If police officers find drugs in a person's possession, they may arrest that person. Most people might expect to face simple possession charges after an arrest, but that isn't always what happens. State prosecutors generally tend to pursue the harshest charges that...
Month: February 2026
Do you have to take field sobriety tests?
If a police officer pulls you over on suspicion of drunk driving, they may ask you to take a field sobriety test. Examples include the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, the one-leg stand and the walk-and-turn test. An important thing to note is that these tests are...
What causes false positives in field sobriety tests?
In Florida, if an officer suspects you are driving under the influence, they can pull you over and request that you partake in a series of field sobriety tests. There are three tests that officers use to help them gather evidence for a DUI case: the horizontal gaze...
Considerations if you want to keep the home in a “gray divorce”
When long-married couples who are empty nesters or never had children divorce, the decision about what to do with their home isn’t complicated by what is best for the children, as it may be for parents of younger children. That doesn’t mean all couples going through...
