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Employee Drug Testing Unconstitutional Criminal Defense Attorney has just obtained the full text of a Florida Federal District Court ruling on employee drug testing. The court found where there is no legitimate safety concern, drug testing without probable cause violated the Fourth Amendment. Case Excerpt: Great news for Employees subjected to Florida Employee Drug Testing  – Unconstitutional Court…

Crime scene evidence goes here for prosecution of cases by the Pinellas State Attorney’s Office. Located across the street from the Courthouse and the jail. Evidence Used Against You? Call Casey at (813) 222-2220.

ESI Discovery in Federal Criminal Cases Federal Criminal Defense Attorney just received an excellent checklist and  list of principles to be applied in electronic discovery in criminal cases. Thanks to our Federal defense lawyer for this excellent outline. Below the principles are a quick ESI checklist. “Today, most information is created and stored electronically. The advent of electronically stored information (ESI)…

Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer at Law Office of W.F. ”Casey” Ebsary, Jr. notes recent developments in Cell Phone Location Data used in Criminal Prosecutions. When the government wants to track an individual’s location through his or her cell phone, it submits an application to a judge seeking an order compelling a company to provide…

Presidential Pardons are at 22 and counting under President Barack Obama as of November 2011. A Tampa Bay, Florida residentbenefitedfrom a “presidential pardon this week [and] called his earlier felony a “youthful indiscretion” that happened after he got mixed up in the wrong crowd.” Florida Update 2020 Florida Clemency Board Blocks Pardons As of July,…

Drug Charge and Doctor-Shopping Defense Attorney Lawyer notes a new case where although the court allowed evidence from warrantless seizure of pharmacy records, it granted a Motion to Suppress Evidence from medical records and discussions with doctors that were also obtained without a warrant. We have previously covered this law here: Florida Statute: 893.13.7A8 is…

Seal Expunge Video – Arrest in Florida? Your Criminal Record Does Not Have To Follow You Forever. 1 minute video on help available to Remove an arrest record through a criminal record expungement or record sealing in Florida. Call (813) 222-2220. Learn More here:expungelaw.com Expunge Sealing Video | Attorney Lawyer in Florida

Cell Phone Searches Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney / Lawyer continues to follow recent developments in the search of cellular telephones / cell phones. One Florida court has just ruled in a 33 page opinion that pictures in a cell phone obtained from a suspect who had been arrested were inadmissible at trial since they had been seized…

Cell Phone Search | Evidence Suppressed Criminal Defense Attorney / Lawyer notes a recent Cell Phone Search ruling on a Motion to Suppress Evidence, filed pursuant to Rule 3.190(h), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. Search and seizure law can apply to cell phones. Lately cops have been searching the phones and calling them a Search incident to arrest. Sometimes cops claim they…

Spring Break Update |Criminal Defense Expert, notes that some police agencies are employing mobile 3G and WiFi ID Card Scanners, and a non-discretionary “zero tolerance” policy to encountering and arresting Spring Break visitors. Police are using fairly vague and discretionary charges, such as Disorderly Conduct Florida Statute 877.03. These seemingly minor charges can result in…