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  • Actual Physical Control of a Vehicle for DUI in Florida
  • Can Police Search Your Office and Desk at Work?
  • Police Stops Vehicle After Leaving Florida Pain Clinic
  • Does Weight of Marijuana Include Water for a Trafficking in Marijuana Charge?
  • Can Police Have a Drug Dog Sniff Front of Residence Without a Search Warrant?
  • Jacksonville, Florida is One of the Top 5 Worst Cities for DUI Arrests
  • Good Faith Belief in Entitlement to Property is Defense to Grand Theft in Florida
  • A Defendant's Confession Alone is Not Sufficient for a Criminal Conviction in Florida
  • Separated Wife Gives Florida Police Consent to Search Husband's Home
  • Judge in Florida Cannot Find a Violation of Probation for Failure to Pay Without Proof of Ability to Pay
  • Can a Police Officer in Florida Make an Arrest outside His/Her Jurisdiction?
  • Jacksonville, Florida Police to Focus on DUI Arrests This New Year's Weekend
  • Suspect Gets Arrested for DUI After Citizen's Arrest
  • The State Does Not Always Appreciate the Difference in Animal Cruelty Charges in Florida
  • In Florida, the State Must Prove the Defendant was Driving or in Actual Physical Control of the Vehicle for a DUI Conviction
  • U. S. Government Set To Make Two New Drugs Illegal
  • Legalizing Marijuana May Result in Fewer Traffic Deaths
  • Defendant in Florida Found Not Guilty of Obtaining a Mortgage by Fraud and Theft Charges
  • State Cannot Charge Someone With Burglary if They Have a Sufficient Interest in the Property
  • Police in Florida Have A Lesser Standard To Stop and Investigate a Person for Possible DUI
  • Breathalyzer Test Given Before Defendant Was Arrested Was Not Valid in Florida
  • A Person Has Very Limited Privacy Rights in Pharmacy Records in Florida
  • In Florida, What Does the State Have to Prove for Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer?
  • Federal Prisoners Convicted of Crack Cocaine Charges Are Being Released
  • Police in Florida Can Run Your Name and Date of Birth Without Suspicion of Criminal Activity
  • Quantity of Drugs May Not Be Enough To Prove Intent To Sell in Florida
  • Self Defense is Not Always a Valid Defense to Battery in Florida
  • FBI Taking More Aggressive Approach to View Personal Emails and Internet Usage
  • Florida State Database Set Up To Avoid Doctor Shopping for Prescription Pills
  • Three "Bath Salts" Banned by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
  • What Can Police in Florida Do When A Suspect Runs From Police?
  • Florida Trafficking in Hydrocodone Charge Dismissed Where Defendant Had Drug Prescription
  • Florida DUI Case Thrown Out After Police Requested Blood Draw After Accident With No Injuries
  • Someone Arrested for a Drug Charge Every 19 Seconds in the U.S.
  • Local Police in Jacksonville Continue to Raid Doctors' Offices for Alleged Prescription Fraud
  • Jacksonville Postal Employee Steals Merchandise From the Mail And is Charged With Federal Crime
  • Federal Government Escalating Medicare Fraud Investigations and Prosecutions
  • The State Cannot Force Spouse to Testify About Conversations With Defendant in Criminal Case
  • Florida Judge Finds the Possession or Delivery of Drugs Statute Unconstitutional
  • Statement of Dying Victim May Be Admissible in Criminal Trial
  • Police Officer in Florida Cannot Search a Person For Violating Ordinance
  • Police in Florida Can Search House Without Warrant or Homeowner's Consent
  • Police in Florida Search Suspect's Car for Drugs After Playing Loud Music
  • Can the Police in Florida Seize Your Vehicle for Possession of a Concealed Weapon?
  • There is a Very Limited Exception to the Sex Offender Registration Requirement in Florida
  • Even a Misdemeanor Criminal Charge Can Affect Your Concealed Weapons Permit in Florida
  • Police Need To Verify Anonymous Tip for Valid Sale of Cocaine Arrest
  • A Battery Charge Can Be a Felony in Florida if Alleged Strangulation is Involved
  • Is Weaving Within a Lane a Sufficient Basis to Make a DUI Stop in Florida
  • State Charges Defendant With Felony DUI, But Felony Case is Dismissed
  • Law Enforcement Officials Charge 32 People After Pain Clinic Investigation in South Florida
  • Government Focused on Deporting Illegal Immigrants With Criminal Records
  • Deaths From Prescription Drugs Increase in Florida in 2010
  • DUI Charges Dismissed in Florida After Defendant Found in Backseat of Vehicle
  • Domestic Battery vs. Battery in Florida
  • Drug Dog or K9 Alert for Drugs is Insufficient to Allow Police Search
  • Police Show of Authority is Sufficient for a Seizure
  • In Florida, Police Can Stop Vehicle When The Vehicle is Different From Registration Description
  • The Difference Between Robbery, Robbery By Sudden Snatching and Theft in Florida
  • State Limited to One Possession of Firearm/Ammunition by Convicted Felon Charge Per Transaction
  • Federal Judge Decides Ecstasy Penalties Are Too Harsh Under Federal Sentencing Guidelines
  • In Florida, a Second Battery Conviction is a Felony
  • In Florida DUI Case, State Cannot Use Blood Test Refusal Against Defendant if Breathalyzer Was an Option
  • Increase in Abuse of Prescription Pills Results in More Pharmacy Robberies
  • Police Beginning to Crack Down on Unemployment Compensation Fraud Crimes
  • Federal Prisoners Can Request a Reduced Sentences on Crack Cocaine Charges
  • Internet Pharmacy Employees Arrested for Dispensing Drugs Without a Pharmacist
  • In Florida, Police on School Grounds Have Much Greater Authority to Search Students
  • An Example of Insufficient Evidence to Prove Constructive Possession of Marijuana in Florida
  • Police Trespass on Property to Investigate Marijuana Growing Case
  • Florida Drug Case Thrown Out After Police Enter Backyard Without a Search Warrant
  • In Florida, Police Officer Needs Reasonable Cause to Believe DUI Suspect Used Drugs to Take Urine Sample
  • When Police in Florida Have a Search Warrant for Your House, What Else Can They Search?
  • Criminal Defense Lawyers Are Required to Tell Client of Deportation Risk Before Entering Guilty Plea
  • State Tries to Use Prior DUI Conviction Against Defendant in DUI Case
  • Police Cannot Force Driver to Move His Vehicle Without Legal Basis in DUI Case
  • In Florida, the Police Can Get Quick and Easy Access to Your Pharmacy Records
  • DUI Case Reversed Due to Illegal Police Stop of Pickup Truck
  • Can a Plastic Fork be a Deadly Weapon and a Basis for an Aggravated Battery Charge in Florida?
  • Federal Government Proposes New Cyber Security Laws
  • States May Be Rethinking Medical Marijuana Laws After Warning From Federal Government
  • Can the Police Search a Person's Cell Phone After an Arrest Without a Search Warrant
  • More Then Just the Owner of a Residence Can Give Police Consent to Search
  • Laws to Require Tracking of Pseudoephedrine Cold Pills Does Not Reduce Methamphetamine Production
  • Police Need Probable Cause for Drug Dog Sniff Test of a Residence
  • Florida Governor and Attorney General to Target Doctors and Drug Companies
  • Is it Burglary to Steal Items From a Person's Yard in Florida?
  • Is it Illegal for a Student to Have a Pocket Knife on School Property?
  • The Crime of Kidnapping Does Not Require Significant Restraint of Movement
  • A Good Article on Riding Bicycles in Florida
  • Defendant Cannot Challenge Illegal Search of Stolen Vehicle
  • Kentucky Passes New Drug Law to Reduce Prison Population and Save Money
  • Eleven People Arrested on Mortgage Fraud Charges in North Florida
  • Prior False Accusation in Sexual Battery Case May Not Be Admissible at Trial
  • Attorney General Speaks About Healthcare Fraud Focus and Prosecutions
  • Can the Prosecutor Use a Defendant's Attorney to Testify Against the Defendant in a Criminal Case?
  • Police in Jacksonville Raid Home of 91 Year Old Woman For Marijuana Plants
  • Jacksonville, Florida Police Make Arrest in Alleged Statewide Truck Theft Ring
  • Meth Labs on the Rise in St. Johns County, Florida
  • Rules for Pain Clinics in Florida
  • Jacksonville, Florida Ranked Fifth in the Country for Speed Traps
  • Police Raid Suspected "Pill Mill" in South Florida
  • Twenty-One People Indicted on Federal Drug Charges in Brunswick, Georgia
  • A Valid Prescription is a Proper Defense to Trafficking in Hydrocodone and Other Pills
  • 111 Defendants Charged with Medicare Fraud Across the Country
  • Clay County Police Raid Pain Clinic in Orange Park, Florida
  • It is Not Clear What Constitutes the Crime of Child Abuse in Florida
  • Feds to Make "Fake Pot" Illegal, Florida May Follow
  • When Can the Police in Florida Search Your Vehicle for Drugs or Other Evidence?
  • Police Seize $20,000 From Person After Marijuana Arrest
  • Detailed Information About a Suspect from Anonymous Source Not Enough for Search and Seizure
  • Police in Florida Have Easy Access to a Person's Pharmacy Records
  • Are States Moving to Require a Prescription for Certain Cold Medicines?
  • Florida Governor's Budget Would Eliminate Cyber-Crime Unit
  • Police Use Electric Company to Bust Marijuana Grow House
  • Judge in Florida Cannot Deny Sealing or Expunction Based on Nature of Charge
  • Is Marijuana Evidence Admissible in a DUI Case Involving Alcohol?
  • Police Cannot Always Search Vehicle in Florida After Suspect is Arrested and Secured
  • Police Officer's Racial Comment Admissible at Trial
  • Police Officer Cannot Stop and Search Suspect on a Hunch in Florida
  • Police Can Obtain Evidence of Alcohol/Drug Use Without Probable Cause With Consent
  • Jacksonville Hospice Worker Arrested for Stealing Pills and Other Drugs
  • Some Florida Counties Getting Search Warrants for Driver's Blood in DUI Cases
  • Is it Illegal in Florida to Doctor Shop for Prescription Drugs Without Misleading the Doctors?
  • Felony Driving With a Suspended License Case Thrown Out Due to Illegal Seizure
  • Florida Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography Found in Luggage at Airport
  • Car Crashes Into Fence and Police Find Marijuana Grow House
  • Trafficking in Cocaine Case Reversed When State Could Not Prove Constructive Possession
  • Lewd or Lascivious Molestation Case Reversed Due to Marijuana Evidence
  • When is a Refusal to Submit to the Field Sobriety Exam Not a Refusal in Florida?
  • Should I Submit to the Field Sobriety Tests During a DUI Stop in Florida?
  • It is Illegal in Florida for a Felon to Possess a Firearm or Carry a Concealed Weapon
  • State Must Prove Physical Injury to Convict For Child Abuse in Florida
  • What is the Remedy in Florida When Police Violate the Knock and Announce Rule for Search Warrants?
  • Violent Crimes and Property Crimes Still Decreasing Across US, Pill Cases Increasing
  • Police Arrest 135 People in Jacksonville Area During Illegal Pill Investigation
  • Police in Florida May Be Permitted To Search Residence After Lawful Arrest
  • Police in Florida Cannot Stop a Motorcyclist For Driving Without A Helmet
  • Drugs Found in Vehicle After DUI Arrest may Be Admissible at DUI Trial in Florida
  • Proving Defendant Knew the Drugs Were There is Not Enough for a Drug Possession Conviction in Florida
  • Police Can Detain A Person Asleep in a Vehicle for a DUI Investigation
  • Police Have Easy Access to Your Pharmacy Records of Controlled Substances in Florida
  • Possession of Marijuana Case Gets Thrown Out Due to Illegal Search
  • Federal Criminal Sentencing Guidelines for Crack Cocaine Cases Now in Effect
  • Federal Authorities Charge St. Augustine Woman With Alleged $100 Million Fraud
  • Florida Marijuana Possession Case Thrown Out Due To Unreasonable Show of Police Force
  • A Good Example of Overcriminalization in Federal Court
  • Jacksonville Area Police Are Focusing on Pain Clinics
  • Woman Arrested for DUI After Crashing Into St. Johns County Police Car
  • Federal prosecutors Indicted Several for Mortgage Fraud Scheme in Jacksonville, Florida
  • St. Augustine Man Arrested for Vehicular Homicide
  • Gainesville, Florida Man Arrested For Alleged Ponzi Scheme
  • Shorstein & Lasnetski Partner Harry Shorstein Named Best White Collar Crime Defense Lawyer for Jacksonville, Florida for 2011
  • Opening and Stealing the Mail is a Federal Crime
  • Jacksonville Police Make Over 200 Under-Aged Drinking Arrests for FL/GA Weekend
  • Federal Law Enforcement Break Up Huge Medicare Fraud Ring
  • In Self Defense Cases in Florida, Evidence of Victim's Reputation for Violence is Admissible
  • It is Illegal in Florida To Possess a Weapon on School Property
  • Domestic Violence Cases Up 10% in Jacksonville, Florida
  • Florida Trafficking in Cocaine Case Reversed When State Uses Improper Evidence
  • Clay County, Florida Police Making More Arrests for Marijuana Grow Houses
  • Sex Offender Probation in Florida Comes With Certain Mandatory Restrictions
  • Jacksonville Police Going After Contractors
  • A Doctor and Several Others Arrested At Pain Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida
  • Police Find Marijuana Grow House in St. Marys, Georgia
  • Police Made A Lot of Marijuana Arrests in 2009, Fewer Violent Crimes Arrests
  • Sexting Crimes Becoming More Prevalent in Florida
  • What Happens if the Police Do Not Mirandize a Suspect in Florida?
  • Police Seize Mortgage Fraud Documents When Suspect is Arrested in Her Vehicle
  • Defendants in Federal Fraud Cases Can Rely Upon Advisor's Counsel
  • In Florida, Statements Made After an Accident May Not Be Admissible in DUI Case.
  • In Florida, Is Evidence of Defendant Running From Police Admissible in Court?
  • Federal Law Enforcement Investigating More Online/Internet Sex Cases
  • Police Can Only Draw Blood in DUI Case In Limited Circumstances in Florida
  • Jacksonville is the Worst Speed Trap in Florida
  • Florida Sex Offenders Must Register With New Permanent or Temporary Address
  • Congress Passes Law Lowering Ratio Between Crack Cocaine and Powder Cocaine Criminal Sentences
  • Florida Police Stepping Up Drunk Driving (DUI) Arrests Now Through Labor Day
  • Police in Florida May Have a Right to Search a Vehicle After a Valid Arrest
  • Drug Trafficking Case Thrown Out Due to Lack of Evidence of Possession
  • Woman Arrested For DUI After Her Daughter Calls Police From Car
  • Police in Florida Can Get Your Pharmacy Records Without a Subpoena and Without Notice
  • Federal Law Enforcement Officials Crack Down on Medicare/Medicaid Fraud
  • Identity Theft/Financial Theft Crimes on the Increase
  • Florida Leads the Country in Speeding Tickets
  • Attempted Murder Case Reversed Based on Self Defense
  • Police Had No Reason to Detain Defendant, Drug Case Thrown Out
  • State Attorney's Office Gives Back Millions in Florida Asset Forfeiture Case
  • Marijuana Manufacturing and Cocaine Possession Case Thrown Out Due to Illegal Search Warrant
  • Employees Do Not Have Complete Privacy Rights in Their Text Messages
  • Federal Authorities Announce Results of Mortgage Fraud and Financial Crimes Directive
  • Clay County Couple Arrested For Allegedly Throwing Party With Alcohol and Underaged Kids
  • Legal Immigrants Should Not Automatically Be Deported For Minor Drug Offenses
  • Florida DUI Case is Thrown Out After Police Violate the Law to Get Medical Records
  • Harry Shorstein, Partner at the Criminal Defense and Civil Litigation Law Firm of Shorstein & Lasnetski, in Jacksonville, Florida
  • Jacksonville Beach Company Indicted in Federal Court on Fraud Charges
  • In Florida, Defendant's Confession is Not Admissible Until State Proves Crime Was Committed
  • Drug Case Dismissed After Police Illegally Enter Suspect's Home
  • New Product Supposedly Easily Tests for Drug Use
  • Jacksonville Man Arrested for Murder 4 Years After Incident
  • Attorney General Issues Memo on Charging Federal Crimes and Sentencing
  • Alleged Victim's Prior Violence is Admissible in Self Defense Case in Florida
  • Florida Governor Approves Red Light Cameras
  • Police Arrest Suspect Outside Home, Cannot Search Inside Home For Drugs
  • Anonymous Tip of Illegal Drug Activity is Not Enough for a Search or Seizure in Florida
  • It is a Crime in Florida to Transport a Person for Prostitution
  • Consent to Search for Drugs May Be Inferred By Police
  • The War on Drugs Has Failed. . . And Was Pretty Expensive Too
  • 4th DUI Offenders May Be Able to Get Driver's License Back in Florida
  • Florida Trafficking in Cocaine Case Thrown Out Because Search Took Too Long
  • Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter in St. Johns County, Florida
  • Driver Leaves the Scene of a Crash and Returns 10 Minutes Later. Is This a Crime in Florida?
  • State Must Still Prove Elements of Constructive Possession for Violation of Probation Cases
  • Jacksonville, Florida Couple Arrested for Growing Mushrooms
  • White Collar Crime Prosecutions Were Up in 2009
  • Drug Trafficking Laws Don't Favor the Poor and Uninsured
  • Several Jacksonville Contractors Arrested for Allegedly Working Without a License
  • The Crime of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon in Florida
  • Jacksonville Businesses Say Shoplifting Crimes on the Increase
  • Georgia Authorities Withdraw Request for Roethlisberger's DNA in Sex Crime Investigation
  • In Florida, Can a Police Officer Force You to Submit to a Blood Test in a DUI Investigation?
  • Cook at Flagler County, Florida Jail Arrested for Bringing Drugs Into Jail
  • Another Constructive Possession of Marijuana Case Thrown Out in Florida
  • Senate Passes Bill To Make Crack Sentences Equal to Cocaine Sentences
  • Jacksonville, Florida Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Vehicular Homicide
  • Police Arrest Man with Large Quantity of Cocaine in His Home
  • Police in Jacksonville Florida Make 38 Arrests for Underaged Drinking at Big Events
  • JEA Employees Arrested for Theft of Copper Wire
  • Florida Police Investigating 7 Year Old Hit and Run Death Case
  • Police in St. Johns County, Florida Arrest Two for Drug Trafficking
  • Doctor at Mayo Hospital in Jacksonville Arrested
  • Police Make Arrests in Jacksonville for Food Stamp Fraud
  • Words Alone Can Constitute a Crime in Florida
  • State Has the Burden of Proving DUI Defendant Freely and Voluntarily Submitted to Breath Test in Florida
  • Florida State and Federal Governments To Increase Health Care Fraud Prosecutions
  • Much Lower Threshold for Trafficking in Pills Crime
  • Can the State Withhold the Identity of a Confidential Informant ("CI") in Florida?
  • Woman Arrested for DUI at Flagler County, Florida Jail
  • Shoplifting Case in Flagler County, Florida Turns Into Much More Serious Charges
  • Police Arrest Two Suspects Caught Flushing Crack Cocaine Down Toilet
  • More Child Pornography Arrests in Jacksonville and Northeast Florida
  • Jacksonville, Florida Man Arrested for Bank Fraud
  • The Difference Between Trafficking in Illegal Drugs and Possession of Illegal Drugs in Florida
  • Jacksonville Man Arrested After Accident Killed Police Officer
  • Jacksonville Beach, Florida Man Charged in Federal Court with Child Pornography Charges
  • Constructive Possession of Illegal Drugs in Florida
  • Be Careful How You Resolve Your Criminal Cases in Florida to Stay Eligible for a Sealing or Expunction
  • Police in Florida Can Force a DUI Suspect to Give Blood in Some Circumstances
  • Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police Case Thrown Out in Florida
  • People in Florida Have No Right to Privacy in Historical Cell Phone Site Information
  • Pharmacies in North Florida Assisting Police in Making Methamphetamine Arrests
  • Crime Seems To Be Falling Across the U.S. Despite Recession
  • Drug Case Thrown Out in Florida After Police Improperly Detain Defendant
  • Can The Police Stop You In Florida For Running From The Police?
  • Florida Court Extends Police Officers' Right to Search Vehicle of Suspect Recently Arrested
  • Jacksonville Police Made Record Number of Arrests for Underaged Drinking During Gator Bowl and New Year's Eve
  • Federal Law Enforcement Arrest 26 Doctors and Medical Providers for Medicare Fraud
  • Police in Florida Cannot Stop a Person Based on Tip That He Possesses a Concealed Handgun
  • Obama Administration Establishes New Task Force to Combat Financial Fraud Crimes
  • NFL Player Arrested for Felony Possession of Marijuana
  • Newly Popular Substance (Salvia) is an Illegal Drug in Florida
  • Former NFL Player Convicted of Fraud Related to Ponzi Scheme
  • Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Arrests Six People Accused of Buying Stolen Cars
  • In Florida, Police May Access Your Drug Records From Your Pharmacy Without a Search Warrant
  • Five People Arrested in Waycross, Georgia for Growing Marijuana
  • Florida Football Player Arrested for DUI in Gainesville, Florida
  • Cocaine Trafficking Case Thrown Out Due to Illegal Search in Florida
  • Seal or Expunge Your Criminal Record in Florida to Help Obtain a Job
  • In Florida, Police Cannot Stop You Solely Based on an Anonymous Tip
  • Police Will Be Out in Force this Thanksgiving Weekend in Jacksonville, Florida
  • Possession of Marijuana Case Thrown Out for Illegal Search of a Juvenile
  • Supreme Court Reviewing Florida Case That Sent a Juvenile to Prison for Life
  • I Want to Seal or Expunge My Criminal Record to Help Get a Job
  • Former Football Star Charged with Hit and Run in Dade County, Florida
  • Federal Law Enforcement Authorities Make Twenty-Four Mortgage Fraud Arrests in Jacksonville, Florida
  • You Have the Right to Remain Silent During Field Sobriety Tests During a DUI Stop
  • Marijuana Grow Houses Growing in Florida
  • Record Number of Arrests for Underaged Drinking of Alcohol in Jacksonville, Florida
  • Jacksonville, Florida Woman Sentenced to Four Years in Prison on DUI Charge
  • Jacksonville, Florida Police Step Up Enforcement of DUI's During Florida-Georgia Weekend
  • Red Light Cameras May Be Coming to Jacksonville, Florida
  • Consensual Search By Police is Limited to Areas Agreed Upon by Suspect
  • Starke, Florida Man Arrested for Possession of Marijuana After Helicopter Sees Marijuana Plants in his Yard
  • Witnesses Get Immunity In Criminal Cases When Forced to Testify in Florida
  • Corporate Executive's Statements to His/Her Attorney May Not Remain Confidential
  • Polk County, Florida Drug Officers Play Video Games While Serving Search Warrant
  • Florida Man Convicted of Sex Crimes for Exposing Himself On Web Camera
  • State and Federal Law Enforcement Still Arresting Record Numbers on Drug Offenses
  • Financial Identity Theft Becoming More Widespread
  • Are DUI Roadblocks Legal in Florida?
  • Incriminating Evidence and Statements From Defendant May Be Suppressed After Improper Arrest in Florida
  • Can a Police Officer Handcuff a Person During a Brief Detention and Patdown?
  • Contractors Arrested for Fraud in Jacksonville, Florida Area Counties
  • Drug Case Gets Thrown Out After Police Illegally Enter Home
  • U.S. Sentencing Commission to Review Sentencing Guidelines for Possession of Child Pornography Crimes
  • Florida Statewide Prosecutor's Annual Report
  • Police Arrest Suspect in Front Yard; Police May Not Enter House For a Search
  • In a DUI Case With an Accident, the State Must Prove Defendant Was Driving the Vehicle
  • Former Owner of Cisco Travel Plaza and Others Indicated on Federal Criminal Fraud Charges in Kingsland, Georgia
  • DUI Breath Test Operator Must Follow Rules or Driver's License Suspension Will Be Overturned
  • Criminal Defense Lawyers Shorstein & Lasnetski Get Drug Case Dismissed Due to Illegal Search
  • Another Drug Case Dismissed Due to State's Inability to Prove Constructive Possession of Methamphetamine
  • More Women Arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (DUI) in Jacksonville, Florida
  • Good Article Discussing the Laws Punishing Sex Offenders
  • Federal Authorities Stepping Up Prosecutions of Mortgage Fraud Cases
  • New Law Would Allow Students Convicted of Drug Possession to Receive Federal Student Aid
  • Know the Ways to Lose Your Florida Concealed Weapon Permit
  • When Police Ask Questions, You Do Not Always Have To Answer
  • Jacksonville, Florida Police to Address the Misdemeanor Crime of Racing
  • I have Several Arrests But the Charges Have Always Been Dropped. Can I Have All of These Arrests Sealed or Expunged in Florida?
  • New Federal Law Proposed to Make Federal Criminal Sentences for Crack Cocaine Crimes Equal to Powder Cocaine Crimes
  • Federal Government Cracking Down on Medicare Fraud Crimes
  • Is There a Difference Between Getting a Criminal Record Sealed or Expunged in Florida?
  • Drug Reform Issues Progressing Under Obama Administration
  • What is the Entrapment Defense to a Drug Charge in Florida?
  • St. Johns County, Florida Man Arrested for Boating Under the Influence of Alcohol
  • Will the Police (or the State) Drop My Domestic Battery Case if the Victim Drops the Charges?
  • Defenses in Domestic Violence Cases in Florida
  • Significant Increase in U. S. Border Patrol Drug Seizures
  • Driving With a Suspended License and DUI Charges Should Not Be Tried Together.
  • Invalid Drug Arrest Based on Constructive Possession of Cocaine
  • Is There a Difference Between Drinking and Driving and DUI?
  • Fewer Drunk Drivers on the Roads According to Government Report
  • Federal Law Proposed to Allow Carrying a Concealed Weapon Permit to Remain Valid Across State Lines
  • I Entered a Plea of Guilty or No Contest in Criminal Court in Jacksonville, Florida, Can I Now Withdraw or Reverse That Plea and Fight My Charges?
  • Describe the Process for Sealing or Expunging a Criminal Record in Florida and How Long Does it Take
  • Florida Possession of Cocaine Case Dropped After Police Enter Home Without a Search Warrant
  • Prosecutors May Be Wrongly Charging Conspiracy in Drug Cases
  • Three People in Jacksonville, Florida Arrested for Stealing From ATM's
  • Senator Jim Webb Discusses Needed Changes to Our Criminal Justice System
  • Be Careful of DUI Stops in the Jacksonville, Florida Area This July 4th, 2009 Weekend. Know Your Rights During a DUI Stop.
  • DUI Case Thrown Out After Officer Does Not Use In-Vehicle Camera During DUI Stop
  • State Has to Prove Defendant's Knowledge in Failing to Register as a Sex Offender Cases
  • Jacksonville Police Use Reverse Sting to Make Cocaine Trafficking Arrests
  • What Are Police Officers Allowed to do to Search a Person's Property Without a Search Warrant in Florida?
  • Police Cannot Claim Protective Sweep as a Basis to Search a Person's House When No Threat Exists
  • Children in Court
  • Police May Try and Search Your House Without Probable Cause or a Search Warrant. Know Your Rights.
  • Are Men and Women Equally Affected by Identity Theft Crimes?
  • How is a Self Defense Argument Presented in a Criminal Case in Florida?
  • Medical Marijuana Laws Becoming More Prevalent in the United States, But Not the South
  • Federal Government Devoting More Resources to White Collar Crime Cases
  • Supreme Court Ruling Makes Convictions for Crime of Aggravated Identity Theft More Difficult
  • New Law May Eliminate Differences in Sentencing Between Crack Cocaine Cases and Powder Cocaine Cases
  • Florida To Allow Police Officers to Stop Drivers For Failing to Wear Seat Belt
  • When Can a Police Officer Enter My House Without a Search Warrant?
  • GBI Firearms Expert Resigns After Testifying Falsely in Gun Cases
  • Have the Police Taken Your Property? Be Careful of Strict Forfeiture Laws in Florida
  • Another Constructive Possession of Drugs Case Reversed
  • Is a Tip From a Confidential Informant (CI) Sufficient for Police to Make a Legal Drug Arrest?
  • Federal Prosecutors Say Florida is "Ground Zero" for Mortgage Fraud Crimes
  • Man Arrested for Drunk Driving While Driving a Motorized Bar Stool
  • New Police Camera Records Thousands of License Tag Numbers and Other Information in Florida
  • FBI Stepping Up Investigations Into Mortgage Fraud
  • Jacksonville Police Arrest Eleven People After Drug Raid
  • Florida Legislator Proposes Drug Testing as a Condition for Receiving Unemployment Benefits
  • Watch Out for This Scheme to Defraud Corporations
  • How Do I Get My Criminal Record Expunged?
  • Report Finds Police Use Faulty Methods to Test for Illegal Drugs
  • Man Convicted of DUI Circumvents Ignition Interlock Device Requirement and Crashes Car
  • Is an Anticipatory Search Warrant Legal in Florida?
  • New Law Limits Police Officer's Right to Search Your Car After Arrest
  • If You Entered a Plea of Guilty or No Contest to a Crime in Florida, Can You Withdraw Your Plea?
  • Largest Drug Arrests in History of Palatka, Putnam County, Florida
  • Jacksonville, Florida Company Lender Processing Services, Inc. Investigated by the DOJ
  • Most Company Executives and Owners Cannot Challenge a Search of Their Business
  • Florida Woman Arrested for Allegedly Teaching Kids How to Shoplift
  • Arrests in Sexual Solicitation of Minor Cases Increasing Across the United States
  • Obama Administration Looking to Protect Reporters Who Refuse to Disclose Confidential Sources
  • More Than a Dozen Alleged Cocaine Dealers Arrested in Fernandina Beach, Florida
  • Two People Arrested for Allegedly Attempting to Buy Cocaine in St. Johns County, Florida
  • Jacksonville Police Use Search Warrant to Obtain Blood After DUI Suspect Refuses Breathalyzer
  • Police Arrest Escorts From Craigslist Website
  • Tips for Small Businesses to Protect Themselves From Data Breaches and Identity Theft
  • Drug Trafficking Charges Dropped Against Shorstein & Lasnetski Law Firm Client in Jacksonville, Florida
  • When Economic Times are Bad, the Police Give More Traffic Tickets.
  • NFL Player Reportedly Drunk Driving When He Killed Pedestrian in South Florida
  • Can the Police Arrest and Search a Person For Giving a False Name in Jacksonville, Florida?
  • Can a Person in Jacksonville, Florida Legally Carry a Concealed Gun at His/Her Place of Business?
  • Inactive Law Enforcement or Auxiliary Officers Can Carry a Concealed Firearm While Off-Duty
  • How Do I Get My Criminal Record Sealed?
  • Police in St. Johns County, Florida to Target Underage Drinking
  • Jacksonville Receiver Arrested for Violating Drug Program Conditions
  • Florida is Third Highest in Identity Theft Complaints
  • Clay County (Orange Park), Florida Police Arrest Two For Suspected Marijuana Operation
  • Federal Government Will No Longer Raid Medical Marijuana Establishments
  • Can Legalizing Marijuana Help Florida's Struggling Economy?
  • Georgia and Federal Agents Raid Doctor's Office in St. Simon's Island, Georgia
  • You Can Be Guilty of Burglary of a House Without Actually Going Into the House
  • University of Florida Computer System Breached
  • An Example of an Illegal Search of a Person for Drugs
  • New Policies and Priorities Coming Regarding Federal Drug Crimes
  • Florida Among 20 States Proposing to Prohibit Driving While Talking on a Handheld Cell Phone
  • Federal Law Enforcement Authorities and Prosecutors Are Focusing on Corporate Fraud and Mortgage Fraud Crimes
  • Who Makes Federal Criminal Policy?
  • Doctor in Columbia County, Florida Arrested on Drug Charges
  • Florida State Football Player Arrested for DUI
  • New Jersey Company Suffers Massive Breach of Credit Card Data
  • Highlights From the Government's Annual Report on Illegal Drugs in the United States
  • Criminal Prosecutions of Mortgage Fraud on the Increase
  • Jacksonville Law Firm Shorstein & Lasnetski Has Blog Post About Federal Criminal Liability for Companies Published in Jacksonville Business Journal
  • Fewer Murders Are Being Solved in the U.S.
  • St. Augustine Woman Wanted by Police for Allegedly Dumping Hazardous Waste From Flagler Hospital
  • Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Arrest Three People on Drug Trafficking Charges
  • Jacksonville Elementary School Teacher Arrested After Police Find Marijuana, a Crack Pipe and a Gun in Her Home
  • Jacksonville Law Firm Shorstein & Lasnetski, LLC Announces that Harry Shorstein Has Joined the Firm
  • DUI Suspects Have a Right to an Independent Blood Test in Florida
  • Jacksonville School Officials Are Finding a Suprising Number of Guns in Schools
  • Jacksonville, Florida Supervisor at DCF Arrested on Theft Charges
  • At a Traffic Stop in Jacksonville, Florida, Your Statements to Police May be Used Against You in Court
  • The Psychology of a DUI Stop
  • A Good Example of What Not To Do if the Police Stop You on Suspicion of DUI in Jacksonville, Florida
  • Police in Jacksonville, Florida Are Looking to Make DUI Arrests on New Year's Eve
  • Florida Law May Change to Help Police Enforce Seat Belt Laws
  • Expect Jacksonville Police and Florida Highway Patrol Officers to be Out in Force This Holiday Season (December 2008)
  • Jacksonville Jaguar Player Arrested for Driving With a Revoked License
  • Does the Prosecutor Have to Reveal the Identity of the CI in a Drug Case?
  • Corporations May Be Criminally Liable for the Acts of Their Employees
  • Woman Convicted of Federal Crimes for Misusing Myspace Website
  • Can Florida Prosecutors Use Evidence of Drug Possession to Bolster a DUI Charge?
  • In Florida, Can Evidence of Marijuana Use Be Used Against a Defendant in a DUI Case?
  • Jacksonville, Florida Ranked Second Among U.S. Cities for Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes Involving Teenagers During Holidays
  • Driver's License Employees Charged with Identity Theft and Conspiracy for Issuing False Licenses
  • When Placed on Probation for a Crime, You Give Up Certain Constitutional Rights
  • Florida Law Focuses on Mortgage Fraud
  • The Law of Entrapment in Florida
  • In Florida, You Can Get a DUI For Riding Your Bike While Intoxicated.
  • Do Higher Unemployment and a Bad Economy Increase Crime Rates in Jacksonville, Florida?
  • Florida Students Charged with Federal Crimes for Changing Grades
  • DNA Increasingly Used to Solve Property Crimes
  • Study Finds That Anti-Drug Campaign Was an Expensive Failure
  • Former Star NFL Quarterback Found Not Guilty of DUI
  • What Does a Defendant Need to Know to Commit the Federal Crime of Aggravated Identity Fraud?
  • Federal Law Enforcement Officials Struggle to Handle White Collar Crime Cases
  • If You Were Arrested for Theft at a Department Store, You May Get a Letter Threatening You to Send Them Money.
  • What Does it Mean to Drop Charges in a Domestic Violence Case?
  • New Florida Law Provides for Big Fine for Excessive Speeding
  • Majority of People are Against Minimum Mandatory Sentences for Nonviolent Crimes
  • Protect Against Identity Theft
  • 89 Year Old Kills Grandson in Possible Self Defense Case in Putnam County, Florida
  • Drug Testing in High Schools on the Increase
  • Are Drug Dogs That Are Used by Police to Search Vehicles for Drugs Reliable?
  • Jacksonville and Other Florida Drivers May See More DUI Checkpoints
  • New Penalty for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Convicted of DUI in Florida
  • Coping with Juvenile Arrests in Florida
  • New Report to Question Reliability of Forensic (CSI) Evidence
  • New Report Shows Rate of Drug Arrests Remain Disproportionately High
  • Police Cannot Seize and Forfeit Property Without Showing Owner's Knowledge of Criminal Activity
  • Crime Rate in Jacksonville, Florida Increases
  • New Rules Would Allow FBI Agents to Expand Investigative Methods
  • Thirteen year Old Unlawfully Stripped Searched at School to Find Extra Strength Advil
  • Jacksonville Police Going After Stores Selling Alcohol to Underage Buyers
  • Trends in Juvenile Crime in Jacksonville and Throughout Florida
  • Jacksonville, Florida is a Significant Market and Distribution Point for Illegal Drugs
  • New Low Tech Credit Card Theft on the Rise in Florida
  • Drunk Driving Suspect with Four Prior DUI's Kills Newly Married Couple
  • Federal Prosecutors Issue New Policies Regarding Credit for Cooperation of Criminal Defendants
  • University Professor Arrested for Three DUI's in Eight Days
  • Can Jacksonville, Florida Police and Prosecutors Use Your GPS Device to Make an Arrest or Obtain a Conviction for a Crime?
  • Are You at Risk of Getting a DUI in Jacksonville?
  • Conversations From the Duval County Jail Phone Can Be Used Against You in Court
  • Florida Drunken Boating, or BUI, Penalties May Increase
  • Fifty-Six Florida Government Employees Arrested for Fraudulently Obtaining OxyContin
  • Are DNA Profile Matches as Reliable as the Government Suggests?
  • Pervasive Medicare Fraud in Florida
  • Two People Killed in Suspected DUI Crash
  • Can a Person Serve Prison Time for a Crime the Jury Said He/She Did Not Commit?
  • Numerous Drug Arrests in Flagler County, Florida
  • Prescription Drug Abuse Surpasses Illegal Drug Abuse in Florida
  • Two Jacksonville, Florida Area Mothers Arrested for Allegedly Using Children to Assist Their Shoplifting
  • DUI Suspect Has Record .49 Blood Alcohol Level
  • The Law on Self Defense in Florida
  • Florida Law Enforcement Officials Focus on Illegal Gaming Operations
  • St. Augustine Area Store Employees Arrested for Selling Alcohol to a Minor
  • Many Convicted Felons in Florida Had Their Right to Vote Restored Automatically
  • Jacksonville Area Drunk Driver Drives the Wrong Way and Causes Fatal Accident
  • Government Calls for Even Tougher DUI Laws on Hardcore Drunk Driving
  • Jacksonville Wedding Planner Arrested on Theft Charges
  • Criminal Defense Lawyer Wants Police Officers to Prove They Can Smell Marijuana in Car
  • DEA Discusses Drug Issues in Jacksonville
  • If You Have Been Charged with a Crime, Be Careful What you Put on Facebook or Myspace. It Can Come Back to Haunt You.
  • Dangerous Drugs Sold Over the Intenet Without Prescriptions
  • Police Raid Jacksonville Area Alleged Illegal Casinos
  • Florida Medicare Fraud is Significant According to Study
  • Jacksonville Area Officials Focus on Contractors Soliciting Business Without a License
  • Hackers Steal PIN Codes From ATM Machines
  • Florida Seeing an Increase in Theft of Gas
  • Federal Law Enforcement Officials Focus on Mortgage Fraud
  • For DUI Stops in Jacksonville, What is the Most Important Factor in Determining Whether the Police Officer Will Make an Arrest?
  • Would the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Add a Fuel Surcharge to Speeding Tickets?
  • Jacksonville DUI Arrests to Increase for July 4th Weekend
  • Police Officer and Magistrate Judge Charged with Human Trafficking in Federal Court
  • What Can I do to Avoid or at Least Detect Financial Identity Crimes?
  • In Florida, Right to Remain Silent Starts at Arrest
  • The Florida Crime of Boating Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs
  • In Jacksonville, Florida, How Fast Do You Have to be Driving to Get Arrested for Speeding?
  • Former Florida Football Star Charged with DUI
  • You Were Arrested for DUI in Jacksonville. How Do You Get a Hardship Driver's License?
  • Financial Identify Theft Crime Examples
  • Florida Man Charged with Fraud for Allegedly Lying During Job Application Process
  • Florida Police Officer Charged with DUI
  • Florida Residents Convicted of a Felony Retain the Right to Vote
  • Jacksonville Store Looking for Notorious Shoplifter. What Stores Look for to Identify Shoplifting.
  • Federal Crimes Sentencing Guidelines Changed Regarding Crack Cases
  • Consensual Encounter with Police Officers vs. an Illegal Detention
  • Violent Crimes in Jacksonville, Florida and Other Big Florida Cities on the Increase
  • After a Traffic Stop by Police, Can You Refuse a Field Sobriety Test?
  • Jacksonville Florida Woman Arrested and Charged for Threats, But Was it Assault?
  • Police Officer Named in Search Warrant Should Be Present For Search
  • In Florida, Watch the Speedy Trial Issue When Misdemeanor DUI Turns Into Felony DUI
  • Withdrawal of a Guilty or No Contest Plea to a Crime in Florida Due to Possible Deportation
  • Fewer Federal White Collar Crimes Prosecuted Under Bush Administration
  • Long Federal Prison Sentence for Manager of Popular Bands, But With Incentives
  • Victim's Negligence May Not Absolve Defendant From Guilt for Vehicular Homicide Crime in Florida
  • Duval County Proposal Would Make it Easier to Bond Out of Jail
  • Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Woman Arrested for Improperly Storing Gun
  • Encrypted Financial and Identification Data May Not be as Secure as Businesses Think
  • Can a Person Carry a Concealed Gun in a Zipper Pack Without a License in Florida?
  • DNA to be Collected From Anyone Arrested by Federal Law Enforcement Officials
  • Duval County, Florida Criminal Case Illustrates Different Levels of Police Encounters
  • Jacksonville, Florida Parents Arrested Pursuant to Habitual Truancy Crime
  • Jacksonville, Florida Woman Arrested for DUI Manslaughter
  • Federal Financial Identity Theft Crime Law Considered by Congress
  • Florida Arson Suspect Arrested
  • Jacksonville Traffic Violations to be Caught on Camera
  • Florida Proposed Law to Make Seat Belt Violation a Primary Offense Does Not Pass
  • Jacksonville, Florida Women Charged with Crime of Prescription Fraud
  • Florida DUI Ignition Interlock Device Law
  • Avoiding Copyright Infringement
  • Florida Criminal Case Illustrates Illegal Drug Search of Student at School
  • DUI Arrest of Singer Scott Weiland
  • Florida Law Proposed to Deport Illegal Immigrants in Prison Voluntarily
  • Jacksonville, Florida Drug Case Thrown Out Due to Illegal Stop
  • Jacksonville, Florida Area Assisted Living Facility Owner Arrested for Medicaid Fraud
  • Duval County, Florida Domestic Violence Addressed by Attorney General's Office
  • In Florida, is a Drug Dog's Signal a Sufficient Basis for the Police to Search?
  • Felony Drug Charges for Jacksonville Nurses Allegedly Acquiring Prescription Drugs
  • Federal Sentencing Memorandum Filed by Government Asks for Maximum Sentence for Snipes
  • Illegal Drugs at Florida Schools in the News
  • DUI: Richie Sambora's Bad Medicine
  • Constructive Possession of Drugs in Case Where Florida Conviction Was Reversed
  • Crime of Copper Theft to be Become a Felony with Increased Sentences in Florida
  • Increased Government Oversight of Contractors Suggested
  • Dealing in Stolen Property in Florida: Knowing What You Should Know
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