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General Criminal Defense
- How Jail Time Credit Applies to Concurrent or Consecutive Sentences
- What is Restitution and How is it Calculated under Florida Law?
- Failure to Comply with Juvenile's Right to Counsel Procedure Results in Reversal of Delinquency
- Criminal Mischief Conviction Upheld, Probation Term Sentence Reversed
- When Does Deputy Testimony and Prior Conviction Evidence Constitute Inadmissible Hearsay?
Drug Crimes / Drug Trafficking
Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
- Sweat Ankle Monitors Holding DUI Violators Accountable under Florida Law
- Don't Miss Your Speedy Trial Deadline in Defending Your DUI Charge!
Traffic Violations
Appeals / Post-Conviction Relief
Personal Injury
- Tragic Death of Father and Three Sons in St Petersburg DUI Accident
- Truck Crashes Through Tampa Home and Injures Boy
- Parents of Boat-Crash Victim Sue Liquor Store for Wrongful Death
- Pregnant or Breastfeeding When Injured? The Jury Should Get to Know
- Dangers of Texting While Driving
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General Criminal Defense
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules Criminal Suspects Must Directly Assert Right to Remain Silent
- Is Pretrial Intervention / Diversion Program Right for You?
- Avoiding an Arrest Warrant
- What to Expect at Booking
- What to Expect in an Arrest
Drug Crimes / Drug Trafficking
- When Does a "Knock and Talk" Become a Fourth Amendment Violation?
- When the Fourth Amendment Does Not Protect You - Consensual Encounters
- How the U.S. Supreme Court’s Latest Search and Seizure Decision Could Affect You
Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
- How Your Field Sobriety Test May Impact Your DUI Prosecution
- Texting While Driving - The Next DUI
- Your First-Time DUI and the DMV
- An Overview of Florida Boating Under the Influence Law
Traffic Violations
- Making Sense of Florida’s “Point System”
- New Seat Belt Law Will Lead to Greater Safety . . and More Criminal Arrests
Domestic Violence / Battery / Assault
Violation of Probation or Community Control
Appeals / Post-Conviction Relief
Personal Injury
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- Drug Crimes / Drug Trafficking
- Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
- Sweat Ankle Monitors Holding DUI Violators Accountable under Florida Law
- Don't Miss Your Speedy Trial Deadline in Defending Your DUI Charge!
- Traffic Violations
- Appeals / Post-Conviction Relief
- General Criminal Defense
- How Jail Time Credit Applies to Concurrent or Consecutive Sentences
- What is Restitution and How is it Calculated under Florida Law?
- Failure to Comply with Juvenile's Right to Counsel Procedure Results in Reversal of Delinquency
- Criminal Mischief Conviction Upheld, Probation Term Sentence Reversed
- When Does Deputy Testimony and Prior Conviction Evidence Constitute Inadmissible Hearsay?
- Personal Injury
- Tragic Death of Father and Three Sons in St Petersburg DUI Accident
- Truck Crashes Through Tampa Home and Injures Boy
- Parents of Boat-Crash Victim Sue Liquor Store for Wrongful Death
- Pregnant or Breastfeeding When Injured? The Jury Should Get to Know
- Dangers of Texting While Driving
- General
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- Florida criminal defense attorney Tampa criminal lawyer
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- St. Petersburg DUI lawyer | Florida DWI attorney
- St. Petersburg traffic ticket lawyer | Florida traffic violation attor
- St. Petersburg domestic violence lawyer Florida battery attorney
- Tampa Violation of Probation or Violation of Community Control
- St. Petersburg sealing criminal record attorney Tampa expungement law
- St. Petersburg Appeals Lawyer | Tampa Appellate Attorney
- Tampa Personal Injury Attorney | St. Petersburg Auto Accident Lawyer
News
- Wade Gets 27 Years for Teen Love Triangle Killing
- Drug Trafficking Mandatory Sentences in Florida Under Fire?
- Pasco Man Faces Drug Trafficking Charges for 839 Oxycodone Pills
- Brothers Arrested in Clearwater Road Rage Shooting
- Pain clinic owner admits to falsifying prescriptions
- Charges brought against fourth suspect in Tampa FL manslaughter case
- Texting-while-driving ban closer to Florida law
- Human Bones Yet to Lead Authorities Closer to Resolving Tampa Death
- Florida in Middle of Texting While Driving Debate
- A Unique Look at Aging and Needs of the Elderly
- Toyota Triggers Chain-Reaction Crash in St. Petersburg
- Tampa to Install Cameras at Dangerous Intersections
- Teen Reports Dad Driving Drunk
- Ringling Students Suffer Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Train Derailing Causes Fuel Spill in Bradenton
- $5.75 Million Settlement due to Drownings Upheld in Federal Court
- University of Tampa student injured in car crash
- Tampa Man Arrested for Calling 911 Requesting Sex
- Tampa Couple Charged with Robbery Home Invasion
- Ex-MacDill Sergeant Accused of Murder Denied Expungement Request
- Teacher's Lawyer Argues Sex Texts Illegally Obtained
- Hulk Hogan's Son Excused From Deposition Due to Movie Filming Conflict
- Road Rager Attacks Elderly Man and Receives Probation
- U.S. Immigration Authorities Report 223 Gang Arrests in Florida
- Animal Cruelty Videos: Protected Free Speech?
- U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Right to Bear Arms Case
- Higher Statistics on Youth Violence in Sarasota
- $500,000+ Worth of Items Stolen from Hillsborough Home, Four Men Arrested as Suspects
- Higher Homicides in Domestic Violence Cases
- Governor Crist Pardons 2nd "Romeo" Sex Offender
Case Results
- General Criminal Defense
- Grand Theft from Wal-Mart
- Worthless Check
- Robbery Sudden Snatching (prior 2nd Degree Murder)
- Child Neglect felony (media case)
- Petit Theft
- Worthless Check
- Carrying a Concealed Weapon
- Burglary of a Conveyance and Grand Theft
- Burglary of a Conveyance and Grand Theft
- Disorderly Conduct
- Underage Possession of Alcohol
- 5 Year Habitual Traffic Offender Suspension Removed
- Child Abuse
- Attempted Sexual Battery Charges Dropped
- Arrested and Tased for Obstructing or Opposing an Officer in Pinellas
- Drug Crimes / Drug Trafficking
- Armed Trafficking Marijuana and Amphetamines, Possession of Cocaine
- Trafficking Cocaine over 400 grams, a 15 year mandatory Florida State Prison Sentence and on Federal Probation for Carrying a Concealed Firearm
- Possession of Marijuana
- Trafficking Marijuana and Cultivating Marijuana, a 3 year mandatory prison sentence
- Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
- Traffic Violations
- Speeding Violation and Improper Land Change
- Traffic Violation Running a Red Light
- Speeding Violation In St Petersburg
- Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle Over 6 Months in Florida
- Violation of Drivers License Restriction
- Driving on a Suspended License Habitual Traffic Offender
- Leaving the Scene of an Accident
- Improper Lane Change
- Speeding in a School Zone
- Leaving the Scene of an Accident
- Notice of 5 Years Habitual Traffic Suspension
- No Valid Driver’s License
- Driving on a Suspended License with Knowledge
- Felony, Driving on a Suspended License
- Driving on a Suspended License with Knowledge
- Driving on a Suspended License as a Habitual Traffic Offender
- Domestic Violence / Battery / Assault
- Violation of Probation or Community Control
- Sealing and Expunging Records
Document Library
- General Criminal Defense
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules Criminal Suspects Must Directly Assert Right to Remain Silent
- Is Pretrial Intervention / Diversion Program Right for You?
- Avoiding an Arrest Warrant
- What to Expect at Booking
- What to Expect in an Arrest
- What To Expect In A Police Investigation
- Florida's "Stand Your Ground" Law
- Drug Crimes / Drug Trafficking
- When Does a "Knock and Talk" Become a Fourth Amendment Violation?
- When the Fourth Amendment Does Not Protect You - Consensual Encounters
- How the U.S. Supreme Court’s Latest Search and Seizure Decision Could Affect You
- Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
- How Your Field Sobriety Test May Impact Your DUI Prosecution
- Texting While Driving - The Next DUI
- Your First-Time DUI and the DMV
- An Overview of Florida Boating Under the Influence Law
- Traffic Violations
- Making Sense of Florida’s “Point System”
- New Seat Belt Law Will Lead to Greater Safety . . and More Criminal Arrests
- Domestic Violence / Battery / Assault
- Violation of Probation or Community Control
- Appeals / Post-Conviction Relief
- Personal Injury
- General
Frequently Asked Questions
- General Criminal Defense
- How can I find out if someone is in the Pinellas County Jail?
- What is restitution?
- How do I find out what evidence the police have against me?
- What is a diversion program?
- How do I get out of jail?
- What are the chances I will go to prison?
- Do the police have to read my Miranda rights before they arrest me?
- Drug Crimes / Drug Trafficking
- What is the sentence for Drug Trafficking methamphetamine?
- What is the sentence for Drug Trafficking marijuana?
What is the sentence for Drug Trafficking cannabis?
What is the sentence for Drug Trafficking cocaine?
- What is considered a cannabis "plant" or a marijuana "plant"?
What is the sentence for Drug Trafficking Heroin?
- What is the sentence for Drug Trafficking Oxycodone?
- What is the sentence for Drug Trafficking Hydrocodone?
- Who can waive or reduce a mandatory prison sentence for Drug Trafficking?
- If I plea to Drug Trafficking charges can the judge put me on probation without sending me to prison?
In Drug Trafficking cases, if the cocaine or other drug is “cut” or mixed with another substance then how do they weight the actual amount of cocaine or other drugs?
What should I do if a person leaves drugs or prescription pills, such as Xanax or Oxycodone in my car?
- Will I lose my license if I plea to a drug charge?
- What is Drug Court?
- What happens to the drugs after an arrest?
- Why hasn’t my case been dropped? My friend said his case was dropped for the same charge.
- My friend uses drugs but he’s not a drug trafficker! Why is he charged with trafficking drugs?
- Why do Drug Trafficking charges have mandatory prison sentences?
- The cops charged all four occupants of my friend’s car with possession even though the drugs were found in the glove box. Can they do that?
- Why should I use a lawyer in my drug case?
- Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
- Can I avoid serving jail time if I go get alcohol or drug treatment?
- How long will I lose my license if I am convicted of a DUI?
- Is refusing to take a breath/urine/blood test a crime?
- Will I lose my license if I refuse a breath/urine/blood test and if so, for how long?
- What should I do if I am arrested for DUI on bogus evidence of intoxication?
- Does the breath machine really work?
- Does the breath machine ever break?
- Why did I have to provide three breath samples?
- If I get a DUI, what should I do first?
- Does law enforcement suspend a license upon a DUI arrest?
- Can I beat a DUI at trial?
- Traffic Violations
- What are the fines for speeding in a school zone in Pinellas County?
When should I pay the fine on my ticket if I want to hire a traffic lawyer?
- My license was suspended and I took care of the outstanding ticket, can I drive now?
- Can the Rooth Law Group help me remove the 5 year Habitual Traffic Offender (HTO) suspension?
- Can I lose my license for too many speeding tickets?
- How do you get a 5 year Habitual Traffic Offender (HTO) suspension?
- How can I keep points off my driver’s license?
- How soon can I get a hardship license if I lost my license for 5 years?
- Will I lose my license if I plea to a drug charge?
- Domestic Violence / Battery / Assault
- Am I required to take the batterers’ intervention program?
- How can I remove the judges no contact order?
- What criminal charges are labeled Domestic Violence?
- Who can be charged with domestic violence battery?
- Can I seal my domestic violence battery (DV Battery) record?
As the victim, how can I get the charges of Domestic Violence Battery dropped?
- Violation of Probation or Community Control
Arrested for a new charge while on probation. The State of Florida "No Filed" or dropped the new charges. Is this still be a violation if the charges have been dropped?
- What is a violation of probation (VOP)?
- How can I get off probation early?
- Are you always arrested if you violate your probation?
- Can my probation officer change the terms of my probation?
- Sealing and Expunging Records
- Can I seal my domestic violence battery (DV Battery) record?
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) denied my application, what should I do?
- Can I erase my criminal record?
- I received my Certificate of Eligibility to seal or expunge but I feel overwhelmed. Can the Rooth Law Group help me complete the sealing or expunging process?
- Appeals / Post-Conviction Relief
- When is the Initial Brief due in a criminal appeal?
What is a 3.850 Motion?
- What's the deadline for filing a 3.850 Motion?
- The deadline for filing my 3.850 Motion has passed. Is there any way for me to get relief from my judgment/sentence?
What happens after a 3.850 Motion is filed?
- Am I required to attend the hearing on my 3.850 Motion?
- General
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- What is a guardian?
- What is a Health Care Directive?
- What is long-term care insurance?
- What is a Living Will?
- What is a Living Trust?
- What does probate mean?
- How long does probate take?
- What assets are included in probate administration?
- What is Estate Planning?
- Why should I plan my estate?
- What does my estate consist of?
- What is a Durable Power of Attorney?
- What is a Trust?
- What are Medicare and Medicaid? Is there any difference?
- What is the Deficit Reduction Act?
How will my Medicaid application/benefit affect my social security benefits?
- What is an Elder Law attorney?
- Why do I need an Elder Law attorney?
- What is a Will?
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- New York Criminal Defense Lawyer | Walter L. Rooth, Attorney at Law
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ST. PETERSBURG
4399 35th St. N.
Suite 322
St. Petersburg, FL 33714
Phone: (727) 797-9600
TAMPA
601 N. Lois Avenue
Tampa, FL 33609
Phone: (813) 333-6517
NEW PORT RICHEY
8212 Massachusetts Avenue
New Port Richey, FL 34653
Phone: (727) 232-3912
SEMINOLE
Seminole Mall
11201 Park Boulevard
Suite 21
Seminole, FL 33772
Phone: (727) 797-9600
FAQs
General Criminal Defense
- How can I find out if someone is in the Pinellas County Jail?
- What is restitution?
- How do I find out what evidence the police have against me?
Drug Crimes / Drug Trafficking
- What is the sentence for Drug Trafficking methamphetamine?
- What is the sentence for Drug Trafficking marijuana?
What is the sentence for Drug Trafficking cannabis?
Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
- Can I avoid serving jail time if I go get alcohol or drug treatment?
- What should I do if I am arrested for DUI on bogus evidence of intoxication?
- Will I lose my license if I refuse a breath/urine/blood test and if so, for how long?
Traffic Violations
- What are the fines for speeding in a school zone in Pinellas County?
When should I pay the fine on my ticket if I want to hire a traffic lawyer?
- How do you get a 5 year Habitual Traffic Offender (HTO) suspension?
Domestic Violence / Battery / Assault
- Am I required to take the batterers’ intervention program?
- How can I remove the judges no contact order?
- What criminal charges are labeled Domestic Violence?
Violation of Probation or Community Control
Arrested for a new charge while on probation. The State of Florida "No Filed" or dropped the new charges. Is this still be a violation if the charges have been dropped?
- Can my probation officer change the terms of my probation?
- Are you always arrested if you violate your probation?
Sealing and Expunging Records
- Can I seal my domestic violence battery (DV Battery) record?
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) denied my application, what should I do?
- I received my Certificate of Eligibility to seal or expunge but I feel overwhelmed. Can the Rooth Law Group help me complete the sealing or expunging process?
Appeals / Post-Conviction Relief
- When is the Initial Brief due in a criminal appeal?
What happens after a 3.850 Motion is filed?
- The deadline for filing my 3.850 Motion has passed. Is there any way for me to get relief from my judgment/sentence?