A Florida man convicted of participating in a series of armed robberies has been sentenced to 161 years in prison without the possibility of parole, an effective life sentence. According to his attorney, it is cruel and unusual punishment, in violation of the U.S. Constitution. Quartavious Davis was 18 years old when he and his...
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DUI – Driving under the Influence of a Controlled Substance
Kerry Kennedy recently arrested for DUI? How does the drug Ambien affect a DUI in Polk County Florida? Kerry Kennedy, who is the niece of JFK, was recently arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) after getting into an accident. She allegedly hit a tractor-trailer (semi truck) which, in Florida, would have been charged with...
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court upholds Florida’s Drug law ruling it Constitutional.
Recently, a federal court ruled that Section 893.13, part of the Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act was unconstitutional because it did not require “knowledge” as an element of the criminal offense. What does that mean? Basically, it means that the prosecutor, in order to convict of numerous drug crime such as possession...
Read MoreWhy you should hire a Polk County DUI Lawyer - Part II
Why hire a local Polk County attorney for your Polk County Criminal or DUI case? Today, I was in court when a DUI attorney who was not from Polk County was in court speaking to the prosecutor. The DUI attorney wanted to know why their client had not received the video of the roadside field sobriety tests. ...
Read MoreI refused the Breath Test, how can I be guilty of a DUI?
I REFUSED THE BREATH TEST! HOW CAN THE PROSECUTOR PROVE I AM GUILTY OF DUI? Many times I get this call from DUI clients. Because everyone knows the legal limit inFloridais 0.08 on the breath test, most people do not know the rest of the DUI law. A driver is guilty of DUI if they...
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