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Posted By The Law Office of Timothy Hessinger
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22-Apr-2014
You may be wondering how a person can have a criminal record even when their charges were dropped or dismissed. The Florida legislature decided that criminal records would be public unless they are sealed or expunged. A person acquires a "criminal history record" when they have been arrested and fingerprinted, regardless if it resulted in a conviction, an acquittal, or a dismissal of ...
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Posted By The Law Office of Timothy Hessinger
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16-Apr-2014
The ignition interlock is a devise that is required to be installed on a person's vehicle if they are convicted of DUI under certain circumstances. The device requires an in vehicle breath test before the vehicle can be started and requires retests at random or specified intervals during the time the vehicle is running. The ignition interlock is required to be installed on your vehicle if any ...
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Posted By The Law Office of Timothy Hessinger
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15-Apr-2014
A misdemeanor is defined as a "lesser" criminal act while a felony is a more serious criminal offense. In the United States, the major distinction between misdemeanors and felonies is the length of incarceration and the amount of fines attached to the offense. Generally, a crime that is punishable by incarceration for one year or less is a misdemeanor offense, and all other crimes are ...
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Posted By Tim Hessinger
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10-Apr-2014
It has just been forcasted that medical and recreational sales of marijuana will reach 2.2 billion in 2014 and then explode to 8 billion in 2018. Experts are attributing the explosion in forcasted sales to the Cole Memorandum. The Cole memorandum was issued last August by the U.S. Department of Justice and states that the Justice Department will take a hands-off approach to the marijuana industry ...
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Posted By Tim Hessinger
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9-Apr-2014
More than sixty new medical marijuana businesses have incorporated in Florida in the last two months. Entrepreneurs are anticipating the passage of the medical marijuana amendment this November. It has been reported that supporters of amendment have pledged 20 million for TV ads in support of the ballot initiative and that 78% of Florida voters polled say they support the legalization of medical ...
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Posted By The Law Office of Timothy Hessinger
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8-Apr-2014
Many who are arrested for DUI mistakenly believe that their case is hopeless. This is not necessarily the case! There are ways to beat a DUI charge and people are doing it every day across the nation. As a Tampa DUI law firm, we have helped many good people get their DUI charges reduces if not dismissed altogether. With so many different factors going into a DUI case - such as the legality of the ...
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