Criminal Defense

The criminal statutes in Florida make certain behaviors illegal and impose a range of potential penalties should someone plead guilty or be convicted of wrongdoing as defined by those statutes. Many crimes can potentially result in both minimum and/or maximum...

Unfavorable criminal proceedings do not end with a guilty plea or conviction. Sentencing, or the imposition of criminal penalties, will follow someone entering a guilty plea or the courts convicting an individual. State and federal laws provide guidelines regarding...

If you’ve been charged with a crime, you have a right to your day in court. If you’re innocent of the charges you’re facing, you may overcome your situation by presenting a strong defense. What if you have some legal culpability, but the charge you’re facing is too...

Police officers, federal investigators and prosecutors rely on many different sources of evidence to build a successful criminal case. The strongest cases have a variety of evidence tying someone to criminal activity and clarifying that they intended to break the law...

Realizing that you just received a letter from a United States Attorney's Office may make your heart sink. After all, any communication from a federal prosecutor is indicative of a potentially serious problem. Opening that envelope to discover a target of interest...

Insurance fraud is one of the most common white-collar criminal offenses, and yet it is one that many people fail to understand. Insurance fraud occurs at both the individual and institutional levels and affects the economy negatively to the tune of billions of...

When you’re facing criminal charges, there is nothing worse than being falsely accused or held responsible for something based on bad evidence. Forensic science is often touted as if it’s infallible, but the truth is that it is far from it. Forensic science does...

To detect drugs, police officers will often use specially trained dogs. You may find them in traffic stops or other locations. The goal is for the dog to alert the police officer if it smells illegal drugs, and that alert is then probable cause for the officer to...

Drug possession charges in Florida carry life-altering penalties. Even if a defendant avoids incarceration, the criminal record that results from a conviction or guilty plea will be available to everyone from colleges determining enrollment and financial aid to...

Money laundering is a financial crime. It involves trying to make illicit revenue or income look like legitimate, legal money. For example, someone illegally selling drugs might run a small store and record numerous cash transactions despite having little product on...