Once again, Grady Judd and the Polk County Sheriff's Office conducted another prostitution sting. This four day operation was called "When Will You Learn" by the sheriff. Almost 100 people were arrested. The suspected "johns" arrested for solicitation of prostitution will be subject to the $5,000.00 "civil penalty" that was enacted last year if the...
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Polk prostitution sting update on civil penalty unconstitutional motion
Many people are asking what is the status of the Motion to Declare the Prostitution "civil penalty" unconstitutional that I filed a couple of months ago. Many Polk criminal defense attorneys taking these prostitution cases are not filing a motion or fighting the $5,250.00 civil penalty. Some lawyers are waiting for the ruling on my...
Read MoreBartow criminal attorney files motion to declare prostitution statute unconstitutional
Today was the day most people arrested in the last Polk County prostitution sting were scheduled for their Arraignment. The “Arraignment” is the first court date an arrested person attends to answer to the criminal charge. If the person pleads guilty or no contest, they are sentenced. Many criminal attorneys were surprised to learn, for...
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