Obstruction of Justice: Aiding Criminals (Part 2)

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30th Sep 2023

Helping a Criminal Escape Prison in Florida As indicated in Florida Statute Title XLVI Chapter 843.11, any individual who provides the necessary items (tools, weapons, disguises, etc.) to help a criminal escape from prison or provides assistance to a prisoner … more

Obstruction of Justice: Aiding Criminals (Part 1)

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15th Sep 2023

Tampering with Evidence is a crime in Florida that takes place when someone who is aware of an ongoing criminal investigation removes or damages evidence in order to prevent it from being used in the inquiry. Allowing a Criminal to … more

Obstruction of Justice: Tampering with Evidence in Florida

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15th Aug 2023

Tampering with Evidence is a crime in Florida that takes place when someone who is aware of an ongoing criminal investigation removes or damages evidence in order to prevent it from being used in the inquiry. Definition of Tampering with … more

Obstruction of Justice: Defenses to Providing False Information to Law Enforcement

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31st Jul 2023

Defenses In addition to pretrial and trial defenses that can be raised in any criminal matter, there are a number of defenses to the offense of Providing False Information to Law Enforcement, which includes the following: Double jeopardy. People can … more

Obstruction of Justice: Providing False Information to Law Enforcement

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15th Jul 2023

Providing False Information to Law Enforcement Under Florida Statute Section 837.055, the offense of Providing False Information to Law Enforcement is committed when an individual, both knowingly and willfully, provides false information to a law enforcement officer who is conducting … more

Obstruction of Justice: Tampering

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30th Jun 2023

Tampering Another type of obstruction of justice is known as tampering, which occurs when an individual interferes or meddles with an investigation of a criminal matter in order to alter the course of the proceedings. There are two forms of … more

Obstruction of Justice: Convicting a Person Wearing a Disguise

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15th Jun 2023

Prosecution In order to convict a person of Wearing a Disguise, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt, the following: The defendant disguised himself or herself; By disguising himself or herself, the defendant had the intention of: – Obstructing … more

Obstruction of Justice: Wearing a Disguise

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31st May 2023

Obstruction by Wearing a Disguise Florida Statute 843.03 If you disguise yourself with the intent to obstruct justice by hindering, intimidating, or interrupting an officer or other person in the legal performance of his or her duty, you may face … more

Obstruction of Justice: Resisting an officer

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15th May 2023

Resisting Arrest: Penalty The penalty for resisting arrest varies according to the severity of the altercation between the offender and the arresting officer. As stated in Florida Statute Title XLVI Chapter 843.01 and 843.02, the following punishment awaits those who … more

Penalties for Obstruction of Justice

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30th Apr 2023

Depending on the situation, the individual involved, and whether or not violence was used, the punishment for these types of crimes can range from misdemeanors to felonies. Resisting an officer with violence, for example, is a third-degree felony, but resisting … more