Jacksonville Criminal Defense Attorney Blog

The 70-year prison sentence of a Jacksonville teen found guilty of attempted first-degree murder when he was 14 was sent to the Florida Supreme Court this week for review. The case is being reviewed following last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found sentencing juveniles to life in prison for crimes other than murder was…

While practicing as a Drug Attorney in Jacksonville, I constantly review arrests in Duval, Clay and Nassau Counties. These criminal arrests include a large number of drug crimes. According to the Pew Center on the States, the state of Florida has been sentencing drug offenders to almost 200% more time now than nearly 20 years…

George Zimmerman is now back in jail awaiting trial on second-degree murder charges in the death of Trayvon Martin, a case in the national spotlight and being prosecuted by assistant state attorneys from the Jacksonville circuit. Zimmerman had been out, released on a $150,000 bond, until prosecutors sifted through jail phones between Zimmerman and his…

As a Jacksonville Marijuana Attorney, I have represented hundreds, if not thousands, of people charged with pot possession in Duval County. As views are changing about this minor drug, laws are still on the books outlawing possession of marijuana, cocaine, etc. The state of New York may soon join several other states in stopping police…

The star receiver the Jacksonville Jaguars picked to catch passes ended up catching his second DUI in two years last weekend in Oklahoma. Justin Blackmon, who went to college at Oklahoma State University, was charged with aggravated DUI (also referred to as Driving Under the Influence) early Sunday morning after police stopped him for going…

Our Jacksonville Probation Attorney has represented hundreds of people charged with violating their probation in Duval, Clay and Nassau Counties. When you are placed on probation in Florida, you have less rights than the common citizen. There are general conditions along with special conditions of every criminal probation. Some general conditions of probation include getting…

Clay County officers sent female officers undercover to try to catch a man accused of watching passersby and neighbors, then fondling himself in their presence. The investigation started after a jogger said in February she saw a man expose himself as she went by and, when she passed back by the house again, the man’s…

A 20-year prison sentence for a Jacksonville woman convicted of aggravated assault for firing a warning shot at an allegedly abusive husband has sparked a debate about the Florida law that led to her sentence. Marissa Alexander was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a jury found her guilty earlier this year of three…

As a Jacksonville Criminal Defense Attorney, I constantly review arrests in Duval, Clay and Nassau Counties. When evaluating any criminal case, I first look at when the police officer initially makes contact with my client, also referred to as “police-citizen encounters”. In Florida, there are three levels of these encounters. The first is called a…

A Gainesville man didn’t have to go far to be booked in the Duval County Jail for his Jacksonville DUI last week. He had pulled into the jail lot after allegedly smashing into a parked car, a light post and a sign, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. A jail security guard heard…