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Committing a crime in Florida can lead to serious consequences. These can include heavy fines, probation, community service, and prison time. Your legal troubles can be even more severe if you are caught with a firearm while committing certain types of crimes. This is...
College life can be difficult. Florida students who have a hard time transitioning might turn to “study drugs” to stay awake and alert longer and to do better on exams. However, these drugs can negatively impact those who turn to them. What are study drugs? Study...
Being convicted of theft in Florida can be a scary, time-consuming experience. Even if considered "petty," any theft conviction is a very serious undertaking that can dramatically impact the quality of one's future. Even more significant is the potential difficulty in...
In Florida, possessing a controlled substance with the intention to deliver, manufacture or sell accrues a felony charge. The penalties come with a minimum mandatory sentence in addition to other dire consequences. Definition of drug trafficking according to Florida...
In Florida, there is a notable risk of youth starting to use drugs and winding up on a path that leads them to greater crime. Addictive drugs like opiates or meth have negative health effects and often lead to people committing crimes to raise money to afford them....
Legislators and court officials have traditionally focused on being "tough on crime" throughout the state of Florida. And this has not been limited only to adults. Prosecutors rarely want to show any favoritism, so they tend to charge individuals as strongly as...
No young child in Florida or anywhere else should be treated as an adult. However, some states allows children as young as 6 to be arrested for crimes. Advocates are pushing to change those laws. Children suffering unnecessary trauma In 2019, a 6-year-old in Florida...
Drug charges in Florida may come with a host of serious repercussions, even for college students. It's not just jail time and fines that you may face but lost opportunities at school and work. Possibility of expulsion Some colleges expel students for drug use. If it...
Law enforcement officials and the courts take domestic violence claims seriously. An abusive partner or relative could harm a victim and. their children. Protection orders may reduce interactions, cutting down the chances of any confrontations. However, violent...
Florida takes drug offenses seriously, which means you could face significant consequences and penalties if convicted. It’s important to understand the most common defenses to these charges. The drug isn’t a controlled substance If the drug you were found to be in...
