Articles Posted in State Court

A St. Petersburg Police Department Officer was acquitted when he went on trial for hit and run in his police car. During the trial there was testimony that “exposed some embarrassing revelations for the St. Petersburg Police Department when [the cop] testified that he disabled the tracking device on his police cruiser several times so that his superiors couldn’t…

“The images . . . are composite images which were crudely prepared by cutting and pasting a photocopy of the head of a minor onto a photocopy of an adult female.” Cut, Copy, and Paste Not Florida Porn Violation “child pornography has been defined in the federal statutes to specifically include composite images.” See 18…

“The sanctions: Defendant to be imprisoned for up to two years, or until he paid the attorneys’ fees and costs estimated to be a “significant amount.” Spoliation of Evidence in Cybercrimes Florida Cybercrime  Attorney has been researching sanctions for destruction of evidence, also known as Spoliation. The Sanctions: Defendant to Pay Attorneys’ Fees or Serve Two Years Imprisonment…

Weapons Found in Car Suppressed “movements towards the glove box did not justify a search based on officer safety” Florida Defense Attorney just received news of a Automobile Search and Seizure case where the defendant fled from police. The vehicle came to rest. The cop watched the defendant reaching towards the dashboard on the passenger side. Police ordered the…

Resisting Arrest Without Violence Tampa Florida Criminal Defense Attorney was just reviewing a case of Resisting an Officer Without Violence. The defendant gave a false name and date of birth DOB  to a cop. The court ruled that was insufficient to support a conviction since the defendant was not under arrest nor was the defendant being lawfully detained when he provided the false information.…

“aggravated assault is an assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill” If you have been charged with ASSA5050 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER you can call an Aggravated Assault  Criminal Defense Lawyer in Tampa  at (813) 222-2220  and tell your story. Form Code: ASSA5050Florida Statute: 784.021.1ALevel: Fel (Felony)Degree: 2nd Description: AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT…

“assault” is an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to the person of another Assault on Law Enforcement Officer If you have been charged with ASSA1010 ASSAULT ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER you can call a Tampa Assault Defense Attorney at (813) 222-2220 and tell me your story. Form Code: ASSA1010 Florida Statute: 784.011 Level:…

Tampa Defense Attorney just researched Notices to Appear under Florida Law. Florida law allows police to issue a Notice to Appear for misdemeanors or violations of municipal or county ordinances instead of making an arrest. Failure to appear before the court can result in not more than the fine of the principal charge, jail up…

Court Tossed the Evidence Seized in the Car “The cop said he saw “furtive movements” near the glove box.” For this Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney, Search and seizure of a vehicle glove box has been the subject of a recent research project. Vehicles are frequently searched Incident to arrest. One court ruled that Police could not reasonably believe there would be evidence…

“person who engages in a scheme to defraud and obtains property thereby is guilty of organized fraud, If the amount of property obtained has an aggregate value of less than $20,000, the violator is guilty of a felony of the third degree” Organized Fraud Under $20,000 If you have been charged with FRAU7100 ORGANIZED FRAUD…