Florida’s impairment standard for marijuana DUI, urine and blood rules, Trenton’s Law, the science on THC and impairment, DRE opinions, medical cards, delta-8, and penalties.
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Florida’s impairment standard for marijuana DUI, urine and blood rules, Trenton’s Law, the science on THC and impairment, DRE opinions, medical cards, delta-8, and penalties.
Continue reading ›What the State must prove in a Florida burglary case, the remaining-in theories, curtilage and porches, penalties and emergency upgrades, C.G., Lanzo, and Russell, trespass, and local arrest data.
Continue reading ›What the State must prove under section 817.568, the penalty ladder and when the 3, 5, and 10-year minimums apply, special-victim felonies, unlawful possession, Fravel, King, venue, and FTC data.
Continue reading ›The elements of robbery in Florida, the three degrees, sudden snatching and carjacking, 10-20-Life and the 2025 consecutive-term change, Dale on BB guns, the mask statute, and local arrest data.
Continue reading ›Public defender or private attorney in Tampa? Compare caseloads, the $50 fee and lien, expert budgets, switching lawyers, and what a private flat fee buys.
Continue reading ›The elements of assault and aggravated assault in Florida, Hillsborough cases on fear and deadly weapons, penalties and enhancements, the 2016 10-20-Life change, and how charges get dropped.
Continue reading ›What the State must prove in a Florida theft case, the 2024 changes, Negron and the 2026 Russell decision on value, retail theft and civil demand, the license myth, and Hillsborough diversion.
Continue reading ›When Florida law justifies non-deadly and deadly force, no duty to retreat, the home and vehicle presumption, the aggressor rule, Oquendo (2025), Cordell (2026), and the new resisting-officer law.
Continue reading ›How Florida classifies crimes, the maximum prison term and fine for each degree, first-degree felonies and withholds, the 44-point scoresheet rule, enhancements, and Hillsborough caseload data.
Continue reading ›Who decides whether charges are dropped, the difference between no information, nolle prosequi, and dismissal, the new Rule 3.190(d)(2), Hillsborough diversion programs, and Florida dismissal data.
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