Criminal Defenses May Include Renunciation

A good team of Lakeland criminal defense lawyers has an arsenal of defenses he or she may call upon to assist a client. One of those defenses may be renunciation. To be found not guilty as pled according to the defense of renunciation means a defendant is not considered to be guilty of an offense or […]

Tampa Radio Personality Arrested For Solicitation For Prostitution Which Carries Mandatory $5,000.00 Civil Fine Unless Criminal Charge Is Dismissed

This time it was the Tampa Police Department running a prostitution sting in response to neighborhood complaints about prostitution in the area.  A local radio personality was arrested in the sting Tuesday night on a charge of unlawful acts as a precursor to prostitution. “Galvin” one of the stars of the Mike Calta Show on 102.5 […]

Florida Police Officer Charged For Having Sex, But Not Telling His Partners He Was Infected With HIV.

A police officer in Palm Beach County is facing two felony counts for failing to tell his sexual partners he has the HIV virus.  Chapter 384 of the Florida statutes governs Sexually Transmissible Diseases. Sex crimes or sexually related crimes are very serious under Florida law.  If you have been arrested for lewd battery, transmission of […]

Can A Convicted Felon Be A Bail Bond Agent In Florida?

This week a spoke to a great group of students studying and training to become bail bond agents in Florida.  Eventually, after a 120 hour course and training under a licensed bondsman, they too will receive their bail agent license.  Many people ask me though if they can be a bondsman if they have a […]