Florida Criminal Defense Lawyers
Yes, gambling is still against the law in most places within the United States. You know, it’s along the same lines as keeping prostitution illegal, but without the sex. The government believes they can keep us safe, keep us in line morally, by outlawing scary practices like consenting adults placing bets on games. And to prove their moral dominance, they will occasionally enforce these gambling laws with zeal.
Even when no one is actually gambling. [Read more…]
A group of “tax watchdogs” and business lobbyists are working to create a program of justice reform. They are hoping to draft legislation that would create alternatives to incarceration, saving taxpayers money and hopefully reducing recidivism. But, they are also bracing for possible opposition from Gov. Rick Scott. [Read more…]
In the past few years, the state of Florida has seen numerous pill mills move out, as lawmakers have passed stricter laws and law enforcement have cracked down. But these clinics of questionable ethics are still around, as was shown this week in Fort Lauderdale where 10 people including seven doctors were arrested. [Read more…]
As they often do when investigating a domestic incident, the police in Port Orange asked Claudia Ambroziak to reenact the battery that brought them out. According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, before she had completed her demonstration, she was being arrested for battery on a police officer. [Read more…]
Florida’s “stand your ground” law has been in the spotlight since the murder of Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman. You don’t have to look far to find criticism and analysis of the law that is designed to help people acting in self-defense. But some of the media reports seem to criticize the law for some of the people it ends up helping—namely, those with a criminal record. [Read more…]
You don’t have to know you were carrying illegal drugs in order to be convicted of a drug offense, according to a Florida State Supreme Court ruling. [Read more…]
Three police officers in the South Florida town of Homestead are facing criminal charges, according to the San Francisco Gate. All of the victims were immigrants, as the town of Homestead is home to many migrant workers. [Read more…]
By now everyone has heard of the face-chewing “zombie attack” that happened last week alongside a Miami roadway. One homeless man actually chewed another’s face off. The grisly scene only ended when the attacker was shot dead by police. [Read more…]
When two Daytona Beach Police Officers wanted to search the home that 46-year old David Beauprez shared with his elderly mother, they lied to the woman to gain entry without a warrant. Circuit Judge Joseph Will reasoned that if the police were willing to lie to the elderly mother for a small amount of drugs, their case against Beuprez could not be trusted, and he suppressed the crucial drug evidence in the case. [Read more…]
Last month we blogged about Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s desire to ban weapons in a 4 mile radius of downtown Tampa during the Republican National Convention in August. His only hope for making this happen was in asking Governor Rick Scott to bypass state law (within his power under certain emergency circumstances). But Gov. Scott announced this week that he will not be supporting the ban. [Read more…]