Articles Posted in Criminal Defense

2023 and historically, there were 42 Gasparilla Pirate Festival related arrests and 63 open container civil citations (No open containers of alcohol outside the “wet-zone” or the parade route). Do not end your party in jail! With just a little fore thought you here are 8 ways to get to Gasparilla 2015 and avoid a…

A friend at the Federal Defender’s Office in Florida just sent us this information on Wiretaps in Federal Prosecution and  provided us with a new Congressional Research Service report entitled “Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping.” It is comprehensive and should be useful to anyone with a case in which wiretaps are an issue.…

The too-pretty-for-prison teacher, Debra LaFave was released from probation early by today’s ruling in the Florida Supreme Court. The Court ruled that the state attorney could not appeal the trial court’s order terminating the probation, even though the no prison plea agreement provided that her probation was not to be terminated early.The Florida Supreme Court…

Cell Phone Search Warrant Up until quite recently, there were exceptions to the general requirement that police get a Search Warrant for a cell phone. Cell phones have been a window into suspects’ activities, as police used these exceptions to get their hands on information found inside mobile devices. Obtaining a Search Warrant for a cell…

What Is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act? Indictment Charging Criminal Violations of the Fcpa. For those of you unfamiliar with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), if may be time to get acquainted. The FCPA, found at Title 15 U.S. Code Section 78dd, prohibits “bribes” to any individual working in the executive, legislative, or judicial…

Sometimes law enforcement behavior can be so despicable that their conduct and method of investigation leads only to entrapped citizens. This form of entrapment is rare but not unheard of. What Is Entrapment? Entrapment occurs when criminal conduct is a product of law enforcement officials. In other words, a police officer can’t lure an innocent…

Gasparilla Arrest Update: “authorities announce a preliminary tally of arrests made throughout the day: 3 felony arrests and 39 misdemeanor arrests, including 12 for underage drinking. Sixty-three open-container citations are issued.” Source TPD and Media Report

Cell Phone Searches – Supreme Court Update: “Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court, concluding that a warrant is required to search a mobile phone.[8] Roberts wrote that it fails the warrantless search test established in Chimel v. California.” “The Supreme Court granted certiorari review in two similar cases, both used with…

Sentencing Cap in High Profile Case Florida Criminal Attorney notes that in November 2013 an agreement that a potential Prison Sentence would be capped at 9 years in the high-profile Florida A&M University hazing case was apparently reached according to published reports. Notably, in July 2013, according to the Orlando Sentinel, Judge Marc Lubet “The…

Pasco Oxycodone Defense Attorney has a FREE fully searchable Pasco Drug Crimes Oxycodone defense database on Oxycontin and drug charges in Florida. Drug Crimes Data Base Click Here. This video discusses and Compares How to use probable cause in criminal cases and the possibility of drug charges being dropped or dismissed when police improperly search…