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Can My Child Avoid Adult Prison? A Parent’s Guide to Florida Youthful Offender Sentencing
Brancato Law Firm, P.A.

January 28, 2025

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By The Brancato Law Firm, P.A. | Updated 2025 If police have arrested your child or young loved one in Tampa for a felony, you are likely paralyzed by fear. You keep hearing terrifying terms like “Direct File,” “10-20-Life,” and “Mandatory Minimums.” Consequently, the thought of your child entering a general adult prison population is…

Adversarial Preliminary Hearing Tampa: The 21-Day Rule
Brancato Law Firm, P.A.

January 27, 2025

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Your family member has been in Hillsborough County Jail for three weeks. No formal charges have been filed. The prosecutor simply says they are “still investigating.” Meanwhile, your loved one sits in custody, losing their job and missing their children. It feels like the system has forgotten them. However, Florida law provides a powerful tool…

Competency to Proceed Tampa: Protecting Mentally Ill Defendants
Brancato Law Firm, P.A.

January 24, 2025

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Your son was arrested last week. He is hearing voices again, hasn’t slept in days, and cannot explain to you what happened. Now he sits in the Hillsborough County Jail waiting for a court date he doesn’t understand for charges he cannot comprehend. This scenario happens more often than most people realize. Florida law recognizes…

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