Archive for April, 2023
Disclaimer: This article is in response to questions frequently asked of Mr. Cobb and is an unedited dictation transcript. Just like talk to text on your smartphone, there may be misspelled words or sentence fragments. There are a lot of factors that determine the flow of events after a child abuse allegation has been made. You […]
Disclaimer: This article is in response to questions frequently asked of Mr. Cobb and is an unedited dictation transcript. Just like talk to text on your smartphone, there may be misspelled words or sentence fragments. Simply put, the penalties for a child abuse conviction in Florida are bad. Depending on the type of child abuse involved, […]
Disclaimer: This article is in response to questions frequently asked of Mr. Cobb and is an unedited dictation transcript. Just like talk to text on your smartphone, there may be misspelled words or sentence fragments. When someone is arrested for a sexual offense involving another person, a domestic violence offense, and certain other types of personal […]
In the context of child abuse cases, sex offense cases and especially domestic violence cases, people often ask whether or not the charges will be dropped if the victim recants his or her allegation. The answer is no; only the state of Florida can file formal charges. When someone reports that there may have been […]
Disclaimer: This article is in response to questions frequently asked of Mr. Cobb and is an unedited dictation transcript. Just like talk to text on your smartphone, there may be misspelled words or sentence fragments. Florida statute 827.03 defines the abuse of children in multiple ways. Aggravated child abuse involves something along the lines of a […]
Disclaimer: This article is in response to questions frequently asked of Mr. Cobb and is an unedited dictation transcript. Just like talk to text on your smartphone, there may be misspelled words or sentence fragments. This question used to not exist at all back in the day before the internet that was never even an issue. […]
Disclaimer: This article is in response to questions frequently asked of Mr. Cobb and is an unedited dictation transcript. Just like talk to text on your smartphone, there may be misspelled words or sentence fragments. Yes, there is an opportunity to reduce a sentence at a sentencing hearing. This takes us into the area of what […]
Disclaimer: This article is in response to questions frequently asked of Mr. Cobb and is an unedited dictation transcript. Just like talk to text on your smartphone, there may be misspelled words or sentence fragments. I normally describe the legal system as an upside down letter Y. It starts with an investigation, follows with an arrest […]
Disclaimer: This article is in response to questions frequently asked of Mr. Cobb and is an unedited dictation transcript. Just like talk to text on your smartphone, there may be misspelled words or sentence fragments. In Florida, a criminal case sentencing will happen at one of the several different points. As a practical matter, anyone arrested […]
WHAT HAPPENS AT SENTENCING? A defendant who has been given a sentence of jail time often wonders whether or not they will be taken to jail immediately. This is the exact reason why no one should enter a plea of no contest or guilty at their first court date outside of the jailhouse, and something that an […]
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