Tag Archives: Florida
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Florida courts often give someone convicted of a crime the probation or community control instead of jail time. Probation is granted with the understanding that the convicted person will abide by the terms and requirements of the court, and in Florida, these can often be strict. For example, probation for drug offenders may include: Close… Read More »
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Witnesses called to testify in a criminal trial are often average people who were just going about their business when they happened to be in the right place at the right time to witness a crime. Or they may be friends or acquaintances of a defendant who are asked to testify as character witnesses. Or… Read More »
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An article in a South Florida newspaper reported that legal actions resulting from schoolyard fights are rare, quoting a school board official as saying that matters are usually resolved before things get that far. The date of the article: February 1991. A lot has changed in the 20-plus years since that article ran. Today, schoolyard… Read More »