Criminal law

VEHICULAR HOMICIDE VEHICULAR HOMICIDE Vehicular homicide, Florida’s most serious criminal driving offense, is set forth in Florida Statute 782.071. In general, this charge involves the killing of another person or of a viable fetus by injury to the mother caused…

Formal Review Hearings Lose your license on the spot? Under Florida’s “stop and snatch” DUI Administrative Suspension law, police officers have been empowered to: Suspend your license for up to one year on the spot Give you a DUI record…

VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER Vehicular Manslaughter, occurs when an individual causes the death of a human being or viable fetus, by reckless driving when operating a motor vehicle. A disappointing fact about vehicular manslaughter is that, Florida law does not…

Any other FELONY or MISDEMEANOR criminal offense Unlike civil law, which deals with the relationships between individuals, criminal law governs an individual’s relationship to the state. The United States Congress, state legislatures, cities, and local municipalities establish laws for prosecuting…

LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE Under Florida law, leaving the scene of an accident, or ‘hit and run,’ is a serious criminal traffic offense that can be…

Fleeing an officer/accident scene Under the laws in Florida, hit and run can be a very serious crime with very substantial penalties, depending on what happened in the accident. If you need to defend yourself in criminal court from a hit and…

LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY Under Florida law, it is a crime to leave the scene of accident that result in…