Recent Blog Posts
Harmful Communication To A Minor
Everyone knows that online solicitation of a minor, but did you know that you can also get criminal charges for things you say to minors online, even if your words and actions do not meet the definition of online solicitation? Florida law defines the criminal offense of harmful communication to a minor as making… Read More »
An Innocent Looking Vehicle Inside A Suspicious Looking Vehicle
Buses hold a certain mystique for young children. Consider that “The Wheels on the Bus” is one of the first songs that most children learn. Little children who must ride in car seats in their parents’ cars, or in strollers when their parents travel on foot, perk up when they see big kids waiting… Read More »
NBA Player Pleads Not Guilty To Sports Betting Conspiracy Charges
Much like weed, gambling seems to occupy a legal gray area. It is against the law except when it isn’t. Casino gambling is illegal in Florida but legal on tribal land, where federal laws apply, but state laws do not. You can buy lottery tickets from gas stations in Florida until you are broke,… Read More »
Criminal Penalties For Harming Alligators And Crocodiles
Anyone who visits Florida or has recently moved here immediately notices how many alligators there are, how huge they are, and how longtime residents of Florida interact with these gigantic monsters like it is no big deal. The only people who bother to count how many alligators they see during an airboat ride or… Read More »
Priest Faces Criminal Charges After Altercation At Hurricane Relief Event
Charges of battery apply whenever you inflict physical violence on someone else. If you plead not guilty to charges of battery, it can work in your favor that you look like you could never even harm a fly, especially if your criminal defense lawyer plays up this angle. Remember that all you have to… Read More »
Impersonating A Police Officer
Sometimes police work involves pretending not to be a cop. A driver will weave in and out of lanes of traffic, passing an unassuming looking black car, and suddenly the black car will flash its blue lights and sound its siren. Someone will exchange text messages with you and agree to buy drugs. You… Read More »
Drugged Driving In The Age Of Semi-Legal Cannabis
Cannabis enthusiasts who, a generation ago, only daydreamed about an era of legal cannabis have seen most of their wishes come true. Even though federal law and Florida law still list cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, meaning that it is always illegal and does not have any recognized medical uses, Florida has… Read More »
Defending Yourself Against Charges Of Drug Possession With Intent To Deliver
It is impossible to know what someone else is thinking, even when the person speaks at length and there is an abundance of nonverbal context clues. You are acutely aware of this when you reread the text messages your crush has sent you in recent weeks, and with every reading, you become less certain… Read More »
Florida’s Kratom Ban Means Increased Scrutiny Of Consumers And Smoke Shops
In the 1990s, you knew you were cool if you had a neon sign in the shape of a cannabis leaf casting a deep green glow from the window of your dorm room or duplex. These days, cannabis is legal in so many situations in the parts of Florida that matter the most to… Read More »
Father And Son Face Criminal Charges After Teen Causes Fatal Accident
Teen drivers cause accidents so often that some parents hope that their own children will join the growing trend among young people not to get a driver’s license until they are in their 20s, or even older. The ones whose kids are eager to drive console themselves with the statistics that show that most… Read More »