Month: March 2016

This week, President Obama issued sentence commutations to 61 drug offenders all over the country—including 11 in Florida. To many analysts, the move is yet another sign of the shifting national perspective on how our criminal justice system should police and prosecute drug-related crimes. As the Tampa Bay Times reports, the latest commutations mark […]

What is a “Withhold of Adjudication” & what does it mean? A withhold of adjudication in Florida means the court gives a person a break by not convicting one of a criminal charge. It allows most first time offenders to avoid admitting they have been convicted of the charge for which they were arrested on. […]