Category: Blog

           Florida law states that a judge can enter a domestic violence injunction when it appears to the judge that the person asking for the injunction is:             1.  Either a victim of domestic violence; or             2.  The judge "has […]

           Can a judge refuse to seal your criminal record without providing a valid reason for doing so?  In an article that I just published on my criminal records website, I looked at a Florida case which dealt with that particular question.

When can the police strip search you in Florida? If you are interested in finding out the answer to this question, please see my article on my federal-criminal-lawyer website.

            The corpus delicti consists of proof that a crime has been committed and that someone is criminally responsible for committing it.  The corpus delicti has to be established in all DUI cases in Florida before the statements of an accused individual can be admitted into evidence at a trial. […]

In the case of State of Florida versus Eric Young, the police searched a pastor's office, including his workplace computer, without first obtaining a search warrant.  The pastor later filed a motion to suppress the evidence found by the police which included "some very questionable [w]eb site addresses."   The appellate court deciding Young's case […]

           Since it was reported that George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin, the media has talked a lot about Florida's Stand Your Ground law.  But what does that law actually say and how might it affect Mr. Zimmerman's case?             Florida's Stand Your Ground Law states in […]

If you have been charged with committing a federal crime, it may be critical for you to determine whether your supposed criminal activity affected interstate or foreign commerce. That critical determination was made in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Jones versus the United States. In the Jones case, Mr. Jones threw a Molotov cocktail […]

            If a call came from a friend or relative asking for help because he had been arrested, would you know what to do? Hiring a criminal defense attorney or arranging for bail is not something most people are accustomed to doing, so understanding the court process and the roles […]

           In the case of State of New Jersey versus Larry Henderson, the New Jersey Supreme Court found that observing the following nine things may help prevent an eyewitness from misidentifying an innocent person:             1.  A police officer who conducts a live lineup or a photographic […]

          In the case of the United States versus Antoine Jones, the U. S. Supreme Court answered the following question:             Do the police have to get a valid search warrant before they are allowed to put a GPS tracking device on your car and then use that device […]