A night out with friends in Tampa can quickly turn into a nightmare if you are driving a car and get pulled over by police for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Florida has some of the toughest drunk driving laws in the country with penalties that may include...
When Your Life Is On The Line
Month: November 2015
Florida man of selling guns, drugs from driveway
There is an old saying that "The wheels of justice turn slowly." The validity of this statement is evidenced by a recent news account of the arrest of a Broward County man after investigation, which lasted 18 months.The accused has a home in Hollywood where, according...
Will the IRS stop issuing closing letters?
When it comes to dealing with the IRS, two things are certain: the power to collect taxes appears to be absolute absent some notable exceptions, and changes are always on the horizon. Indeed, there are a number of changes in store for taxpayers in 2016, but this post...
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear FL cellphone warrant case
We have posted on the topic of whether and how the government can use cell phone location information as a means of tracking your location, most recently in connection with the use by law enforcement of "Stingray" devices. Now in its refusal to hear an appeal of a...
Can your pre-arrest silence be held against you?
"You have the right to remain silent." This begins the recitation by police of the various "Miranda rights" that they must give to a person they are placing under arrest. But what about when the silence of the suspect was being exercised before being informed of his...
Key questions to ask an estate planning attorney
Estate planning can have its challenges regardless of how old you are. There are different things to consider at different stages of life. But regardless of the questions you may have about how to structure a will, how to protect your assets or what you should leave...