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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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