Monthly Archives: August 2024
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What is Chemical Testing for DUI?
Chemical tests, usually breath tests and blood tests, are generally accurate. Perhaps more importantly, the chemical test conviction rate is much higher than the non-test conviction rate. However, no scientific instrument is perfect, and that includes Breathalyzers and blood test analysis tests. More on that below. These scientific flaws allow a Tampa criminal defense… Read More »
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Card Decks and Criminal Investigations
Officials are hopeful that a new deck of cards could close some of the 20,000 unsolved murders in the Sunshine State. The cards, which can be used for playing, were created to shed light on Florida’s unsolved cold cases, through a partnership between Crime Stoppers and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida’s Department… Read More »
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Resolving White Collar Criminal Matters
Embezzlement, bribery, and other white collar criminal matters usually settle out of court. About 94 percent of white collar crime cases settle out of court. According to an old saying, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. The certainty of something good (a favorable plea bargain) is better than the… Read More »
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Five Key DUI Roadblock Requirements
Even though the Supreme Court approved DWI checkpoints in 1990, only thirty-eight states, including Florida, have legalized them. DUI roadblocks, which allow police officers to circumvent the Fourth Amendment and detain people without reasonable suspicion, usually pop up during the July 4th holiday and other holidays, like New Years, associated with drinking and driving…. Read More »