How Florida proves premeditation and felony murder, the independent act defense, death or life without parole, the 45-day notice and 8-4 jury rule upheld in Hunt, executions, and defenses.
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How Florida proves premeditation and felony murder, the independent act defense, death or life without parole, the 45-day notice and 8-4 jury rule upheld in Hunt, executions, and defenses.
Continue reading ›The four section 800.04 offenses and their penalties by age, the 25-year minimum, why consent and age mistakes are no defense, the 2026 repeal of 800.02, McLean evidence, and registration.
Continue reading ›Florida’s leaving the scene tiers, the duties after a crash, the actual-knowledge rule from Dorsett, Paleveda and Chang, the 4-year minimum and departure, 2023 crash data, and defenses.
Continue reading ›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.
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