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Criminal Appeals In Florida
Every person convicted of a crime in Florida has a constitutional right to appeal the final judgment and sentence. Florida’s appellate courts consist of six district courts of appeal and the Florida Supreme Court. The Florida Supreme Court is a court of limited jurisdiction and, as a result, the overwhelming majority of criminal appeals are litigated in the district courts of appeal, which are divided geographically across Florida. The First District Court of Appeal handles criminal appeals from the Florida panhandle, including Tallahassee. The Second District Court of Appeal hears...
Stalking and Cyberstalking Injunctions in Florida
If you or a loved one is a victim of stalking or if you have been accused of stalking someone and injunction has been filed against you, this article provides a brief overview of stalking and cyberstalking injunctions. Stalking is defined as willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly following, harassing, or cyberstalking another person. “Cyberstalk” means to engage in a course of conduct to communicate, or to cause to be communicated, words, images, or language by or through the use of electronic mail or electronic communication, directed at a specific person, causing substantial emotional...
Domestic Violence Injunctions in Florida
The most common type of protective order in Florida is a domestic violence injunction. Florida Statute § 741.30 provides that in order to file a petition for a domestic violence injunction the other party must be: the spouse or former spouse of the petitioner, any other person related by blood or marriage to the petitioner, any other person who is or was residing within a single dwelling unit with the petitioner, as if a family, or is a person with whom the petitioner has a child in common, regardless of whether the petitioner and respondent are or were married or residing together, as if a...