by Stephan Lopez | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog
Career Criminal – A Label You DON’T Want By Stephan Lopez Esq., Career Criminal Enhanced Sentencing—the past can truly come back to haunt you. Under Florida Law, a “career criminal” can be punished more severely than a person who is not.[1]Many family members... 
by Stephan Lopez | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog
The Reasonable Hypothesis of Innocence By Stephan Lopez Esq., Proven innocence took him from death row and life in prison to freedom. In Florida, in order for the prosecution to convict a person charged with a crime through circumstantial evidence, the state must... 
by Stephan Lopez | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog
Juvenile Offenders By Stephan Lopez Esq., Juvenile Offenders in Florida—a different set of rules In Florida, as in most states, there is a separate court system that deals with juvenile offenders. Who are juvenile offenders? Juvenile offenders are children, under the... 
by Stephan Lopez | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog
By Stephan Lopez Esq., Constructive Possession: Even Without Actual Possession…You Could Be in Trouble! The old adage “possession is nine tenths of the law” means someone in actual possession of drugs is presumed to be in possession. By contrast that should mean that...