by RJ Ferraro | Oct 19, 2015 | Criminal Defense, Legal Principles
In April 2014 a death row inmate in the State of Oklahoma was put to death by lethal injection, but during the process something went terribly wrong. The “botched” execution of Clayton Lockett received worldwide press, and the death penalty debate took on new life....
by RJ Ferraro | Oct 16, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Being charged with a sex crime is very different from being charged with other types of crimes. The punishment associated with a sex crime is much more harsh, and difficult to adapt to than the punishment associated with crimes like DUI’s and drug possession charges....
by RJ Ferraro | Oct 15, 2015 | Criminal Defense, DUI Defense
When most people think about what causes a loss of driving privileges, the most common thought is a DUI or other traffic offense. For certain these are instances that can result in loss of your driver’s license, but they are not the only ways in which the State will...
by RJ Ferraro | Oct 14, 2015 | Criminal Defense, DUI Defense
In Florida there are certain traffic and vehicular offenses that will result in an automatic suspension or revocation of your driver’s license. In some of these instances you can seek a modified right to drive, but in others you will be left without a license and be...
by RJ Ferraro | Oct 13, 2015 | Criminal Defense
If you have been convicted of a crime, it will show up on your criminal record and this makes it hard to get a job and to do other things that people without records enjoy doing. A lot of people in this situation seek to have the charges expunged, in the hope that the...