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If you have been accused of a crime in Florida, your first line of defense – if the matter goes to trial, and you have pleaded not guilty – is to contest the charges in court. If you and your attorney are successful in establishing at least a reasonable doubt as to...
Over the years, as scientific advances have made DNA evidence more prevalent in determining guilt and innocence, cases that were decided years ago without its use may be subject to reexamination. One of those cases involves a man convicted of three murders, which...
Given their potentially severe and long-lasting consequences, felony charges require the most painstaking and vigorous defense possible on behalf of the accused. In this respect, what you may observe in a courtroom defense, its arguments, exhibits, cross-examinations...
Living in a post 9/11 world, with the increased media attention that groups like al_Qaida and ISIS have received over the past decade, certain terms of expression have become part of our collective vocabulary. It may be said that the word that has gained the most...
Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court required that anyone being placed under arrest must be informed of his or her legal rights, most Americans – including those who have never been charged with a crime – are aware that in any criminal prosecution the defendant has the...
A recent decision by the Florida Supreme Court to uphold the death penalty sentence of a man convicted for the kidnapping and rape of a child in Sarasota illustrates some of the considerations that can occur in the appeals process following a criminal conviction.The...
In the state of Florida, a felony conviction can have serious ramifications for the lives of those who have been found guilty. One such consequence is the inability of felons to own guns and other weapons. This restriction is taken very seriously by all law...
In a time of modern advances in evidence-gathering technology, such as DNA analysis and smartphone tracking, it is tempting to overlook more time-tested methods that prosecutors still use to build a case for criminal trial.The Florida Supreme Court has, however,...
People who watch crime-related TV shows probably know that one’s cellphone can serve as a tracking device. Cellphones automatically stay in contact with nearby cellphone towers; those contacts, in turn, are recorded.Police in Florida and elsewhere have found that by...
A Florida man on the run from parole violations that he allegedly committed nearly three decades ago has been apprehended out-of-state, where he seemed to have been living out in the open until authorities finally learned of his whereabouts.Interestingly, the county...