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When a doctor, nurse, or healthcare professional is arrested in Florida, the criminal case can have drastic consequences depending on the outcome. Your license can be denied or disqualified even if you plead no contest or adjudication is withheld. The law requires a doctor, nurse, or healthcare professional to make a written report within 30 days after you have been convicted or enter a plea to a crime in any jurisdiction. Florida Statutes § 456.072(1)(x).       A doctor, nurse, or healthcare professional could be subject to discipline if you are convicted or found...

Every person in the United States and in Florida has the First Amendment right to peacefully protest. Unfortunately during these events, law enforcement can arrest people for various crimes. The typical charges in Florida are unlawful assembly, disorderly conduct, and, for the protest organizers, inciting or encouraging a riot. The purpose of this article is to explain the elements of these crimes, the possible penalties, and the defenses to them. Unlawful Assembly       According to Florida Statutes 870.02 the crime of unlawful assembly occurs if three or more...