Yesterday, I attended a seminar by Roger Dodd on cross-examination sponsored by the Florida Bar. Why was I spending a Saturday at a seminar? Because Roger Dodd is one of the leading experts on cross-examination in the country. When you…
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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Cell phones can’t be searched by police without first obtaining a search warrant.
A major victory for citizens’ privacy interests today as the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled law enforcement cannot search an arrested person’s cell phone without first obtaining a search warrant. While the court recognized the need to investigate crimes, the…
What Does Federal Criminal Law Ensure for Every Jurisdiction?
Every state and the District of Columbia has its own criminal procedure codes. However, each of these jurisdictions must act in compliance with the U.S. Constitution. Each state’s rules and regulations on criminal procedure codes are predicated on the Federal…
Florida judge allegedly punches public defender, what was the argument about?
The story about Brevard County Judge John Murphy is all over social media recently. The judge allegedly got into an argument with an assistant public defender during court proceedings which resulted in the judge punching the PD off camera. The…
Tagged with: criminal defense, Domestic Violence, DUI, Justin Bieber, PD, Pre Trial, Public Defender
Touch DNA May Change Conviction Rates in Criminal Offenses
So-called “touch DNA” may be able to link an alleged suspect to a crime scene. A man in Jacksonville, Florida was accused of grand theft and organized fraud after touch DNA linked him to several crimes in 2013. Allegedly, the…
Tagged with: ATM, criminal defense, DNA, Flagler County, Polk County DUI lawyer, Polk County Florida
Florida speed limits to be raised? Gov. Scott just needs to sign the bill.
Could the speed limit on some of Florida’s highways be raised in the near future? That is a very real possibility now as the Florida House narrowly passed the bill to raise the limit by only 2 votes. If the…
Three Florida Men Arrested for Promoting Obscenity at Polk County Nightclub
Where is the line when promoting live obscene shows in a bar? Three Florida men were arrested for promoting obscenity at a Polk County nightclub. The arrests were made because law enforcement described the bar’s activities as a “violent public…
Lakeland teacher arrested for allegedly having sex with her student. Female teacher charged with six (6) counts of "Unlawful sexual activity with certain minors" in violation of 794.05, a 2nd degree felony.
Yesterday, a female Polk County teacher was arrested for allegedly having sex with her 17 year old student. The teacher, Jennifer Fichter, is an English teacher at Central Florida Aerospace Academy. The arrest allegedly stemmed from text messages the teen’s mother…
Leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death arrest was made in recent Tampa accident. This is a 1st degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison!
On Friday a fatal hit and run accident occurred in Tampa. All police reports refer to “accidents” as “crashes” to inflate the public and eventually jury’s attitude in these tragic cases. While there are cases where someone leaves on purpose,…
Alleged Polk County "road rage" incident at Winter Haven McDonald’s Drive-thru tonight captured on video.
Last week a video went viral of a woman videotaping an alleged “road rage” in Florida that went viral. Today, Polk County had it’s own alleged road rage incident. This too was captured on a cell phone video and is…
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