In Florida it is relatively simple to have an arrest or criminal charge sealed or expunged. In fact, Longwell Lawyers has successfully helped countless people over the years get their record sealed or expunged. However, that is not where the conversation should end. What people usually mean when they ask to seal or expunge their …
By: Mark N. Longwell, Longwell Lawyers. Attorney Longwell is a former prosecutor for the State of Florida, and the founder of the top-rated Orlando, Florida law firm, Longwell Lawyers. He has over 28 years of experience successfully handling thousands of criminal matters of all types, ranging from murders to misdemeanors, which has earned him the …
As a service to our clients, Longwell Lawyers has assembled the following list of links that contain updates regarding the COVID-19 crisis, specifically as to the judicial system: Florida Supreme Court: 3/13/20 FL Supreme Court update (Jury Trials) 3/17/20 FL Supreme Court update (Essential/Critical Proceedings) 3/18/20 FL Supreme Court update (Oaths) 3/18/20 FL Supreme Court …
When building a case involving one or more drug crimes, it is not uncommon for law enforcement authorities to conduct sting operations or use undercover decoys. In many drug cases, it is critical to actually catch an individual in the act of selling, or offering to sell, drugs in order to get sufficient evidence to obtain …
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The Florida House Criminal Justice Committee has advanced a bill (SB 621) that would allow school-designated individuals, who undergo 40 hours of FDLE gun training, to carry a gun with them while they are on school campuses. This proposed law is part of a greater national push to allow more and more firearms in public places. While …
DOES THE “GOOD GUY WITH A GUN” THEORY MAKE IT HARDER FOR COPS TO SEARCH SUSPECTS? Read More »
If stopped or confronted by the police, you are at a considerable disadvantage. First, you are facing a law enforcement professional who probably knows the laws far better than you do. They are professionally trained to use the law to their advantage and to your disadvantage in every way. Second, they have all the power – …
Life often imitates art. Air Bud is a movie about a dog that learns how to play basketball. Air Bud: Golden Receiver is about a dog that learns how to play football. Air Bud: World Pup is about a dog that learns how to play soccer. Apparently, a Court in Louisiana has decided that there …
WHAT DO AIR BUD, A COMMA, AND A POLICE INTERROGATION HAVE IN COMMON? Read More »
“Prosecutorial Discretion” is the general concept that prosecutors are empowered with the ability to choose what to prosecute and/or what punishments to pursue. Basically, while some acts might technically constitute a crime, these acts don’t always warrant punishment or prosecution… especially when mitigating circumstances are taken into account. We at Longwell Lawyers regularly use this …
Our constitution was not crafted to protect us from individual crime. Instead, powerful rights are given to the People to protect us from a government that may abuse its power. The right to be free from an unreasonable search and seizure (4th Amendment) by the government, the right to require the government to prove an accusation …
Attorneys often cite My Cousin Vinny as a fun & surprisingly accurate depiction of the American criminal justice system. Herman Munster’s… I mean… Judge Haller’s courtroom is even used to teach lawyers how to lawyer. But, the real 1990s legal movie masterpiece is 1998’s Rush Hour. Let me explain: 01 THE SCENE Rush Hour is …
WHAT CAN JACKIE CHAN AND CHRIS TUCKER TEACH US ABOUT CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION? Read More »
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