by seligman | Jul 23, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
If you have a suspended drivers license in Florida and you need a drivers license to work or for business purposes you may be able to get a business only hardship license. You may want an experienced suspended license lawyer to help you. Florida permits application for a hardship, Business Purpose Only (BPO) license after a first-time DUI conviction. To qualify for a BPO license, you may be required to successfully complete "DUI School" or any other mandatory substance abuse evaluation(s). Generally, a first-time DUI offender must abstain from driving for 30 days, if the driver took the breath test. However, a license may be suspended for up to 90 days, if the driver refused the breath test before becoming eligible for a hardship license. * Disclaimer: This summary was prepared by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and should be used as a reference only. Interested parties should refer to the full text of the law before drawing legal conclusions. DUI (Driving Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Chemical Substances or Controlled Substances). s. 316.193, F.S. Under Florida law, DUI is one offense, proved by impairment of normal faculties or unlawful blood alcohol or breath alcohol level of .08 or above. The penalties upon conviction are the same, regardless of the manner in which the offense is proven. Fine Schedule s. 316.193(2)(a)-(b), F.S. First Conviction: Not less than $500, or more than $1,000. With Blood/Breath Alcohol Level (BAL) of .15 or higher or minor in the vehicle: Not less than $1,000, or more than $2,000. Second Conviction: Not less than $1,000, or more...
by seligman | Jul 17, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
Guy Seligman is an experienced suspended license reinstatement lawyer for DUI convictions. If your license has been suspended for a DUI speak to a lawyer with almost three decades experience in Florida. Get your driving license priviledges reinstated. Florida DUI and administrative suspension laws are very strict in Florida. Your driving priviledges can be easily lost for habitual DUI offenses and expecially for traffic accidents causing injury to another while under the influence. This summary was prepared by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and is being offered as a service and used as a reference only. Interested parties should hire an experienced DUI license suspension lawyer. DUI (Driving Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Chemical Substances or Controlled Substances). s. 316.193, F.S. Under Florida law, DUI is one offense, proved by impairment of normal faculties or unlawful blood alcohol or breath alcohol level of .08 or above. The penalties upon conviction are the same, regardless of the manner in which the offense is proven. Fine Schedule s. 316.193(2)(a)-(b), F.S. First Conviction: Not less than $500, or more than $1,000. With Blood/Breath Alcohol Level (BAL) of .15 or higher or minor in the vehicle: Not less than $1,000, or more than $2,000. Second Conviction: Not less than $1,000, or more than $2,000. With BAL of .15 or higher or minor in the vehicle: Not less than $2,000, or more than $4,000. Third Conviction More than 10 years from second: Not less than $2,000, or more than $5,000. With BAL of .15 or higher or minor in the vehicle: Not less than $4,000....
by seligman | Jul 10, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
Guy Seligman is an experienced Florida criminal appeals lawyer covering Miami, Ft Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa, Ft Myers, Panama City, Pensacola, Clearwater and all of Florida. Law Office of Guy Seligman Announces Concentration on Florida amd Ft Lauderdale Criminal Appeals The Fort Lauderdale criminal defense office of Guy Seligman announces a new expanded legal department for Florida criminal appeals. This new criminal appeals department is equipped to handle criminal appeals from the entire state of Florida. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 04, 2012 – The Fort Lauderdale criminal appeals and criminal defense office of Guy Seligman has opened a new department to handle criminal appeals for the entire state of Florida. This criminal appeals department has expanded resources to handle a growing number of criminal appeal clients. According to Criminal appeals lawyer Guy Seligman: "When you hired your lawyer and went to court, you hoped for the best, but if the judge made errors or the lawyer dropped the ball on your case and you lost you have a real chance to challenge the judgment or sentence. An appeal looks at what the Judge or the other side did or did not do and another Court examines what happened at the trial and looks to see if there was enough error to grant a new trial." The new criminal appeals division can respond quickly and timely to protect your right in the Florida Criminal appeals process. "THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS YOU HAVE SO LITTLE TIME TO FILE AN APPEAL- 30 days from the Judgment or Sentence date", says Seligman. ...
by seligman | Jun 28, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
Guy Seligman is a criminal appeals lawyer who has been helping to overturn criminal verdicts for over a decade. Before you begin the criminal appeal process it is important to understand some of the basic facts. After a Florida criminal conviction and sentencing, you may be able to file a criminal appeal of your sentence. An appeal is not a retrial of the case, but is an examination of the trial record to ensure that proceedings were conducted in a fair manner. Your criminal appeals lawyer will be looking for some kind of error in the trial procedings. Your criminal appeals lawyer will looking for errors that occured during the trial process. Errors that can mean an appeal for you Include: An error which goes to the central focus, and which can be considered by the court "in the interest of justice," even if the appellant fails to properly raise the issue on appeal An error which the appellate court concludes had a probable impact on the outcome of the trial. This is very important. An error which the appellate court concludes had no effect on the outcome of a trial. For example, if a defendant confesses to a murder, and the prosecution has his fingerprints on the murder weapon, the use of inadmissible "hearsay" testimony is likely to be found "harmless," due to the "overwhelming evidence" against the defendant. Where the appellant asks the trial court to make a ruling which is actually erroneous, that party cannot later appeal the trial court's decision on the basis of that error. An error which causes the appellate court to overturn...
by seligman | Jun 23, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
If you are arrested for driving with a suspended license, you will need an experienced Florida criminal lawyer with expertise in suspended licenses. Driving with a suspended or revoked license in Florida has serious criminal consequences. If you are convicted of driving with a suspended license in Florida, you can have a second degree misdemeanor on your record. You will have a potential 60 day jail sentence, and a $500 fine. If you can prove you never received notification an experienced Florida criminal lawyer with expertise in suspended license defense may be able to help you. Guy Seligman has almost two decades experience in defending suspended licenses in Florida including: Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Jacksonville, Ft Myers, Tampa, Ocala, Kissimmee, Port St Lucie, Clearwater, and all of Florida. Do not automatically plead guilty to driving with a suspended or revoked license in Florida. Contact Guy Seligman your suspended license defense attorney. Let's take a look at the consequences for driving with a suspended license in Florida For a First Offender you will be potentially faced with: A second degree misdemeanor; A maximum 60 day jail sentence; and A maximum fine of $500. If this is your second offense of driving with a suspended license in Florida you may be faced with: A first degree misdemeanor; A maximum 1 year jail sentence; and A maximum fine of $1000. if it is the third offense of driving with a suspended license in Florida and now you are a habitual offender the result is quite serious: You can be charged...
