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Posted By The Law Office of Timothy Hessinger
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7-Oct-2011
Constitutionality of Florida's Drug Statute On July 27th, 2011, United States District Judge Mary S. Scriven entered an order in Shelton v. Florida Department of Corrections finding that Florida Statutes section 893.13 is unconstitutional on its face in that it does not require the State to prove a "knowledge" or "mens rea" element. More specifically, while section 893.13 ...
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Posted By The Law Office of Timothy Hessinger
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1-Sep-2011
Traditionally theft and economic crimes in Florida have not scored as high on the sentencing guidelines as violent crimes. However, Florida has enacted some very tough ID theft laws that carry very severe minimum mandatory prison sentences. For example, if you possess the personal identification information of 30 or more persons without their consent you will be charged with a first degree felony ...
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