How to Lose Your License Without Even Driving
There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but driving away may not be one of them if you have violated a number of non-driving laws/regulations in the State of Florida. It is reasonable to guess that...
View ArticleCitizen Journalists Needed To Video Record Police Engaged In Public Activities
Like it or not, we live in a country where the average citizen’s word is practically worthless if contradicted by the words of a police officer. As a consequence of this reality, the majority of...
View ArticleUnderstanding Florida’s Underage Drinking Law
As a criminal defense attorney practicing law in a college town (Gainesville, Florida) I've seen more than my fair share of young adults, ages 18 - 20, charged with the criminal offense of underage...
View ArticleDisclosure of “Draft” Police Reports in Zimmerman Case is Unusual and...
I've been practicing criminal law in Florida for more than 25 years and have represented hundreds of individuals in criminal cases over the years. In almost every case I've demanded discovery of all...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court Asked to Weigh in on Judicial Facebook Friends
Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeals has recently asked the Florida Supreme Court to answer the following as a question of great public importance: Where the presiding judge in a criminal case...
View ArticleAppellate Court Vacates Two of Four Convictions in Casey Anthony Case
On Friday , January 25, 2013, the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Florida issued an opinion vacating two of the four convictions previously imposed against Casey Anthony for the crimes of furnishing...
View ArticleUnderstanding The Deferred Prosecution Alternative In Florida Criminal...
A deferred prosecution agreement is a contract between a person charged with a criminal act and the prosecuting authority, which diverts the case out of the formal criminal justice system. If the...
View ArticleEngagement to Public Defender: No Reason for Removal from Jury
On February 5, 2013 , the First District Court of Appeals reversed convictions for felony charges of Burglary and Aggravated Assault and remanded the case back to the trial court to be retried as a...
View ArticleUnderstanding the DUI Deferred Prosecution Alternative in Gainesville, Florida
A DUI deferred prosecution program or other DUI diversion alternative does not exist in many jurisdictions in Florida. Fortunately, in Gainesville, Florida, and the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida...
View ArticleMarch 5, 1994, Grace Slick Arrested For Aiming Gun At Police Officer - Today...
On this date, March 5, in the year 1994, former Jefferson Starship lead singer, Grace Slick, was arrested for pointing a firearm at a police officer who was responding to a call that shots had been...
View ArticleUnderstanding Florida’s Prosecution of Teenagers Engaged in Consensual Sexual...
In recent weeks there has been an internet explosion of articles about Florida’s prosecution of a teenager engaged in sexual activity with another teenager. Much of the focus of the recent articles...
View ArticleWelcome Incoming Freshmen: How to Avoid Getting Arrested in Gainesville
August marks the month when new freshmen students invade the streets of Gainesville, Florida. It is a time of excitement and growth for many young people who are often experiencing their first taste...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Florida Crime of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
As a criminal defense attorney for more than 25 years in a college town (Gainesville, Florida), I’ve represented hundreds of individuals charged with the crime of possession of drug paraphernalia....
View ArticleJune 13, 2005, Michael Jackson Found Not Guilty of Child Molestation Charges...
On this day, June 13, in the year 2005, pop music super star Michael Jackson was found not guilty at a jury trial on fourteen different criminal charges regarding allegations that he had molested one...
View ArticleArrested & Taken to Jail: Be Careful About What You Say Over the Jail Phone,...
Having handled hundreds of criminal cases as a defense attorney in Gainesville, Florida, for more than 25 years, I’ve represented many individuals who literally ruined their potential legal or factual...
View ArticleBEWARE: DUI Checkpoint Scheduled For Friday June 26, 2015 in Gainesville,...
Be aware that the Gainesville Police Department, in conjunction with the Alachua County Sheriff's Office, Florida Highway Patrol, University of Florida Police Department and other local law enforcement...
View ArticleBEWARE: DUI Checkpoint Scheduled on Friday, July 31, 2015, on West University...
Be aware that local media outlets are reporting that the Gainesville Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies are conducting a DUI checkpoint this Friday night, July 31, 2015, in...
View ArticleALERT: DUI Checkpoint Scheduled on Friday, August 7, 2015, on South West 20th...
Be aware that WUFT radio is reporting today that the Gainesville Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies are conducting another DUI checkpoint this Friday night, August 7, 2015, in...
View ArticleUNDERSTANDING THE 10 DAY RULE, or, HOW TO KEEP DRIVING IF ARRESTED FOR DUI IN...
You have just been arrested for a first DUI and you are reeling with questions. Your driver’s license was taken by the arresting officer and you are faced with looming issues of how to manage work,...
View ArticleARE YOU REQUIRED TO RESPOND WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT ASKS YOU A QUESTION?
Recently, I have heard from several people that they have been told by police officers that they had to answer an officer’s questions or face being arrested for “obstructing an investigation”? Is this...
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