The Supreme Court recently ruled that a school’s strip search of an Arizona teenage girl accused of having prescription-strength ibuprofen was illegal. In an 8-1 ruling, the justices said school officials violated the law with their search of Savana Redding in the rural eastern Arizona town of Safford. Redding, who…
Almost everyone has witnessed an automobile accident. Many, unfortunately, have witnessed a domestic dispute, or even a violent criminal act. Regardless of the nature of the incident, people all respond differently under such circumstances. Even if you were not directly confronted during the incident, you may experience reactions from your…
I hope you’re having a wonderful May. This month’s E-Newsletter focuses on an issue that been all over the news recently. Many want to know whether Bernie Madoff’s family will continue to live the good life now that he has pled guilty. Hopefully this article assists. Also, check out my…
As criminal defense attorney’s, we frequently hear the same question: “How can you defend those guilty people?” Erroneously presupposed by those who ask this questions is that all the people that we represent are all guilty. We have different responses when asked this question depending on who asks and how…
The state of Florida announced recently that it would not seek the death penalty in the highly publicized Orlando murder case against “tot mom” Casey Anthony. Although the trial is not scheduled to begin for quite some time, the prosecution’s recent decision has left many people unhappy and even angry,…
Navy sailor Javier Trevino says he’s always enjoyed a hot cup of tea, but the tea he tried in early July of last year ruined his life. “It just tasted good. It’s herbal tea. Had a good taste to it, good flavor to it.” “My whole world came crashing down”…
A posh South Florida day spa was put on a year probation for hiring unlicensed workers and allegations that a woman was sexually assaulted at the spa. An attorney for the spa argues that the spa didn’t do anything wrong. The State Board of Massage Therapy disagrees. The spa and…
Six former cheerleaders and the former mascot from Morton Ranch High School made their first court appearances last week on hazing charges based on allegations that they pushed junior varsity cheerleaders, bound and blindfolded, into a swimming pool. The misdemeanor charges state the defendants engaged in reckless conduct that endangered…
A jury convicted a woman last Wednesday of three minor offenses in her role in an internet cyber-hoax which likely drove a 13-year old girl to suicide. Although originally charged with felony charges of accessing a computed without authorization to inflict emotional distress, the jury found defendant Lori Drew guilty…
An 8 year old Arizona boy was charged last week with the premeditated killing of his father and another man. The news of the shooting became public when the prosecutors released to the news this week an hour long interrogation which led to the boy’s confession. On the video the…