by seligman | Jul 4, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
It is a holiday weekend, or any weekend in Ft Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Hollywood or Deerfield Beach. You have a suspended license. Or maybe you are just taking a chance that they have not suspended your license yet. You decide you are not going to miss this party night. Behind you you hear the sounds of sirens. You pull over. By now you are clenching your teeth and you know it is coming. YOU have just been arrested for driving with a suspended license. Maybe you are in Ft Lauderdale visiting and your license is suspended in another state? You think you will be just fine. But, there is this great big data base and it know who you are anyplace. Maybe you are driving drunk and get arrested for a DUI or this is the last round of points. Your license is suspended now. Every driving with a suspended license citation is serious because it can lead to habitual traffic offender status. Call Guy Seligman your 24 hr driving with a suspended license charges. We are ready to help. You can consider us your "now you have been arrested' lawyer. When you’ve been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) in FT Lauderdale,you will lose your driver’s license. In Ft Lauderdale a DUI is a serious offense. Florida law demands a six-month suspension for anyone who has been arrested on DUI charges. A driver license can be suspended or revoked for: Points suspension, Failure to pay child support, Failure to pay tickets, Failure to pay judgment, Failure to appear in court,...
by seligman | Jul 2, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
Guy Seligman is a Ft Lauderdale Criminal appeals lawyer with over 20 years experience helping to overturn criminal verdicts. If you went to a criminal trial in Ft Lauderdale and have been convicted of a crime the criminal appeals process may work for you and get that verdict overturned. We will attempt to prove you were improperly charged or that there were mistakes at the criminal trial. Criminal appellate representation requires a keen eye for detail because we will be combing the criminal proceedings for an error of some sort. The first step is filing a notice of appeal. We have 30 days to file In state court, I would not waste anytime getting this process moving This is a strict deadline and there is no way to "appeal" the deadline. Then we will prepare the records for the appeal. There are time limits for filing the record with the clerk of the court as well. We can not impress strongly enough the need to move quickly on this entire process. After filing the record, we have 35 days to file the initial brief. The time limits are a bit more flexible at this stage. We have gotten extensions if youe case is complex. This is a complex process moving forward, We have filed our initial brief now the state has 20 days to file a response brief. They can also request extensions. We will then have 20 days to file a reply brief. While this is not always necessary, it can be a good way to respond to errors or omissions in the state's answer. Again, this a...
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...
by seligman | Jun 23, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
Guy Seligman is a Premier Criminal Lawyer with over a decade of experience defending those accused of a crime in Broward County, Ft Lauderdale Florida. Criminal defense lawyers defend a wide array of criminal charges. Guy Seligman has a long history of defending a broad scope of criminal charges. These include: Criminal defense Practice Areas and Helpful definitions Felony Crimes: Felony Crimes involve drug and narcotics charges, arson, burglary, armed robbery, murder and/or attempted murder, rape and/or sexual assault, kidnapping and aggravated assault and battery. A felony conviction is a serious matter that can result in a substantial state prison sentence and the potential loss of certain privileges and Constitutional rights of U.S. citizenship, such as the right to possess a firearm or the right to vote. Misdemeanors: Misdemeanors are more serious than petty offenses, but much less serious than felonies. Misdemeanors typically result in imposition of such punishments as a fine or a jail sentence not exceeding a year. If a jail sentence is imposed, it is served at a local, city or county jail rather than a state or federal prison (penitentiary). In many jurisdictions and in certain types of cases defendants who can't afford an attorney are not entitled to a court-appointed attorney in a misdemeanor case. Unlike felonies, misdemeanors are usually handled by special courts with abbreviated procedures, such as a city court or municipal court. Serious Violent Crimes and Murder: By definition, violent crimes are a behavior by persons, against persons or property that intentionally threatens, attempts or actually inflicts physical harm. The seriousness of the injuries to the victim(s), whether or not guns...
by seligman | Jun 22, 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Blog
Guy Seligman can help you get your drivers license back in Boca Raton if you have a Florida suspended license.Your premier Florida suspended license lawyer covering Deerfield Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach and all of Palm Beach and Broward County Florida. BOCA RATON AREA DRIVER’S LICENSE BUREAU HELP YOUR FLORIDA DRIVERS LICENSE REISTATEMENT LAWYER GUY SELIGMAN DRIVER’S LICENSE BUREAU: (800) 303-7288 14570 S. Military Trail: (561) 681-6333 Delray Beach 1299 W. Lantana Road: (561) 681-6333 Drivers License reinstatement Lawyer Delray Beach DRIVER IMPROVEMENT: (561) 433-3636 2330 S. Congress Avenue Congress Park, Suite 2E West Palm Beach, FL 33406 Drivers License Reinstatement Lawyer West Palm Beach TAX COLLECTOR (LOST DECAL): (561) 355-2622 Government Center Building, Third Floor West Palm Beach 501 South Congress Avenue Delray Beach (33445) Guy Seligman defends major crimes Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Deerfield Beach Traffic Crimes Vehicular Homicide/Manslaughter DUI Manslaughter DUI with Property Damage or Personal Injury DUI (Breathalyzer, all drugs or no blow) Driving on a Suspended License (DWLS) Drivers License Reinstatement Lawyer Port St...
