Individuals in the United States are protected by the 4th Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and requires the police to obtain a warrant, based upon probable cause, to search someone or seize property. Of course, as with most legal doctrines, there are exceptions. Depending on how to you think about it, the “Plain […]
Under Fla.Stat. §316.293(1)(a), a person is guilty of a DUI in Florida if he or she is driving under the influence of any controlled substance to the extent that the person’s normal facilities are impaired. Fla.Stat. §316.1934(1) states that a person’s normal facilities include, in general, the performance of the many mental and physical activities […]
Florida law contains a statue that prohibits loitering or prowling. §856.021 of Florida Statutes makes it is unlawful for any person to “loiter and prowl” in a place, at a time, or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals, under circumstances that warrant a justifiable and reasonable alarm or immediate concern for the safety […]
Arrests for alcohol-related criminal offenses such as DUI, underage drinking , BUI (Boating Under the Influence) and disorderly conduct increase during the winter and spring holidays. Arrests for DUI are highest during the time period from Thanksgiving weekend to New Year’s Day. This winter period, as well as spring break, are both periods when many […]
Visitors to Florida on vacation sometimes make mistakes resulting in transgressions like DUI or drug possession charges. If not dealt with expediently, such a situation has the capacity to become a very difficult situation in the future. What may result is the necessity to make frequent trips back and forth between home and Florida to […]