The Florida Supreme Court recently decided a marijuana case that discussed the search and seizure issues involved with the police walking a drug dog around the outside of a person’s home to smell for marijuana or other drugs. The police and the state argued that walking a drug dog around…
New Florida Governor Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi have indicated they plan to target doctors and pharmaceutical manufacturers who, according to them, distribute pain pills such as Oxycodone and Oxycontin to drug abusers and drug dealers. The recently announced the formation of a new strike force for that…
In Florida, burglary is a very serious crime that can result in a significant prison sentence. Ordinarily, burglarizing a person’s home or dwelling is considered more serious than burglarizing a vehicle or a business. Most people understand burglary to include a situation where a person breaks into another’s home with…
In Florida, the laws regarding weapons, violence and threats of violence at school have become much more strict over the last several years. Every now and then, there will be a news story of a child getting arrested or suspended for seemingly harmless conduct. In a recent criminal case south…
Kidnapping is a very serious crime in Florida. Kidnapping can be committed in several different ways, but the most common method of kidnapping may be defined as forcibly imprisoning a person against his/her will with the intent to harm the person or commit a felony. In Florida, kidnapping is a…
With oil speculators wreaking havoc with the oil markets and gas prices continuously increasing once again, we thought it might be helpful to post this article addressing rules for riding your bicycle in Florida. Yahoo! Sports cited Lasnetski Gihon Law in the article so we will return the favor and…
Normally, a person in Florida has a privacy right attached to the vehicle he/she is driving and as a result, a police officer is not allowed to search that vehicle for illegal drugs or other evidence without permission, a search warrant or probable cause to believe there is evidence of…
The governor of Kentucky recently signed a new law that was designed to save money, decrease the number of prison inmates and reduce crime by reducing prison time for non-violent offenders who possess illegal drugs. The money saved from the lower prison inmate population is diverted to drug rehabilitation programs…
Police arrested eleven people alleging they were involved in mortgage fraud in various counties in North and Central Florida, including Flagler and Volusia Counties. The police are alleging that the individuals devised a scheme that involved straw buyers, realtors, appraisers and mortgage brokers. The group is alleged to have artificially…
In Florida, in a lewd or lascivious molestation or battery case, or a sexual battery case, the credibility of the victim’s testimony is often the most critical factor in the case. In many of these cases, the victims are children who may be less predictable in the things they say…