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In the U.S. Supreme Court case of the State of Michigan versus Lamar Evans, the facts were as follows: After the prosecution rested its case at Lamar Evans' arson trial, the judge granted Evans' motion for a directed verdict of acquittal, concluding that the prosecutor had failed to prove that the burned building was not […]

   In the recent case of the State of Florida versus Clayton Harris, the United States Supreme Court held that a police officer had probable cause to search Mr. Harris' truck using his drug-sniffing dog. The facts of Mr. Harris' case are as follows:   Officer Wheetley pulled over Mr. Harris for a routine traffic stop. […]

             One of the things that a prosecutor must prove in order to convict someone of conspiracy to distribute drugs is that the accused person agreed with someone else to violate a particular drug law.  If the prosecutor can't prove that, then the accused person should not be found guilty.   […]

             In the case of Betsy Dieujuste versus the State of Florida, Ms. Dieujuste was convicted of the crime of conspiracy to traffic in oxycodone.  She appealed and won her case for the following reasons:             1.  A person is not guilty of conspiracy to […]

            You can be charged with felony DUI in Palm Beach County, Florida if you are charged with committing a third DUI that occurs within 10 years of a previous DUI conviction.  But how can you get that charge dismissed?               If you were […]

            DUI roadblocks are legal in Palm Beach County, Florida but only if the police do certain things that they are required by law to do such as:             1.  Have written guidelines that cover in detail the procedures which they are to follow at […]

There are two licensed DUI schools in Palm Beach County, Florida. They are: 1. Metro Traffic School of Palm Beach 1993 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach, Florida 33415 Telephone: 561-963-7555 Website: www.metrotrafficschool.com   2. Pride Integrated Services, Inc. of Palm Beach County 1310 North Congress Avenue, Suite 200 West Palm Beach, Florida 33409 Telephone: […]

             It sometimes happens that a person who is not a citizen of the United States falsely accuses her husband or boyfriend of committing an act of domestic violence against her so that she can remain legally in the U.S.  She does that by filing for what is called a […]

            In a recent Florida case, a judge, on his own initiative, increased a person's bond from $5,000 to $500,000 because the judge thought that the person's bond was too low given the crimes that he was charged with committing.  However, an appellate court reinstated the $5,000 bond for the following […]

           If you have been arrested for domestic battery, you may be able to get that charge dropped if you complete a 24-week domestic violence counseling course.  Some of the things that you may (or may not) be required to do as part of your program include:         […]