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Can the police detain a car passenger even if that’s not the reason they were pulled over? Several Florida courts have said that the police are not allowed to detain a passenger who attempts to leave the scene of a lawful traffic stop without violating that passenger’s constitutional rights. But an appeals court in Daytona […]

Can the police detain a car passenger even if that’s not the reason they were pulled over? Several Florida courts have said that the police are not allowed to detain a passenger who attempts to leave the scene of a lawful traffic stop without violating that passenger’s constitutional rights. But an appeals court in Daytona […]

It’s important to be careful who you are sending text messages to. Even if they are deleted, there is still a chance those messages could be recovered. Consider the following case. In the recent case of Pierre Duclos-Lasnier versus the State of Florida, Mr. Duclos-Lasnier was convicted of, among other things, attempted lewd or lascivious […]

How Can the “Best Evidence Rule” Help You in Your Case? If you have a court case in West Palm Beach, it’s important to know of the best evidence rule and how it can help you. Find out how your experienced defense attorney could potentially apply this to your case. Continue reading for more information […]

If you have been charged with a crime in West Palm Beach, it is not enough to simply hire a lawyer to represent you when you go to court. Your lawyer has to thoroughly investigate your case in order to know whether you should go to trial or whether you should plead guilty. When that […]

If you have to make a court appearance in West Palm Beach, it is important to know how to act when you’re in the courtroom and what’s appropriate to say. Florida courtrooms are a place where mutual respect needs to be maintained and your defense attorney should advise you of the following. It is easy […]

Never Drive With A Tree Lodged In Your Front Grille If a police officer stops you while you are driving and she does not have a legal reason to do so, your case may later be dismissed when it goes to court. But that argument probably won’t work for the driver in Illinois who had […]

In West Palm Beach, if you are arrested and go to trial there is a possibility that without the right defense you could be convicted of a felon. It’s important to have all the information and hire a professional Florida Defense Attorney. The Florida Supreme Court recently published a case having to do with the […]

I recently had the good fortune of hiring Ronald Chapman as an attorney for a family member. My family does not reside in South Florida, so I began researching the West Palm Beach and County Services websites looking for possible attorneys. I found several legal articles written and posted by Mr. Chapman that were relevant […]

Your Smartphone May be Less Secure if the FBI Gets Its Way A federal judge in California has ordered Apple to increase its efforts to help the FBI search the locked iPhone 5c that was used by one of the two people who committed a mass shooting at a holiday party last year in San […]