It seems like every year after the annual Florida v. Georgia game in Jacksonville, Florida, we see an article in the news about the many arrests the Jacksonville police make of people allegedly drinking while under-aged. In most cases, the police officer will only give the person a citation, or…
Federal prosecutors recently charged 73 people, from Georgia to California, for allegedly defrauding Medicare out of $163 million, according to an article on Foxnews.com. The people arrested were apparently setting up fake doctor-patient relationships and billing Medicare for medical services that were never performed. More traditional Medicare fraud involves doctors…
In Florida, when a defendant is charged with a violent crime, such as battery, aggravated assault or murder, the defendant’s criminal defense lawyer may present evidence at the trial that the victim had a reputation for violence in the community. Normally, such evidence about a victim’s character is not admissible…
Florida laws have become much tougher on all illegal conduct involving weapons, particularly firearms. It is illegal for a person in Florida to possess any weapon, including a gun, taser, knife or other weapon on school grounds unless it is specifically authorized by the school. There are some exceptions to…
Most crimes have been on the decline across the country over the last few years. However, domestic violence, or domestic battery, cases have increased by 10% in Jacksonville, Florida according to a recent Jacksonville news article. There is no question that domestic battery is a serious crime. However, domestic battery…
In a recent drug trafficking case near Jacksonville, Florida, a police officer stopped the defendant as he was driving by himself in a rental car. The police officer ultimately searched the rental car and found a trafficking amount of cocaine in a closed compartment in the vehicle. The rental car…
Police in Clay County, Florida (which is adjacent to Jacksonville, Florida) are making an increasing number of arrests for operating marijuana grow houses, according to an article on Firstcoastnews.com. A Clay County Sheriff’s Office representative said they made 15 arrests for marijuana grow houses in 2009 and 12 already this…
There are several crimes in Florida where, if you are convicted, the judge is required to place you on sex offender probation. For other crimes, the judge normally has discretion whether to put a defendant on probation and if he/she does, the judge has discretion as to which terms of…
As criminal defense lawyers in Jacksonville, Florida, we handle all varieties of criminal cases. Every now and then, the police will set up a sting or establish a particular focus on a particular crime. This often results in the arrest of people who actually commit that crime as well as…
If you have driven around Jacksonville and other areas in the Southeast, you may have noticed signs for pain clinics, which are clinics people who have chronic pain can go to to get evaluated and receive prescriptions for pain medicine. However, federal law enforcement agents and local police are raiding…