Jacksonville Criminal Defense Attorney Blog

The hottest news out of Jacksonville in a long time is the arrest of 35-year-old Christopher Chaney in connection with a computer hacking scandal that resulted in nude photos of celebrities being sent across the Internet. The Florida Times-Union reports that Chaney will appear in court in Los Angeles on Nov. 1 to face charges…

Most clients call our Jacksonville Criminal Defense Law Firm after they have been arrested in Jacksonville, Clay County or Nassau County. An arrest is defined as the taking or keeping of a person in custody by legal authority in response to a criminal charge. In Duval, Clay and Nassau County, the police can “arrest” you…

A Jacksonville man was recently jailed for making a false report of child abuse to the Florida Department of Children & Families, News4Jax.com reports. Charges of child abuse in Jacksonville, or in this case making a false report of child abuse, are very serious allegations. Everyone knows that children are clumsy and sometimes don’t have…

A recent case out of Iowa showcases why a motion to suppress in a criminal case is so important as well as why it is critical to have a private meeting with your Jacksonville DUI attorney once you’ve been arrested. This case brings up two important points — defendants should never make a statement to…

As a Jacksonville Domestic Battery Attorney, I have represented hundreds of people who have been charged with Domestic Violence in Northeast Florida. Many of my prior clients, and their alleged victims, had no idea how serious domestic charges and a domestic battery arrest is. If the police are called out to a domestic disturbance, it…

News4Jax.com is reporting that two men have been arrested in connection with the robbery of a Walgreen’s pharmacy. Robbery in Jacksonville can lead to very serious penalties, especially when a weapon is used or even possessed by a person committing the crime. The defendant can be subjected to years to decades in a state prison,…

A man in was arrested for DUI in New Port Richey, Florida recently. Jon Baker was pulled over by the police around 2:00 a.m. after an anonymous tipster called police to report an erratic driver. When asked for his driver’s license, Baker allegedly, after looking for a while, gave the police officer his bank debit…

A recent case out of New Jersey draws parallels to the problems facing defendants in cases of assault or robbery in Jacksonville. Eye witnesses are inherently problematic because they often tell police they saw many things that lead to a person being convicted. But they often don’t say that it was second- or third-hand knowledge…

A University of Florida sophomore basketball player has some legal problems that he’s dealing with after accepting a deferred prosecution agreement for misdemeanor criminal trespassing. The agreement stems from an April arrest in St. Augustine, The Florida Times-Union reports. What’s significant about this case is that he was on probation from a different state at…

The recent court case of United States of America v. Combs shows why a Jacksonville criminal defense attorney with knowledge of the appeals system is critical. In this case, out of Chicago, the defendant eventually pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, but that was after his attorney made…