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Whether it be a sporty and exotic foreign car or a run-of-the-mill domestic sedan, taking away a car that is not yours is a crime in Florida. Car theft is a significant problem in the Tampa Bay area, and many people are prosecuted under Florida laws for car...
Burglary has a long history in the jurisprudence of nearly all cultures, and Florida has a well-developed set of laws prohibiting the practice. The Florida burglary laws have a great deal of nuance, and we will attempt to give at least a thumbnail sketch of them in...
Marijuana continues to be a hot topic around the country. Several states now have laws on the books allowing for varying degrees of possession and use of cannabis, and the laws from state to state and between states and the Federal government can be confusing. In 2016...
It has long been a principle in American jurisdiction that others who aided the commission of a crime should face punishment as well as those who carry out the actual criminal act. In Florida, the law holds that a person who aids a person after they have committed a...
Whether due to pop culture, urban legend, false assumptions, or a host of other reasons, there are several myths about Florida criminal law that persist in the minds of many Floridians. What follows is a discussion of several of those myths and why they are false....
With the changing of the calendar each year comes changes to the laws of the state of Florida and jurisdictions related to it. As ignorance of a law is not generally recognized as a defense to breaking it in most jurisdictions, it pays to keep track of significant...
If you are a fan of television police dramas, you have probably seen actors play the good cop and bad cop roles during a pretend interrogation. While actors may take certain artistic liberties that differ considerably from reality, they are demonstrating the Reid...
Jury trials resumed in Florida courts on October 19th after a six-month hiatus due to concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though many court functions have been held virtually since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the spring, trials of...
Florida law defines domestic violence as any violent action against a spouse or household member. Examples include but are not limited to aggravated assault, aggravated battery, sexual violence, stalking, kidnapping or false imprisonment. Potential legal penalties for...
A Marion County man is being sought by the Florida Highway Patrol for allegedly pushing his wife in front of an oncoming tractor-trailer in Pasco County.Troopers say the suspect's wife was traveling in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Milepost 282 in the...
