Criminal Defense News

When has a Seizure of a Suspect or Defendant Occurred? A seizure occurs when a reasonable person in the defendant’s position would not feel free to terminate the encounter. Recently I reviewed a case where the cop told a suspect that if he moved, he would be shot. He was not handcuffed or arrested at…

“The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced that [a man from] Pleasant Hill, California, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Oakland to hacking into government computers and then defacing government websites with material illegally obtained from those intrusions. He pleaded guilty to each count of a five-count indictment charging…

According To The Florida Bar, Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyers Are Specialists. Compare Tampa criminal defense attorneys in the chart below: Florida Attorney’s Name Is This Attorney Florida Bar Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law? W. F. Casey Ebsary, Jr. Board Certified CriminalTrial Lawyer John Castro Christian Denmon Nicole Denmon Richard Escobar Frank Fernandez Darren…

Tampa Criminal Defense BUI Attorney will be providing live Arrest Reports we will not be using names, but only the charges made, the time and location of the Gasparilla Arrests from the Gasparilla Pirate Fest. We will have video and updates throughout the day. We will be monitoring several sources including the Hillsborough County Jail…

Computer Crimes Experts, Cell Phones and SD cards Recently I reviewed a computer crime case where the dates on files on an SD card seized by the police, examined by the police computer forensic laboratory, and by a defense expert in computer forensics showed some unusual patterns in the dates of files that allegedly contained…

Fraudulent Use of a Credit card with victim loss exceeding $100.00 is the forty-third (43rd) most frequent charge for those arrested in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida. There are over 1600 ways to get into the county jail. This is number 43.If you have been charged with FRAU3000 FRAUDULENT USE OF CREDIT CARD OVER $100 you…

There are Over 100 Ways to Go to Jail for Fraud in Florida county criminal or circuit criminal courts. There are 112 to be exact. The penalties range from county jail to prison – from misdemeanors to felonies. 100 Ways to Go to Jail for Fraud in Florida Fraud charges in the Tampa Bay area…

Docs vs Glocks After years of court battles on Doctors, Free Speech, and Guns in Florida, the Second highest court in the land has ruled in the Docs Versus Glocks case. “The Second Amendment provides that “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to…

Is Hacking an Instagram Account Always a Crime in Florida? A guy in Florida was convicted of unauthorized computer use. the court reversed his conviction. The guy“logged into his ex-girlfriend’s Instagram account and posted nude photographs of her without her permission.” The prosecutor claimed that constituted a violation of section 815.06(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2013). What…

What Happens When the Boss Hires Your Lawyer? Sometimes a corporation will hire a lawyer for an employee, officer of the corporation, or a board member. Historically, the corporation or your boss might have been motivated to save the company or himself by disclosing or trying to force disclosure of information that had been shared…