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10 Ways to Fight a DUI Attorneys at Fallgatter & Catlin, P.A. 904-353-5800 Compensation for the Injured and Protection for the accused – Jacksonville Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Lawyers
Moving On with Your Life: Record Sealing or Expungement and Restoration of Civil Rights Attorneys at Fallgatter & Catlin, P.A. 904-353-5800 Compensation for the Injured and Protection for the accused – Jacksonville Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Lawyers
The Presentation Letter: Helping the Prosecutor Make the Fair Decision Attorneys at Fallgatter & Catlin, P.A. 904-353-5800 Compensation for the Injured and Protection for the accused – Jacksonville Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Lawyers
Arrest of University of Florida football player Deoindre Porter Attorneys at Fallgatter & Catlin, P.A. 904-353-5800 Compensation for the Injured and Protection for the accused – Jacksonville Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Lawyers
New state legislature is calling for major changes in letting DUI offenders drive again. Convicted offenders may now need to take twice daily breath tests.
The American justice system attempts to protect the rights of victims and perpetrators after an alleged crime. After all, “innocent until proven guilty” is a cornerstone of our legal framework. Keeping this balance is not always easy.
The Florida Stand Your Ground law gives citizens the legal right to take all reasonable actions to defend themselves or their property from harm, including using deadly force. The Florida 10-20-Life law requires mandatory sentences for anyone who commits a felony using a firearm — 10 years for displaying a gun, 20 years for firing a gun and 25 years to life for shooting someone. These laws attempt to draw a clear distinction between innocent victims and guilty criminals, but the case of Marissa Jackson, who was sentenced to 20 years in jail for firing a warning shot at her estranged husband during a domestic dispute, shows how difficult this can be. Some of her supporters wonder whether she would have been exonerated if she had shot him to death instead.
You have no doubt heard the expression to cop a plea. Usually, people say that phrase with a certain amount of disdain, probably equating it with the also-familiar phrase to cop out. Surely, they think, people who are not guilty would never agree to say they are. I know I never would, they say.
In the 1991 film thriller Cape Fear, Robert de Niro played a vicious ex-convict out to wreak revenge on the public defender who had represented him at his trial. Why? Because he knew the man whose job was to defend him had concealed evidence that might have gotten him acquitted. Yes, his own attorney.
When police pull you over or question you for a crime, it’s important to know that the Constitution guarantees you certain rights. In fact, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has created a card that outlines your legal rights and gives you tips on what to do if a law enforcement officer stops or arrests you. You can print out the ACLU “Bust Card” and keep it in your wallet to refer to as needed.
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