Florida attorney Ron Chapman blogs about criminal law including DUI, criminal records sealing and expungement, domestic violence, firearm charges, etc.
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I'm pleased to announce the launch of another FAQ style website for our firm. The Federal Criminal Lawyer FAQ, located at www.federalcrimefaq.com, answers common questions on a wide variety of federal crime topics, including sentencing, defenses, and...
A minimum mandatory sentence is a minimum prison sentence that a judge must impose for a particular crime, without consideration of mitigating circumstances. In federal court, there are only two ways to avoid such a sentence: safety valve and...
I previously published two articles on this website entitled "Florida Sentencing and Drug Court Programs" and "Amended Law Provides Additional Ways to Avoid Prison." Both of those articles looked at new laws that make it possible for some...
Earlier this month, I published an article on this website entitled Florida Sentencing and Drug Court Programs in which I noted that if a criminal defendant has more than 44 total sentence points on the sentencing guidelines, he is supposed...
In order to prove someone guilty of the crime of trafficking in cocaine, a prosecutor must establish that the accused individual knowingly was in either actual possession or constructive possession of 28 grams or more of cocaine. To prove...
