Frequently Asked Questions By Someone Arrested For DUI In Florida
What Are Some Misunderstandings Or Misconceptions People Have About DUI Charges After They Have Been Arrested? The single biggest misconception people have regarding a DUI arrest comes from people doing their own internet research. That is really a problem because if they read government websites, they are convinced that they cannot win. However, if they […]
FSS 800.04: Lewd And Lascivious Acts Involving Children Under The Age Of 16
Just this past November, an elementary school teacher in Bonifay was arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, including Lewd and Lascivious Exhibition and Lewd and Lascivious Battery. The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office had received a report that the teacher was allegedly involved in a sexual relationship with a fifteen year […]
Gainesville Attorney: Explaining Failure To Appear
Whenever you are arrested, you are either held until you go to trial or are bonded out to await that trial. In some cases you can just pay the bond amount, or a portion of it, yourself and be released on your own recognizance or have a bondsman post your bond for you. In any […]
Gearing Up For Florida Law Changes
The one thing that most people must get perfectly clear is that the law is an ever-changing thing. Laws change to suit the times, the new definitions of different aspects of laws and other factors. Being able to address all of those changes and keep ahead of them is the job of the attorney that […]
General Procedure And Timeline For A Drug Related Charge
What Is The General Procedure And Timeline For A Drug Related Case? Generally speaking, from arrest to case conclusion, a misdemeanor’s speedy trial rule is going to be ninety days. However, cases are often continued. Frequently, a notice of discovery will be filed under rule 3.220(b), which requires a state to assemble a great deal […]
How A Domestic Violence Conviction Can Negatively Affect Your Military Career
Domestic violence is a common occurrence among military spouses and people who share a household. The Department of Defense reports that in 2013, there were more than 7,600 domestic abuse complaints. Two-thirds of the purported victims were women, while the remaining third were men. Florida defines domestic violence as any assault, battery, sexual assault, kidnapping, stalking, or […]
How Can An Attorney Help In DUI Cases?
How Often Can Attorneys Have DUI Charges Either Dropped, Get Alternative Punishments Or Punishments Reduced? This is an odds and percentages question that people always want to ask. People want certainty. The attorney has to be upfront with the client: It doesn’t matter how often an attorney can get the charges dropped or reduced or […]
How Do You Use Crime And Treatment To Defend People?
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. First we begin with education because we have to educate the individual and the individual may be resistant to education. However, […]
How Has Your Experience Been In Handling Criminal Cases In FL?
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 began practicing July the 2nd of 1990, and I began with criminal law and stayed with it throughout. Early in my […]
How Important Is Trust Between Legal Counsel And The Client?
The bond of trust between attorney and client is critical. Some people confuse that bond of trust with friendship. They want their lawyer to be their friend. They want to call and chat on a regular basis in order to get reassurance. The best defense attorneys are not “call-and-chat” lawyers. Top defense attorneys are “get […]