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In the case of Cedric Smallwood versus the State of Florida, Mr. Smallwood was arrested for robbing a convenience store. Following his arrest, the police seized a cell phone that belonged to him and looked at some incriminating pictures that he had in his phone of guns and money. The police did not get a […]

If you were arrested for DUI and your breath-alcohol level was over .08, the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles ("DMV") will suspend your driver's license for 6 months. If you refused to blow into the breath-testing machine, DMV will suspend your driver's license for 1 year. Also, until recently, if you fell into the first […]

If you were arrested for DUI in Palm Beach County Florida and this is your first DUI, there may be some good news for you if your breath or blood-alcohol level was less than .15 (.08 is the legal limit in Florida). If your level was less than .15, then you may be able to […]

If you were arrested for DUI in Palm Beach County Florida and this is your first DUI, there may be some good news for you if your breath or blood-alcohol level was less than .15 (.08 is the legal limit in Florida). If your level was less than .15, then you may be able to […]

The police sometimes arrest people for misdemeanor DUI when they don't have a right to do so. For example, in the case of Glenn Steiner v. the State of Florida, the facts were as follows: A security guard at a condominium complex noticed the driver of an automobile which was stopped in the driveway near […]

In the case of Missouri v. Tyler McNeely, Mr. McNeely was arrested for DUI and then forced to give blood at a nearby hospital. His case went all the way to the United States Supreme Court where he successfully argued that forcing him to give blood without first getting a warrant violated his right to […]

In the case of Christopher Brooks versus the State of Florida, Mr. Brooks was arrested for DUI while trying to save his cat. The facts are as follows: At approximately 1 a.m. on October 30, 2010, a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy clocked Brooks' car travelling at 84 miles per hour in a 55 mile per […]

Some people think that if you steal something from inside a store but haven't actually left the store that you are not guilty of shoplifting. That is incorrect. However, if someone steals something from inside a store but then changes his mind and abandons his plan to steal the item (before getting caught) by putting […]

  In the case of Toccara McClover versus the State of Florida, Ms. McClover was convicted of retail theft at a Wal-Mart store. The facts of her case are that:   "A security guard at a Wal–Mart store in Port St. Lucie, Florida testified that on surveillance cameras he watched two females come into the […]

  In the case of Aaron Little versus the State of Florida, Mr. Little was charged with committing the crime of second-degree murder with a firearm.  Little filed a motion to dismiss his case in which he argued that he shot the victim in self-defense and was therefore entitled to claim immunity from prosecution because […]