A Florida Habitual Traffic Offender is defined in the Florida Statutes. Florida Statute Section 322.264 lists the criteria for a driver to qualify as a habitual traffic offender (HTO). The Florida Department of Motor Vehicles will evaluate a person’s driving record for the past five years to make this determination.…
On September 21, 2009, Chaddrick Banks was charged with Jacksonville Aggravated Child Abuse. According to local media reports, “Chaddrick Banks had been watching the child Monday night when he called 911 and told a dispatcher the baby had ‘just stopped breathing.’ When the ambulance arrived at the hospital, police said…
In September 5, 2009, in Atlantic Beach Florida, a Bicyclist was seriously injured after being involved in an accident with an SUV. Yesterday, the driver of the SUV, William Adams, was charged with Driving on a Suspended License and Driving Under the Influence in Jacksonville, Florida. Due to the injury involved in this…
The accident report privilege is a Florida law that prohibits the introduction of evidence obtained by a police officer while investigating an accident. Normally, a police officer avoids this by informing the defendant that he is “switching hats.” The officer tells the defendant that he is no longer investigating the…
Many defendants charged with Jacksonville Petit Theft enter a plea of guilty or no contest to the offense without regard to the consequences such plea may have on the status of their Florida driver’s license. A plea to a Jacksonville theft crime may result in Florida driver’s license suspension ranging…
Jacksonville Juvenile, Joshua Phillips, was sentenced to life in Florida State Prison approximately 10 years, but he has spent in the past eleven years in custody for the murder of Maddie Clifton. At the time of the Jacksonville homicide, Joshua was only 14 years old, and Maddie was 8 years…
In my practice as a Jacksonville Domestic Violence Attorney, I have seen many men that were the true “victims” in domestic violence cases. Quite often, a woman will become violent with the man. In some cases, the man must defend himself from her. However, if the police come to the…
Jacksonville plea bargains often result in probation sentences. As part of a negotiated sentence, the Jacksonville criminal defendant is placed on probation for a certain amount of time. He must comply with the standard conditions of probation, such as meeting with his probation officer and paying a monthly fee. Additionally,…
In Putnam County, Florida, a 16-year-old girl was conviction of murder, burglary, and assault. While in police custody, the Florida teen confessed to helping her boyfriend kill the disable 66-year-old man. It took the jury only two hours to find her guilty. Confessions can be devastating to a criminal case.…
As a general rule, you can seal or expunge a Florida criminal record so long as you have not been convicted of a crime. Therefore, if you received a withhold of adjudication, you can seal your record. However, there are certain criminal offenses that cannot be sealed or expunged, even…