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- Can I Get My Case Transferred to Mental Health Court?
- Actual vs. Constructive Drug Possession in Florida
- Can You Refuse a Breathalyzer in Florida?
- Can Undercover Drug Stings Be Considered Entrapment in Florida?
- Everything You Need to Know about Right to Bail
- How to Get Assault with a Deadly Weapon Charges Dropped
- Can You Get a DUI on a Bike in Florida?
- Is Your License Suspended Immediately after a DUI in Florida?
- How to Get a Drug Possession Charge Dropped or Reduced
- What Happens if You Have Multiple DUIs?
- Got A DUI in Tampa While on Vacation – Now What?
- How Much Does a DUI Cost in Florida?
- How to Determine Liability in a Car Accident in Florida
- Driving on a DUI Suspended License
- 8 Crimes that Require Sex Offender Registration
- How Do You Prove Possession With Intent to Sell Drugs?
- Can You Appeal a Probation Violation?
- Should You Contact the Victim of a Violent Crime?
- Why Is Violent Crime Spiking in Tampa?
- Expungements for Domestic Violence Charges
- Domestic Violence Injunctions in Tampa: What You Need To Know
- 5 Things You Need to Tell Your Criminal Defense Attorney
- Florida Diversion Programs: Do You Qualify?
- 5 Questions to Ask Your Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney
- 5 Defense Motions To Get Your Case Dismissed
- 5 Signs the Insurance Company Is Lowballing You
- The Bail Bond System
- 7 Ways a Breathalyzer Can Be Wrong
- How To Get DUI Evidence Thrown Out in Hillsborough County?
- Tougher Laws for Protesters Coming to Florida?
- When Can Tampa Police Search Your Car
- 9 Mistakes to Avoid When You’re Facing Charges
- FAQ: Tampa Probation Violations
- Old Science Sent Him to Prison But DNA Cleared Robert Duboise
- 2021 Florida Police Dept. Budgets: They’re Not Defunded
- Florida Defense of Property
- Obvious Racism in Florida’s Criminal Justice System
- Why Do Tampa Police Need Millions in Military Gear?
- What to do the Day After a DUI? 5 Steps to Take.
- Protests in Tampa: Your Rights & Tips If You’re Arrested
- COVID – 19 Family Law: Emergency Custody Orders in Tampa
- COVID-19 & Domestic Violence in Hillsborough County
- COVID-19: Local Courts & Legal Info in Tampa Bay. FL
- Notable 2018 Florida Laws: Stricter Animal Abuse Penalties, PTSD Benefits for First Responders, and Closing of Sexual Predator Alert Loophole
- Florida Ranks 2nd, After Texas, In Hot Car Related Deaths For Children
- Busch Gardens Goer Struck By Bullet Likely From Celebratory 4th Of July Gun Fire In Tampa
- Video: Tampa Burglary Suspect Dances And Stares Down Surveillance Cameras
- Which County In Florida Has The Highest Violent Crime Rate?
- Is Hillsborough County Becoming Too Lenient On D.U.I.s with the RIDR “Reducing Impaired Driving Recidivism” initiative?
- HD Infographic: Approximate Arrests During The Gasparilla Day Parade From 2010-2018.
- Going To GMF This Weekend? If You Plan On Drinking, Please Use Lyft #DefendingTheBay
- My Take On Some Key Evidence Connecting Howell Donaldson To The Seminole Heights Murders.
- Understanding Warrants in Florida
- Understanding Florida’s Sentencing Guidelines for Criminal Offenses
- Avoid a Ryan Lochte Situation: Why Filing a False Police Report is a Bad Idea
- Who Can Own a Gun in Florida?
- Explaining Florida’s Three Strikes Law: How It Works and Its Implications
- Crime Statistics and Trends in Hillsborough County, Florida
- Understanding Probation in Florida
- Tampa City Council Takes Action Against against Predatory Towing Practices: What You Need to Know
- Examining the Criteria for Placement on Florida’s Sex Offender Registry: Are There Exceptions?
- Expert Interview on ABC News: Cryotherapy Injury Lawsuit and Safety Concerns
- Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain
- Can You Get a DUI in a Driverless Car?
- The Emperor Has No Clothes – Florida and White Hat Hacking
- DOJ Bicycle Report: Thoughts and Analysis
- Even If You’re a Nun, You Can Get a DUI
- Interview with FOX 13 about the Tampa Marijuana Ordinance
- Tampa Police Department Issues Legal Bulletin on the Marijuana Ordinance
- Tampa City Attorney’s Statement on New Marijuana Ordinance
- Should Hillsborough County Implement a DUI Diversion Program?
- Tampa City Council Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession: UPDATE
- Time to End Policing for Profit
- Tampa City Council to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession
- Do Police Always Do the Right Thing?
- How to Find Your Florida Court Date
- The Power of Data for People Facing the Court System
- Materials from Our Fantasy Sports and Gambling Presentation
- Tasers and Miranda Rights
- When Insurance Companies Have All the Power
- Florida Senate’s Proposed Criminal Sentencing Reductions: A Good First Step
- Proposed Florida DUI Law Does Away with “Innocent Until Proven Guilty
- US Supreme Court Overturns Florida’s Method for Imposing the Death Penalty
- Should Your Car Testify Against You?
- Should Checking Personal Email at Work Be a Crime?
- Should Police Write Tickets for Texting While Driving?
- Should Lawyers Only Represent Innocent People?
- Thoughts on Filling Floridas Access To Justice Gap
- What To Make of Tampa’s Top Lawyer Advertising Spot
- Florida “Religious Freedom” Bill Puts Medical Patients At-Risk
- Wheelchair DUI’s and Loose Laws
- Why Judicial Elections Matter, Part 2
- Magic Guilt-O-Meters
- Florida’s Proposed “Stand Your Ground” Law Goes Too Far
- Are Fantasy Football Sites Legal in Florida?
- First Amendment Beats Florida BAR Advertising Rule
- Tech Versus The Legal Industry
- Yes, Jury Duty Is Awful
- Dinosaur World
- Unintended Consequences and The Failure of Fail Safes
- Are Nursing Home Ratings Accurate?
- Driver’s License Suspensions and The Poverty Spiral
- Teens Arrested For Sending Pictures to Each Other
- How Far Will Cops Go To Hide Stingray Use?
- Are Self-Driving Cars The End of Pre-textual Traffic Stops?
- Lawyer Reciprocity Is Good For Florida
- The Time I Was Accused of a Crime
- Why For-Profit Prisons Are a Bad System
- Teens Arrested Over Calling Cops – “Pigs”
- The Problem With How Juries Decide Guilt and Punishment
- Beyond a Reasonable Dog, Part II
- Should a Sheriff Stop Misconduct On The Internet?
- Florida’s “Pastor Protection Act” Is Completely Unnecessary
- How Do Florida Courts Handle Scientific Evidence?
- Jurors and The Internet: Pt 2
- WHAT’S UP GLOCK?
- Changes Coming for Nursing Home Arbitration
- Butt Dials and Privacy Rights
- Facebook’s Challenge to Search Warrants Rejected
- More Criminal Cases Involve Evidence From Facebook
- When a Deposition Goes Wrong
- If You See An Accident, Do You Have to Stop and Help?
- How Does Marijuana Testing for a DUI Work?
- ESPN Didn’t Violate HIPAA: A Quick Lawsplainer
- Police Surveillance: Good or Bad?
- Let’s Play Judge
- Making Pot Possession a Civil Infraction is a Good Step
- Is It Illegal To Call a Police Officer Names?
- Judge Gets 4-Month Suspension For Fistfight With Public Defender
- Say NO to For-Profit Probation in Hillsborough County
- Should We Put Alcohol Sensors in Cars?
- More Twists and Turns in the Jameis Winston Lawsuit
- Today in Stupid Laws
- What Makes a Crime Gang Related?
- Why Hillsborough County Should Cease Charging Children for Marijuana Possession
- Can The Police Get DNA from a Pizza Crust?
- The Hiccup Girl, Felony, Murder, and Jailhouse Phone Calls
- New York Police Commissioner’s Amnesty Proposal Makes Sense for Florida
- Serial: Understanding the Maryland Appellate Court Decision
- Why Florida Should Let People Leave Prison Early
- The Jameis Winston Lawsuit Gets Even More Complicated
- Social Media and Personal Injury Lawsuits
- God’s Ambassador Sues Homosexuals In Federal Court
- Hillsborough County Should Expand Juvenile Citation Program
- Update: Florida Passes Revenge Porn Law
- Internet Repairman Search Held Unconstitutional
- New Ruling On Traffic Stops From US Supreme Court
- Florida Moves to Make Revenge Porn a Crime
- The Worst Of Us
- ICYMI: Great Talk On Florida Prison Reform
- What’s Up With The Lawrence Tynes Lawsuit?
- Why Can’t Jurors Use Google?
- Mr. Drown Wrongfully Convicted Over Bong Water
- Proposed Florida Law Would Cut Down on Juvenile Arrests
- Fantasy Crimes
- Criminal Records Are Hurting Our Future
- False Confessions, Part II
- Judge Dismisses Rappers Conspiracy Charges Over Lyrics
- You Won’t Believe How Florida Spends 1/3 of it’s Mental Health Budget
- How (Not) To Win Friends and Influence People
- More Secrecy Over The Police Tracking Your Mobile Phone
- The Problem with Overcharging Crimes
- Why Do Judicial Elections Matter?
- The Most Expensive Speeding Ticket
- How Easy Is It To Get a False Confession?
- The House Always Wins
- What Happens To An Arrest Photo?
- Justice Department Reins in Civil Asset Forfeiture
- Does a Conviction For Boating Under The Influence (BUI) Go On Your Permanent Driving History in Florida>
- Changing Florida’s Asset Forfeiture Laws
- Florida Gay Marriage and Equal Rights
- What is The Purpose of Criminal Sentencing?
- Man Gets Through DUI Checkpoint Without Rolling Down His Window
- Criminal Record and Job Applications
- Update: Florida Legislature Proposes Change to Wiretapping Law
- What Happens if The Police Misinterpret The Law?
- Can Secret Recordings Be Used Against You?
- Lawsuit Over Blown Call-In Football Game
- Florida’s Felony Murder Rule
- Guns on College Campuses
- Darnell Dockett Fake Tweets Jury Duty
- New Immigration Policies and Criminal Convictions
- Broad Criminal Laws Are Easily Misapplied
- Will Police Body Cameras Prevent Another Ferguson?
- Facebook, Threats, and Free Speech
- Personal Injury Cases and Fitness Trackers
- “You Don’t Have a Non-Disclosure Agreement With The Court”
- Seventh Circuit Overturns Conviction in Fake Stash House Case
- The Police Will Take Your House Even If You Did Nothing Wrong
- Update: Feds Defend Warrantless Undercover Repairman Search
- FBI Pose As Repairmen to Search Hotel Room
- Bad Airbags and the “Crashworthiness” Doctrine
- 1 IN 3 AMERICANS HAVE AN FBI FILE
- Florida Supreme Court Affirms 4th Amendment Applies to Cell Phones
- Vote Yes on Amendment 2
- The Cost of Being Arrested with Cash
- Do You Have To Obey Pretrial Release Conditions?
- Eyewitness Testimony
- DEA Creates Fake Facebook Profile
- ICYMI: John Oliver Explains Civil Asset Forfeiture
- Who Really Owns The Nursing Home?
- How Will A Bail Bond Be Set In Hillsborough County?
- Drug Dogs and Car Searches
- Bad Florida Doctors Are Keeping Their Licenses
- Florida’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
- Medical Marijuana and DUIs in Florida
- Florida’s Claims Bill System is Broken
- Does Drinking During a DUI Investigation Work?
- Florida Weekly Appellate Review – August 25-29 Edition
- FLORIDA’S 5TH DCA GETS UNINSURED MOTORIST LAW WRONG
- Nursing Homes are Gaming the Medicare Rating System
- Florida Weekly Appellate Review – August 17-22 Edition
- Florida’s Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
- Man Claims He Is The Sovereign Nation of Dougiestan After Arrest
- Florida Weekly Appellate Law Review – August 10-15 Edition
- Florida Judge Holds Workers Compensation Law Unconstitutional
- US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Breathalyzer Challenge
- Legal Startups and The Unlicensed Practice of Law
- Can The Families of The Dozier Victims Sue?
- Florida Weekly Appellate Review
- Miami Appeals Court Rules Cell Phone Search Illegal
- Can You Really Get Sued For Bad Online Reviews?
- Can Rap Lyrics Be Used Against You?
- How to Find Florida Nursing Home Rankings
- Holding Florida Nursing Homes Accountable
- Florida Weekly Appellate Review – July 28 – August 1 Edition
- Can You Record The Police?
- Lawnmower DUI’s
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Cell Phone Tracking
- Florida Weekly Appellate Review – July 21-25 Edition
- Are Prison Emails Private?
- Florida Police Move Towards Video Recording Suspect Interviews
- Sentencing Commission Votes to Reduce Federal Drug Sentences
- Florida Weekly Appellate Review: July 14-18 Edition
- California Federal Judge Rules Death Penalty Unconstitutional
- What Happens at a Federal Bond Hearing?
- Can a Felon Use “Stand Your Ground”?
- Florida Weekly Appellate Law Review – July 7-11 Edition
- Ignition Interlock: Will It Apply to First Time DUIs?
- Beyond a Reasonable Dog: Reasonable Doubt and Driving Dogs
- Florida Weekly Appellate Review – 4th of July Freedom Edition
- How Far is Too Far? Fantasy vs. Criminal Conspiracy
- BUI: Boating Under The Influence
- DUI Checkpoints: Is It Illegal to Warn Drivers About Them?
- Florida Weekly Appellate Law Review 6
- What is Meditation: A Guide to the Meditation Process
- Cell Phone Tracking: Police Are Using False Information To Get Confessions
- Warrantless Cell Phone Searches Ruled Illegal
- Hardship License: How Do I Get My License Back?
- Florida Supreme Court Requires Witness Disclosure of Jailbird Snitches
- Stand Your Ground News Update
- Does My Bankruptcy Affect My Personal Injury Case?
- Florida BAR Requires Additional Training for Felony Criminal Attorneys
- Uber, Lyft, and a Gap In Insurance Coverage What You Should Know
- Florida Attorneys Can Advise Clients on Medical Marijuana
- Florida Weekly Appellate Law Review 7
- Florida Judge Holds Cell Phone Searches Not Subject to Sunshine Law
- Can a Child Be Made to Testify Against The Parent in a Federal Grand Jury?
- Reduced Sentences for Federal Drug Offenders: Will Current Federal Prisoners Be Eligible?
- Can a Prosecutor Withdraw a Plea Deal?
- Medical Liens: Do I Have To Pay Back My Medical Insurance Company?
- Florida Uber Accidents
- Florida Weekly Appellate Review 8
- DUI Blood Tests Challenged
- How Do I Pay My Personal Injury Attorney?
- Marijuana and Police Searches
- Confidential Settlements – A Big Deal
- New Criminal Laws for 2014
- Florida Weekly Appellate Review 9
- Florida Board of Medicine Delays Action on Medical Records Cost Increases
- New Florida Nursing Home Laws
- Florida, The Fourth Amendment, and Cell Phones
