Krokodil (pronounced like crocodile) has certainly hit the streets of the United State and spreading to Orlando. Even as a criminal attorney for over 10 years, I was surprised to hear about this drug and the dangers associated with it. However, Krokodil is hitting the streets and spreading across the country as a cheap heroin knockoff from Russia. I...
Continue ReadingShould the Federal government be able to seize the assets of a defendant without a preliminary hearing and thereby infringe on the ability of a defendant to hire the lawyer of his choice? That is the question that the United State Supreme Court will answer after oral arguments on Wednesday. It is a question that has conflicting answers depending...
Continue ReadingWhen an allegation of a sex crime has been made and a suspect has been arrested, Orlando TV stations will often give the arrest sensationalist coverage. A subsequent release of a suspect or an acquittal at trial is typically given far less coverage, if any at all. We were reminded of this pattern when Orange County deputies recently arrested...
Continue ReadingAn article in Forbes by Jacob Sullum examined the economics of the war on drugs. I have read plenty of articles which looked at the amount of money that the United States has expended in the war on drugs including law enforcement, prosecution, and incarceration. However this is the first article that I have seen which looks at this from...
Continue ReadingIts taken years for the FBI to catch up with the black market website Silk Road and shut them down. The black market drug sales have been going on for years and escaping the grips of federal criminal law enforcement while playing a simple cat and mouse game to avoid detection. The FBI is now accusing Ross William Ulbricht of...
Continue ReadingThree individuals were arrested after a traffic stop in Florida allegedly led to the discovery of illegal drugs. The drugs were claimed to have been hidden inside of the rental car. Florida troopers reported finding a drug commonly known as Molly, high-grade marijuana, and ecstasy pills. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the total weight of the drugs was...
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Continue ReadingThe traffic offenses of Texting while driving will now be against the law starting on October 1, 2013. Florida Statutes 316.305 is the law used to regulate and enforce Florida’s Ban on Texting while Driving law. The Statute states: “A person may not operate a motor vehicle while manually typing or entering multiple letters, numbers, symbols, or other characters...
Continue ReadingThe Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Judge Weinstein’s sentence of a 19 year old for distribution of child pornography. The Circuit Court’sdecision found that the mandatory minimum five year sentence did not violate the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment and required Judge Weinstein to, at a minimum, sentence the defendant to the required...
Continue ReadingThe Lautenberg Domestic Violence Gun Confiscation Law states that if a person is convicted of a domestic violence involved misdemeanor, he or she cannot ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms or ammunition, and also adds to the list of “prohibited persons”. In this case, a prohibited person can now be a person convicted of a misdemeanor involving domestic violence...
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