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If a student takes a confiscated item from teacher, is this considered theft?
I am a teacher in Florida and I confiscated an item from a student who willingly gave it to me. When I was busy working, the student took the item back without my consent. Is this considered theft of ...
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Breaking and entering vs trespassing
Scenario:
A person is caught on the roof of a building without having any prior authorization to be there.
When asked to leave by security/building personnel he complies.
Security reports to the ...
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Trump's voting rights
If I recall correctly the State of Flordia restricts a person's right to vote if convicted of certain crimes. If Donald Trump is found guilty in any of his criminal cases could he potentially no ...
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Do stop signs qualify as traffic control signals?
In an earlier question, I discovered that in many jurisdictions, such as Florida and Ohio, you need a marked crosswalk to cross any streets/roads whose intersections have traffic control signals. ...
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Felony codes in Frank Artiles fake campaign case in Miami-Dade
Frank Artiles, a former Florida state representative and senator, was charged with felonies in connection to a scam candidate scheme in Miami Dade County. There was a general question asked about the ...
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When someone steals my bicycle, do they commit a higher offence if they need to break a lock?
I know that stealing a bike is crime. My question is: can someone who steals a bike get additional charges if they have to break a lock as compared to picking up an unlocked bike?
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What evidence to I need to win a case against a man who spiked my drink? [closed]
Last week I went to dinner with friends where I met a guy (a friend of a friend). After dinner he offered to come up for a drink to his place, he made me a cocktail, I had two sips then my other ...
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What crime is committed by submitting fake pictures to the court as discovery evidence? [closed]
What crime has an alleged victim committed by submitting fake edited pictures as discovery evidence of injuries?
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Faked Discovery Evidence
If a victim submits fake photographs as evidence and said photographs are proven to be edited pictures, would that qualify for dismissing a case?
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Docket Day Deposition, Plea, and Negotiations
Prior to Docket Day, is it required for the defendant's attorney to provide him or her with the deposition and/or final plea? Can the defendant's attorney tell the defendant to sign the plea because ...
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What does "approach" mean?
The "Florida Computer Crimes Act" defines "access" in Florida statutes Ch. 815.03(1) as follows:
“Access” means to approach, instruct, communicate with, store data in,
retrieve ...
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When does a warning become a threat?
The other day while on a vacation I drove past a property and saw a sign that read
Trespassers Will Be Shot On Sight
I've never seen a sign such as that, I was a little taken back. After some ...
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Is fake blackmail still illegal?
Someone spoofed the headers on an email to a redirecting address I own today and it's laughably written, but raised a question for me.
The message claims to have kompromat on me that absolutely does ...
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A man killed my son and married one of the witnesses. Can the witness's statements still be used in court against him?
In Florida a career felon, who is a complete stranger to my son, killed my son. He is being prosecuted for this crime in a state court in Florida. There are two witnesses. One of them is the the ...
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Why are Florida prosecutors filing for manslaughter rather than murder in the case of Michael Drejka?
Florida prosecutors filed to charge Michael Drejka with manslaughter rather than murder in August 2018.
If convicted of manslaughter, Drejka can be sentenced to up to 30 years rather than receive ...
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