Category Archives: Drug Crime Defense
How Classical Rhetoric Can Win Over Jurors Who Consider Themselves Tough on Crime
In certain corners of the Internet, people have boundless enthusiasm for Classical Greek civilization, usually focused on Athens in the 5th century B.C. If you linger too long scrolling through this content, it will give you the creeps. Either the content creators are only interested in the most superficial aspects of an ancient culture,… Read More »
Criminal Defense, Bougie Style
Isn’t it fun to hate watch content about how the other half lives? They rent exquisite hotel rooms just to trash them and buy expensive cars just to wreck them. If they are in the private sector, they take the money we spend on subscriptions for their products that we can barely afford, and… Read More »
The Six-Year Itch: A Cautionary Tale About Bringing Your Gun to a Drug Deal
Criminal defense lawyers have many strategies for turning things in your favor. Their greatest superpower is a thorough knowledge of the law. They know the rights of people accused of crimes and people interacting with police inside and out, and they can tell when the police or the prosecutors were breaking the rules, even… Read More »
Floridians Get Criminal Charges for Supplying Drugs to Texas Pill Mill
Your kids think they have heard all your stories about how life was different before the Internet became a ubiquitous part of our lives. They have heard about how, instead of simply humming a tune into a Google search to find the song you wanted to hear, you had to tape songs off of… Read More »
Who’s Afraid of Medetomidine?
Medical researchers are always doing experiments to find chemical compounds that will control the symptoms of a disease more effectively than existing drugs but with fewer risks or undesirable side effects. Testing the drugs on animals is often a prerequisite for clinical trials involving human patients, which is itself a prerequisite for the drugs… Read More »
Florida Laws About Identifying Yourself to Police
Things can quickly get ugly when, one minute, you were just minding your business, and the next, a police officer wants to search your property and claims that there is probable cause to do so. Just as in unpleasant social situations, you should remember that you have more control over what you say and… Read More »
Nebbia Holds and Your Drug Case
Getting arrested for drug crimes is not the end of the world. Between the original arrest and you getting a conviction and a prison sentence, many dominoes would have to fall. There will be time to contact a criminal defense lawyer and discuss your case privately with him or her, before you even decide… Read More »
Kissimmee Man Accused on Compromising Doctors’ Phones to Steal Prescribing Credentials and Sell Drugs
When you get tired of listening to old people complain about how the young generation relies on smartphones for everything, try asking them to kvetch about the youth’s lack of computer literacy. Especially if the old fogeys have worked as teachers or in managerial roles where they supervised Generation Z employees, they will complain… Read More »
If Rich Kids Get an Endless Parade of Second Chances, You Can Get Pretrial Diversion
In more innocent times, we used to amuse ourselves by reading about the sons and daughters of the wealthy who acted like the rules did not apply to them, while their parents, and even law enforcement, proved them right. Many Floridians will remember the story of the University of Florida student from the Miami… Read More »
Draconian Penalties Remain Despite Decrease in Fentanyl Overdose Fatalities
The worst thing about the holiday season in Florida is the endless stream of Christmas carols that play in every store and pipe through the loudspeakers of every walkable outdoor recreation district. They are unimaginative pop and jazz arrangements punctuated with sleigh bells, and the lyrics are about snowflakes and staying warm in the… Read More »
