Polk County native Chris Rainey was arrested last week for suspicion of domestic violence. He was previously arrested for a domestic crime. Rainey was arrested for a felony stalking charge while he was still on the University of Florida football team. In Polk County, if a person arrested for domestic violence (DV) has a prior...
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Sexual assault sex battery and lewd molestation in Polk County, FL
Michael Crabtree of the San Francisco 49ers is being investigated by the police regarding allegations of a sexual assault at a hotel. Rape and sexual battery are very serious crimes and sex crimes are always taken very seriously in Polk County by prosecutors and criminal courts. If you suspect that you are being investigating for...
Read MoreCriminal Attorney Polk County teaches at Bail Bond Education Providers of Florida
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of teaching future bail bondsmen about the criminal court process. In order to become a licensed bondsman in the State of Florida, you must undergo an education process on all facets of the bonding business. Bail Bond Education Providers of Florida is Florida's leading provider of Bail Bond education. If...
Read MoreAnother Polk County Sheriff felony sting arrest for firearms and drugs
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office along with federal authorities arrested 23 suspects in a sting operation today. The arrested suspects were criminally charges with various drug trafficking and firearm charges. The suspects are facing charges in both state and federal court. The Lakeland Police department was also involved in...
Read MorePolk County noise control statute found unconstitutional, will my criminal charges be dismissed
What do seat belt violations, window tint being too dark, and noise violations have in common? They are just excuses to give police and sheriff deputies in Polk County a reason to pull you over, request consent to search your car, or search it anyways, or call out the K-9 drug dog unit to sniff...
Read MorePolk county sex crime attorney voyeurism and video voyeurism
VOYEURISM Voyeurism is a sex crime and taken very seriously by the prosecutors in Polk County, FL. Recently, there was the case of the foreign exchange students in the Polk area who moved into an apartment where hidden video cameras were planted throughout the apartment. The alleged victims thought they were being secretly recorded. The...
Read MoreProstitution or Solicitation for a Lewd Act - Sex Crime attorney
The Florida legislature has amended the Prostitution statute to increase the civil penalty portion of the statute to $5,000.00!!! This $5,000.00 lewdness fine applies to crimes committed after January 1, 2013 Is this legal? Can they really fine me $5,000.00? there are number of legal challenges to this "civil penalty" Does it have any nexus...
Read MorePolk County Appeal and ineffectivve assistance of counsel Criminal defense attorney
FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.850 Rule 3.850 - Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence Ineffective assistance of counsel Did you criminal defense lawyer not do anything for you? Did your Polk criminal attorney not file motions? Did you plea out when you wanted a trial? Were witnesses not issued subpoenas to appear...
Read More3 DUI Formal Review Suspension Set Aside Including Commercial Driver's License Revocation
1 YEAR SUSPENSION FOR REFUSING TO TAKE A BREATH TEST SET ASIDE! 6 MONTH SUSPENSION FOR BREATH TEST OVER THE 0.08 LEGAL LIMIT SET ASIDE! 1 YEAR REVOCATION OF CDL LICENSE FOR REFUSING THE BREATH TEST INVALIDATED! 3 ACCUSED DUI DRIVERS GET THEIR LICENSES BACK My client was pulled over by an officer of the Lake...
Read MoreWhat is a temporary permit or hardship license in a Polk County DUI Driving Under the Influence Case
When you apply for a Formal Review, after being arrested for a DUI, to fight of the administrative suspension of your driver’s license, you will automatically receive a temporary permit to drive for “business purposes”. If you lose the Formal Review and the license suspension is upheld, for refusing the breath test or for having...
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