What the State must prove under section 794.011, consent after Statler, the degrees and penalties, the 2023 capital law and Kennedy, the statute of limitations, rape shield, and registration.
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What the State must prove under section 794.011, consent after Statler, the degrees and penalties, the 2023 capital law and Kennedy, the statute of limitations, rape shield, and registration.
Continue reading ›If you have been falsely accused of a sex crime in Florida, stop talking about the allegation with anyone except a criminal defense attorney. Do not contact the person who made the accusation, directly or through anyone else. Preserve every text, photo, and account exactly as it is. Get a defense attorney involved before you…
Continue reading ›If you are named in an “I Am Jane Doe” post or any other social media post accusing you of sexual assault, do not reply to it, do not contact the person who posted it, and do not delete anything. In Florida, prosecutors generally have 8 years to file a sexual battery charge involving an…
Continue reading ›Florida sorts sex offenses into a handful of charge families: sexual battery, lewd or lascivious offenses, unlawful sexual activity with a minor, child sexual abuse material, online solicitation and traveling to meet a minor, video voyeurism and indecent exposure, prostitution, and human trafficking. Almost all of them are felonies. Many carry mandatory minimum prison terms,…
Continue reading ›The defenses available in a Florida sex crime case fall into several categories: consent, false allegations and credibility challenges, alibi and mistaken identity, forensic evidence challenges (DNA, medical findings, digital evidence), constitutional violations (illegal searches, coerced statements), entrapment, Williams Rule objections, rape shield exceptions, child hearsay reliability attacks, and statute of limitations arguments. Which defenses…
Continue reading ›A conviction for sexual battery in Florida carries life-altering consequences. In fact, one of the most severe is a law that can prevent early release from prison: the Junny Rios-Martinez, Jr. Act. If you or a loved one is facing a sex crime allegation in the Tampa Bay area, understanding this law is the first…
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