What Happens When A Person Is Charged With Domestic Violence In Florida? What Should Someone Expect Once They Have Been Charged With A Domestic Violence Charge? If you’ve been charged with domestic violence, it’s important to call an experienced criminal defense firm that can handle your case. The reason for…
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Frequently asked questions about Domestic Violence, Part One
As Saint Petersburg, Florida domestic violence attorneys, we often get asked many of these questions below. We have taken some of our most frequently asked questions and over the next few weeks will be answering these. Table of Contents What Is Domestic Violence And Battery? Blake & Dorsten P.A. Explain.…
Man, sister arrested for DUI
Quick tip from ABC news…when your brother gets arrested for DUI and you want to argue with the cop, make sure you are also not driving under the influence… Florida Highway Patrol arrested a brother and sister for separate DUIs last Friday morning near Ocala. Reports say that troopers received…
Criminal goes from bad to worse…
Meet 20-year-old Jarious Tremayne Mock. Thanks from a tip from the smoking gun website, we all learn a valuable lesson as to how to turn a bad day into something much worse. The night started with Mr. Mock leaving a nightclub and drunkenly shouting “F–k the police” as he saw…
“Affluenza teen” sentenced to jail
In a case of justice delayed but (finally) not denied, the case of the “affluenza teen” may finally have come to an end… Ethan Couch, who killed four people in a DUI manslaughter case, but received no jail time in a case that outraged the nation finally received his punishment.…
Teen driving laws have a surprising impact on crime
A government report that was just released showed that state laws/regulations regarding teen driving has actually contributed to a large decrease in crime. Starting in the early 90’s a few states passed GDL (graduated driver licensing) laws, making teenagers gain experience driving before they could become fully licensed drivers. As…
Man Drives 6 Miles With Wife on Roof
Another hat tip to the Smoking Gun website who found this arrest report of a man who took his wife on the trip of her lifetime… 69-year-old Richard Addy and his wife Elizabeth were both allegedly intoxicated when they began to argue early Tuesday Morning. Richard told police he decided to…
Challenging the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests
Standardized field sobriety tests were developed in the 1970s. Even at the time, the science behind them was known to be a little bit unreliable. Unfortunately, says NY speeding ticket lawyer Zev Goldstein, they continue to be used across the country, in many cases as part of the evidence to…
A simple bar fight becomes a manslaughter charge for local man
Saint Petersburg, Florida What started as a simple disagreement led to a bar fight for two local men on February 10. A 39-year-old man and the 52-year-old victim got into an argument at Angelo’s Bar and Grill in downtown St. Pete. The two men went outside and the older man…
Local woman arrested for a DUI after hitting a patrol car
Saint Petersburg, Florida From the Tampa Bay Times, what NOT to do when you have been drinking and driving… Last Tuesday, a 57-year-old local Saint Petersburg woman was arrested for a DUI. The police first detected she may have been intoxicated when she crashed into a marked patrol car! A…