Most people even marginally familiar with criminal law and evidentiary issues understand that there is a special relationship and privilege between a lawyer and his/her client and that a defendant’s lawyer would never be able to testify against the client in a criminal trial. However, that seemingly obvious conclusion may…
In any driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI) case in Florida, the state has to prove that the defendant was actually driving, or in actual physical control of, the vehicle. That seems obvious, but it may be problematic for the state in situations where the police respond…
Consider a situation where a crime occurs and the police believe they know who committed the crime. They obtain an arrest warrant, but they are not able to locate the suspect for some time. When they do find the suspect, the suspect runs from the police. At the defendant’s trial…