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           In the case of Bertone versus the State of Florida, Mr. Bertone was convicted of the crime of dealing in stolen property for "trafficking" in two saws which he pawned and later retrieved from the same pawn shop.             The evidence at Bertone's trial consisted of […]

In the case of Julie Matthews versus the State of Florida, Ms. Matthews appealed a judge's decision to not expunge her criminal record for grand-theft auto because she had been previously adjudicated guilty of DUI. An article that I wrote on my website, Florida Criminal Records: Frequently Asked Questions, looks at the Matthews case and […]

           In the case of C.B. versus the State of Florida, a juvenile with the initials "C.B." was found guilty of the crime of battery on a law enforcement officer based upon the following facts:             "On January 16, 2007, Jane Luckett called police and advised them […]

           In the case of Corey Bennett versus the State of Florida, Mr. Bennett was convicted of the crimes of trafficking in cocaine, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia based upon the following set of facts:             "Bennett was wanted on felony charges, although […]

In the case of S.L.P. versus the State of Florida, a judge refused to grant an individual's request to seal her criminal-history record solely because the judge believed that the public's interest in having access to that person's record outweighed her interest in sealing her record.  S.L.P. appealed the judge's decision and won!   An […]

           In the case of P.D.T. versus the State of Florida, P.D.T. (those being the initials of the juvenile who was charged in that case) was convicted of the crime of burglary of a dwelling.  He appealed his conviction on the basis that the evidence presented at his trial was insufficient to […]

           In a recent Florida case, a judge denied a person's request to expunge his criminal record even though the prosecutor's office had decided to not file any charges.  The person appealed the judge's decision, and the court deciding his appeal agreed with him.  The appellate court stated that while Florida […]

My website Florida Criminal Records: Frequently Asked Questions has some new features that I hope you will look at. For one, I have added a section that makes it easier for you to send me questions regarding sealing or expunging your record. A second new feature allows you to complete a short survey that tells […]

          Jeffrey Browder was charged with committing the crime of possession of a concealed weapon by a convicted felon in the case of Browder versus State of Florida.  The "weapon" that he had was a folding knife with a blade less than four inches long.  The blade of his knife was folded into […]

           Florida law defines the crime of second-degree murder as "the unlawful killing of a human being, when perpetrated by any act imminently dangerous to another and evincing a depraved mind regardless of human life, although without any premeditated design to effect the death of any particular individual."        […]