Outrage was spurred after a 16-year-old drunk driver received 10 years of probation following a fatal wreck in which four people were killed and two seriously injured. A psychologist at the trial testified that the teen, who lived on his own in a home purchased by his father, suffered from…
The Fourth Amendment well establishes that before a police officer can initiate a traffic stop, he or she must have reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed or is about to be committed. But in the case of Navarette v. California, the question is what obligation does a patrol…
These days, people have become accustomed posting almost every element of their lives on social media. There are vacation photos, music choices and even snapshots of daily meals. But this atmosphere of over-sharing has in some cases led to the casual and sometimes bold admittance of involvement in criminal activity.…
The Florida DUI arrest of a former corporate bigwig from New York may well have made headlines regardless of the words that came out of his mouth. However, those headlines undoubtedly appeared more prominently as a result of his perceived audacity. Like far too many people, this individual made the…
The issue of the accuracy of breathalyzers in Florida is once again being raised with the recent arrest of a woman whose blood-alcohol level might suggest that she should have been in a coma. Our Fort Lauderdale DUI defense lawyers know that this is just the latest in a long…
With the start of the school year comes a heightened risk of Florida DUI arrests, not just for newly-minted teen drivers, but parents as well. While the summer months can be spent lazily at the beach or grilling out at home by the pool, the school year is packed with…
You may have heard that starting on July 1, a new law went into effect in Florida that aims to ban the sale of certain drug paraphernalia, such as bongs, pipes and rolling papers routinely used to smoke marijuana and other controlled substances. However, our Palm Beach criminal defense lawyers…
He is just 19-years-old. The girl he is accused of killing was just 18. The two were friends. Our Palm Beach manslaughter defense attorneys understand the boy is facing a second-degree felony charge that could put him in prison for up to 15 years. It’s a tragic story and unfortunately,…
The July 4th holiday weekend has historically been the No. 1 deadliest holiday on the roads in terms of alcohol-related crashes. In fact, it’s ranked even more dangerous than New Year’s Day. Our Fort Lauderdale DUI lawyers know part of that is simply that more people are out and about.…
A man was recently arrested in Boynton Beach after officers say he was involved in an accident with injury and failed to remain at the scene. When law enforcement later caught up with him, he explained that he had to leave in order to go home and get his driver’s…