By now, you’ve heard about Justin Bieber’s arrest on Miami Beach for DUI, resisting arrest, and having an expired drivers license. I watched the bond hearing very closely, along with his subsequent release from jail. The question that many are asking is whether Bieber was given the “Star Treatment.” In…
“That lawyer is a scumbag!” “That doctor rips off his patients.” “My professor is a total pervert.” Be careful. Depending on what words you use, your Tweets could subject you to a lawsuit. Just ask Courtney Love. In a landmark case, singer-actress Courtney Love is currently being sued for libel…
Oh no! I’m sure I’m going to hear it again, “What the hell is wrong with you people in Florida.” As always, I’m going to respond with, “It’s just another isolated incident.” Candidly, many are finding it difficult to buy my argument, especially with yet another bizarre violent crime committed…
“Brady.” For most, that word conjures up other words and phrases that include, “Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!” It also may spark words like, “The Bunch,” “Greg,” and/or even “Sam the Butcher.” Others may think of “the man that has it all,” star Patriot quarterback Tom Brady. For most of us who…
You’re having a really bad day. You figure it would be a good idea if you clear your head by going for a brisk walk around the block. While on your walk in your neighborhood, a car pulls up next to you. The passenger lowers his window and yells some…
There’s been an extraordinary amount of outrage over a sentence recently handed down in a DUI Manslaughter case. 16-year-old Ethan Couch admitted killing four people while driving drunk. He killed four pedestrians while going 70 miles per hour in a 40 zone. Nine bystanders were injured and one of his…
Just days after George Zimmerman’s latest arrest, I wrote in my November 19, 2013 blog posting, that he will “probably” be acquitted. (see: https://www.floridacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2013/11/george_zimmerman_will_probably.html) I wrote that almost all the evidence that prosecutors had to prove that the aggravated assault and other accompanying crimes were committed would have to come…
I disagree with you Geraldo (Rivera). He tweeted this morning, “Hard to believe star quarterback Jameis Winston would not have been indicted for rape if he wasn’t leading FSU to a national championship.” That’s just not the case. I have no doubt that the reasons provided by prosecutors are the…
Christine Morton was attacked and killed at her home on August 12, 1985. Although her husband Michael Morton was at work at the time, authorities suspected him, and he was later charged and convicted for the murder. Morton spent nearly 25 years in prison for this wrongful conviction. Fortunately, a…
I wasn’t surprised at all. Aaron Hernandez, former star tight end for the New England Patriots, who is facing first degree murder charges, will plead the Fifth Amendment in his pending civil lawsuit. In that federal suit, Hernandez is being accused of shooting 30 year old Alexander Bradley in the…