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In the case of Deven Cooper versus the State of Florida, Mr. Cooper was convicted of the crimes of lewd or lascivious battery and molestation. At his trial, Cooper's lawyer was not allowed to question Cooper's accuser about her prior sexual experiences and her denial of any previous sexual experience to a police officer who […]

It is often because of DNA evidence that wrongfully-convicted people are released from prison. However, as the following New York Times story demonstrates, that is not always the case. By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD April 8, 2014 A timeworn phone bill from a Quality Inn in Orlando, Fla., turned out to be one of the most valuable […]

In the case of the United States versus Michael Grzybowicz, Mr. Grzybowicz was charged with, among other things, committing the federal crime of distributing child pornography. That charge was based upon evidence that four pictures of the vagina of a two-year-old girl had been discovered on Grzybowicz' cell phone and that those pictures had been […]

In the case of Brad Heilman versus the State of Florida, Heilman was a correctional officer employed by the Florida Department of Corrections who worked at the Lake Correctional Institution in Lake County, Florida. While on duty, Heilman and an inmate became involved in a physical altercation that resulted in physical injury to the inmate. […]

In the case of Jehu Ramirez versus the State of Florida, Mr. Ramirez was found guilty by a jury of both of the crimes of sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation. The facts of this case are as follows: On April 9, 2010, Ramirez' girlfriend, Ana Salinas, was babysitting a child who had the […]

In the case of Kevin Touhey versus Frank Seda, a judge issued an injunction for protection against stalking based on the following facts: Mr. Seda filed a sworn petition for injunction for protection against stalking. In his petition, Seda stated that he has been afraid of Mr. Touhey since January 2012 as a result of […]

In the case of Robert Santiago versus the State of Florida, the facts were as follows: The police received an anonymous phone call about a car parked at the end of a dead end street at 2:00 a.m. with its headlights periodically flashing on and off. When officers arrived at the location, they found Mr. […]

In the case of Kevin Cantrell versus the State of Florida, Mr. Cantrell was convicted of traveling to meet a person whom he believed was a minor for the purpose of engaging in illegal sex and unlawfully using a computer service to solicit a person whom he believed was a minor in order to engage […]

In the case of Harley Pennington versus the State of Florida, a jury convicted Mr. Pennington of DUI manslaughter based on the following facts: Pennington was driving his SUV while intoxicated. The person who was killed in the accident had purchased his new, high-performance, sport motorcycle, (which had more horsepower than most small sedans), just […]

If you have been charged with violating your probation, you should know that your probation can't be violated based just upon hearsay. Hearsay is a statement made out of court that is offered for its truth in court, and although hearsay evidence is admissible at a violation-of-probation hearing, your probation can't be violated if the […]