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In the case of Brad Heilman versus the State of Florida, Heilman was a correctional officer employed by the Florida Department of Corrections who worked at the Lake Correctional Institution in Lake County, Florida. While on duty, Heilman and an inmate became involved in a physical altercation that resulted in physical injury to the inmate. […]

In the case of Jehu Ramirez versus the State of Florida, Mr. Ramirez was found guilty by a jury of both of the crimes of sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation. The facts of this case are as follows: On April 9, 2010, Ramirez' girlfriend, Ana Salinas, was babysitting a child who had the […]

In the case of Kevin Touhey versus Frank Seda, a judge issued an injunction for protection against stalking based on the following facts: Mr. Seda filed a sworn petition for injunction for protection against stalking. In his petition, Seda stated that he has been afraid of Mr. Touhey since January 2012 as a result of […]

In the case of Robert Santiago versus the State of Florida, the facts were as follows: The police received an anonymous phone call about a car parked at the end of a dead end street at 2:00 a.m. with its headlights periodically flashing on and off. When officers arrived at the location, they found Mr. […]

In the case of Kevin Cantrell versus the State of Florida, Mr. Cantrell was convicted of traveling to meet a person whom he believed was a minor for the purpose of engaging in illegal sex and unlawfully using a computer service to solicit a person whom he believed was a minor in order to engage […]

In the case of Harley Pennington versus the State of Florida, a jury convicted Mr. Pennington of DUI manslaughter based on the following facts: Pennington was driving his SUV while intoxicated. The person who was killed in the accident had purchased his new, high-performance, sport motorcycle, (which had more horsepower than most small sedans), just […]

If you have been charged with violating your probation, you should know that your probation can't be violated based just upon hearsay. Hearsay is a statement made out of court that is offered for its truth in court, and although hearsay evidence is admissible at a violation-of-probation hearing, your probation can't be violated if the […]

In the case of Anthony Steffen versus the State of Florida, the prosecutor filed a motion asking the judge to revoke Mr. Steffen's bond and to put him in jail two months after Steffen had gone to his First Appearance Hearing where the conditions of his bond had been originally set. But instead of putting […]

In the case of Cedric Smallwood versus the State of Florida, Mr. Smallwood was arrested for robbing a convenience store. Following his arrest, the police seized a cell phone that belonged to him and looked at some incriminating pictures that he had in his phone of guns and money. The police did not get a […]

If you were arrested for DUI and your breath-alcohol level was over .08, the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles ("DMV") will suspend your driver's license for 6 months. If you refused to blow into the breath-testing machine, DMV will suspend your driver's license for 1 year. Also, until recently, if you fell into the first […]