As a Jacksonville Criminal Defense Attorney, I have represented people that were falsely accused of crimes. Among other things, this will severely damage a person’s reputation and will cost the defendant more than just money. Jacksonville Sex Crimes, including Jacksonville Sexual Battery, are one of the worse offenses that a…
Duval County teacher and church counselor, Kristina Hartless, was arrest on December 10, 2010 in Jacksonville, Florida. She was arrested for three counts of sexual battery, a violation of Florida Statute Section 794.011(8)(c). Local media reports state that Ms. Hartless is accused of having sexual intercourse with a teenage boy…
A Jacksonville, Florida, Duval County Court was confronted with a Jacksonville DUI case that involved refusal and recantation of DUI field sobriety exercises. In STATE OF FLORIDA vs. JESSICA MOON. County Court, 4th Judicial Circuit (Case No. 2009-CT-15139), Officer Waldrep of the Neptune Beach Police Department requested that Moon perform Jacksonville DUI…
In State v. Taylor, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that although field sobriety tests are voluntary, the refusal to submit to them may be admitted in evidence against a defendant if defendant is advised that adverse consequences would result from refusal to perform them only because such refusal may be…
Recently, the Florida Third District Court of Appeals reversed a Florida cocaine possession case. The court filed its opinion on December 8, 2010 for Watson v. State (35 Fla. L. Weekly D2717b). Watson was convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison for trafficking in cocaine. He was pulled over…
In Jacksonville, Possession of Cocaine can be established by actual or constructive possession. Jacksonville constructive possession of cocaine occurs when the drug is in a place over which the Jacksonville criminal defendant has control or in which the he or she has concealed it. If the drug is in a…
Section 322.34(5) of the Florida Statutes makes it a 3rd degree felony for anyone whose license is suspended or revoked as a Florida Habitual Traffic Offender to drive a motor vehicle. In 2008, the Florida legislature adopted section 322.34(10)(a)6 which states if the offender does not have a prior forcible…
Florida State Section 322.34(10)(a)(6), creates a defense to the felony charge of Jacksonville Driving on a Suspended License as a Habitual Traffic Offender. If a driver is declared a Jacksonville Habitual Traffic Offender based drivers license suspension on the reasons listed below below, he should not be charged with a…
Driving on a suspended license can result in felony charges in Jacksonville, Florida. If The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) designates a driver as a Jacksonville habitual traffic offender, his or her license will be suspended for five years. That makes it a felony for the person…
If a driver is stopped for driving with a suspended license in Jacksonville, Florida, he or she can be charged with a civil traffic infraction, a misdemeanor, or a felony. The level of the Jacksonville Driving with a Suspended License offense will depend on the driving record. According to Florida…