How to Beat a Battery Domestic Violence Case
Orlando Criminal Defense Attorney Blog | John Guidry II
by jgcrimlaw
2y ago
Today, we’re going to focus on the most effective way to get your battery domestic violence charged dropped. The way to do this is through a witness’ statement. With this witness statement, we’ll be showing the prosecutor that the police report isn’t the whole story. Instinctively, everybody knows this, police reports are biased and one-sided, so our job is as Paul Harvey said “And now for the rest of the story.” Our approach here is going to be part facts, and part spin. Let me give you an example of how the same facts can give you two different outcomes. Years ago, a now popular American sh ..read more
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Caught Shoplifting But Never Left the Store?
Orlando Criminal Defense Attorney Blog | John Guidry II
by jgcrimlaw
2y ago
It can be a bit frustrating to be accused of shoplifting, when you just forgot to pay. Unfortunately, you can be convicted of petit theft just by concealing an item in the store, even if you have never left the store. The funny thing about Florida shoplifting law (or petit theft, as we call it), is that you can get arrested for petit theft without ever leaving the store. Without ever getting to the cash register. And here’s how this happens. Basically, Florida law states that concealing an item constitutes the crime of petit theft. So, if you put some makeup in your purse, for example, even i ..read more
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The Nasty Effects of a Domestic Injunction
Orlando Criminal Defense Attorney Blog | John Guidry II
by jgcrimlaw
2y ago
A criminal history will absolutely kill your chances of getting a job, we all know this. But there’s another grenade that can blow up your clean record–and that’s an injunction. These nasty things show up on background checks, so you need to fight to make sure this injunction isn’t granted. If an injunction is granted, Florida Statute 790.233 prohibits the possession of a firearm while you’re under the injunction. So, worst case scenario, folks who have been issued permanent injunctions may never possess a firearm again. What’s worse is that, if your job requires you to have a firearm, like a ..read more
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A Resisting an Officer Arrest That Never Should Have Happened
Orlando Criminal Defense Attorney Blog | John Guidry II
by jgcrimlaw
2y ago
This may come as a shock to some of you, or sound like a bit of shameless self-promotion–but as a criminal defense attorney, I solve problems. Dig deeper into most legal problems, and you’ll find a few addiction issues and mental health issues. The question that keeps coming up is: do you want to get better, or do you want to feel better? When it comes to solving addition problems or mental health problems, feeling better is always a good thing.  It doesn’t last. The hard work comes in trying to get better, and this takes time. Unfortunately, I’ve had clients in counseling hoping to fix ..read more
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Understanding the Process of Early Termination of Probation
Orlando Criminal Defense Attorney Blog | John Guidry II
by jgcrimlaw
2y ago
The process of early termination all starts with probation’s input. This process cannot get out of the gate until the judge knows, directly from probation, that the probationer is in good standing. Meaning, there’s no violations pending, and the probationer has completed all the conditions of probation. That’s where the process starts. Nobody gets off probation without proof from their probation officer that everything checks out. Its important to note here, however, that we don’t care what your probation officer thinks, they don’t have to agree, but they’re the only ones who can assure the j ..read more
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The Top 3 DUI Myths
Orlando Criminal Defense Attorney Blog | John Guidry II
by jgcrimlaw
2y ago
There are three common myths surrounding Florida DUI’s, and we’re going to cover them in this video. If you’ve been arrested for DUI, you may wonder about these issues, so let’s dive into it. I’m doing this video because DUIs can be illogical and counterintuitive. The first myth about DUIs has evolved from folks calling this crime “drunk” driving. On a DUI, the prosecutor doesn’t need ot prove that you were drunk, they only need to prove that your normal faculties were impaired, or that you blew over a 0.08. And, these topics have had entire books written about them, or well, at least small e ..read more
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Can I Buy Out My Community Service Hours?
Orlando Criminal Defense Attorney Blog | John Guidry II
by jgcrimlaw
2y ago
This video will be sharing with you a secret, not a 100% legal, way to buy out your community service hours. Also, we’ll discuss the most common way to buy out your community service hours (hint: get an attorney to file a motion for you). There are many ways to buy out your community service, so let’s run through a few. First, you should know that you have no right to buy out your community service, you’ve got to do the work if that’s what your sentence requires. But, you can buy out your community service hourse with permission from the judge. This is a simple motion, and the judge will gran ..read more
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What Am I Facing on a First-Time Petit Theft or Shoplifting?
Orlando Criminal Defense Attorney Blog | John Guidry II
by jgcrimlaw
2y ago
If you’re accused of petit theft, or shoplifting, for the first time I’ve got some good news for you. If you play your hand right, this case will be dropped. Gone forever. In this video, we’re review the two most common paths for a first time shoplifting accusation, and see what happens with each of those decisions. If this is your first theft offense, your case is going to go well. It’s going to take some work, its going to take a good attorney, but you’re going to come out the other end of this just fine. Let’s talk about two common paths on a shoplifting charge. First, the bad news, and se ..read more
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Violation of Probation for Dirty Urine (Positive Drug Test)
Orlando Criminal Defense Attorney Blog | John Guidry II
by jgcrimlaw
2y ago
If we were running some sort of popularity contest for violations of probation the dirty urine violation is going to win the day, the big winner here. Because, most violations are for positive drug tests. So, back when I first started defending criminal cases in 1993 a dirty urine violation really guaranteed you some months in jail with no bond. It was a harsh sentence for something not that serious, really. The good news is, VOP punishments for positive drug tests have lightened up, especially now that courts have what we call “Alternative Sanctioning Programs” throughout the state that addr ..read more
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A Tough Loss on an Odd “Drugs in the Car” Case
Orlando Criminal Defense Attorney Blog | John Guidry II
by jgcrimlaw
2y ago
It’s pretty rare that you get a chance to meet your heroes.  I haven’t.  But years ago, when I was playing in bands, our band manager Sarah met the lead singer of our favorite band. I couldn’t wait to hear from Sarah about her encounter, she actually interviewed him. Needless to say, even though his music was brilliant–the man himself was severely lacking.  Sarah was deflated and she learned the hard way the old cliche ‘never meet your heroes’.  Part of this cliche is rooted in the fact that a person’s genius in one area of life doesn’t mean that the person is great in all ..read more
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