a Motion for Relief Due to Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

2018-11-27: Updated: 2018-11-30 18:00:23 Florida Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction for Resisting an Officer Without Violence

2018-11-20: Updated: 2018-11-20 17:41:54 Juvenile in Florida Asks For Youthful Offender Status After Shooting

2018-11-13: Updated: 2018-11-12 16:36:31 Florida Appeals Court Addresses What Non-Expert Witnesses Can Testify About

2018-11-06: Updated: 2018-11-09 19:17:37 Court in Florida Hears Appeal About Whether Defendant Should Have Been Allowed to Represent Himself

2018-10-26: Updated: 2018-10-28 20:49:48 Florida Appeals Court Addresses Competency Issues

2018-10-15: Updated: 2018-10-17 20:52:05 Appeals Court Upholds Reduction of Sentence for Florida Defendant

2018-10-08: Updated: 2018-10-09 19:39:38 Florida Defendants Ask for Trial After New Evidence Discovered

2018-10-02: Updated: 2018-10-02 20:38:40 Florida Appeals Court Orders New Trial for Man Convicted of Robbery

2018-09-26: Updated: 2018-09-27 01:58:13 Florida Appeals Court Throws Out Drug Charge

2018-09-17: Updated: 2018-09-18 20:37:16 Weapons Charge Reversed by Florida Court

2018-09-10: Updated: 2018-09-12 01:24:41 Competency Called into Question in Florida Appeals Case

2018-09-04: Updated: 2018-09-08 00:00:04 Gun Evidence Thrown Out by Appeals Court in Florida After Bad Search

2018-08-29: Updated: 2018-08-29 17:14:37 Florida Court Throws Out Conspiracy Conviction

2018-08-20: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:11:02 Florida Appeals Court Examines Battery on Emergency Care Provider Charge

2018-08-14: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:11:16 Court Finds No Brady Violation in Florida Murder Case

2018-08-10: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:14:34 Florida Appeals Court Throws Out Search of Defendant’s Vehicle

2018-07-27: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:15:42 Florida Drug Crime Convict Can’t Get $750,000 Back from Cops, Court Says

2018-07-16: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:15:34 Florida Court: License Plate Bracket Justifies Car Stop, Search

2018-07-09: Updated: 2018-07-16 15:01:28 “Dying Declaration” Allowed as Evidence in Florida Murder Case

2018-07-02: Updated: 2018-07-10 18:42:17 Florida Man gets 15 Years in Prison for Probation Violations

2018-06-25: Updated: 2018-06-28 14:03:32 Florida Court Limits Compensation for Wrongful Convictions

2018-06-18: Updated: 2018-06-24 23:06:53 Supreme Court Backs Privacy for Cell Phone Users

2018-06-11: Updated: 2018-06-22 22:16:18 Toxicology Questions in Florida DUI Cases

2018-06-04: Updated: 2018-06-14 15:10:53 Plea Agreement Stops Appeal in Florida Synthetic Marijuana Case

2018-05-29: Updated: 2018-05-29 20:12:12 Driver’s License Revocation in Florida DUI Cases

2018-05-18: Updated: 2018-05-18 15:22:49 Court: Florida Driver without License Can’t be Convicted for Driving on Revoked License

2018-05-11: Updated: 2018-05-30 15:08:59 Can Florida Prosecutors Use Your Criminal History Against You in Court?

2018-05-04: Updated: 2018-06-04 15:41:28 Florida Interference with Custody Law Has Wide Range, Court Says

2018-04-24: Updated: 2018-04-25 14:57:40 Mental Health Issues in Florida Criminal Cases

2018-04-20: Updated: 2018-05-05 09:21:14 Prosecutor’s Jury Statements Sink Florida Burglary Conviction

2018-04-13: Updated: 2018-05-02 18:30:51 The Double Jeopardy Defense in Florida DUI Cases

2018-04-06: Updated: 2018-04-13 20:14:52 Shoddy Jury Instructions Sink Florida Attempted Murder Conviction

2018-03-28: Updated: 2018-04-02 15:26:34 Sentencing Issues in Florida Prescription Drug Trafficking Cases

2018-03-21: Updated: 2018-03-28 22:43:53 Florida Court: Judges Can’t Look into Source of Bail Payments

2018-03-17: Updated: 2018-03-26 19:55:07 Cops’ Hospital Interview Found Improper in Florida Murder Case

2018-03-10: Updated: 2018-03-10 20:01:24 Prison Video Confession Permitted in Florida Murder Case

2018-02-27: Updated: 2018-03-02 03:48:13 BB Gun or Handgun? Florida Supreme Court Weighs in on Armed Robbery Case

2018-02-20: Updated: 2018-02-26 19:09:41 The Right to a Lawyer in Florida Assault Cases

2018-02-13: Updated: 2018-02-21 00:18:03 Warrantless Car Search OK’d in Florida Drug Case

2018-02-06: Updated: 2018-02-13 23:33:05 Florida Court Hits Brakes on Backpack Search in Drug Case

2018-01-24: Updated: 2018-01-29 13:14:20 Jailhouse Confessional Means Overturned Conviction in Florida Murder Case

2018-01-17: Updated: 2018-01-29 20:40:33 Criminal Intent in Florida Drug Conspiracy Cases

2018-01-10: Updated: 2018-01-22 00:39:42 Evidence Issues in Florida Criminal Sentencing

2018-01-03: Updated: 2018-01-09 15:36:04 Mandatory Minimum Sentences in Florida Criminal Cases

2017-12-27: Updated: 2017-12-29 20:51:25 Constructive Possession in Florida Gun Crime Cases

2017-12-20: Updated: 2017-12-29 20:50:18 Prosecutors’ Burden of Proof in Florida Auto Theft Cases – VG v. State

2017-12-13: Updated: 2017-12-21 17:02:17 Florida Felon Gets Federal Time for Sunshine State Gun Possession

2017-12-06: Updated: 2017-12-08 20:26:21 When Can Cops Stop You on the Street in Florida?

2017-11-22: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:15:50 Juvenile’s Conviction Overturned on Appeal After Florida Court Rules that Prosecution Failed to Present Evidence on an Element of Assault

2017-11-15: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:15:26 Florida Appeals Court Rules on Statutory Prohibition of “Engaging in a Criminal Activity” under State’s Stand Your Ground Law

2017-11-08: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:16:24 Proposed Florida Law Gives Judges More Discretion in Sentencing Drug Offenders

2017-11-01: Updated: 2017-11-06 17:36:37 Man Charged under Florida Computer Crime Law for Allegedly Destroying Company Information After Being Fired

2017-10-25: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:15:30 Florida Court Decision Outlines the Procedures Required to Seal Criminal Record

2017-10-17: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:16:29 Tampa Woman Guns Down Teen who Carjacked her Son, Raising Stand Your Ground and Felony Murder Issues

2017-10-10: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:11:11 Florida Appeals Court Affirms Aggravated Battery Conviction but Overturns Conspiracy to Deliver Cannabis Conviction

2017-10-04: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:15:46 Florida Trial Court Committed a Reversible Error By Not Properly Instructing Jury as to Self-Defense Claim

2017-09-29: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:12:18 Court of Appeals Permits Investigatory Car Stop Against Florida Woman

2017-09-27: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:15:38 Florida Court Remands Case, Highlighting Effect of Juvenile Offender Status on Sentencing

2017-09-15: Updated: 2018-09-12 13:12:12 Aggravated Battery Conviction Upheld for Rowdy Florida Bar Patron

2017-09-07: Updated: 2017-09-14 19:20:43 New Stand-Your-Ground Law at Issue in Tampa Murder Trial

2017-08-31: Updated: 2017-09-14 19:20:46 Florida Court Rules that Liquid By-Product Counts in Meth Trafficking Case