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2021-02-14: Updated: 2021-02-14 16:46:33 Florida Court Discusses Grounds for Imposing Pre-Trial Detention

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2021-01-15: Updated: 2021-01-15 20:16:51 Florida Court Discusses Grounds for Revocation of Probation

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2020-12-11: Updated: 2020-12-11 21:20:16 Florida Court Discusses the Right to be Physically Present in a Courtroom

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2020-11-10: Updated: 2020-11-10 15:22:34 Florida Court Discusses Amendment of an Information

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2020-10-12: Updated: 2020-10-12 19:42:55 Florida Court Rules RICO Conspiracy Is Not a Crime of Violence

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2020-09-15: Updated: 2020-09-23 11:36:21 Florida Court Discusses Grounds for Continuing Criminal Trials

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2020-08-13: Updated: 2020-09-23 11:36:36 Florida Court Discusses the Right to a Competency Hearing

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2020-07-15: Updated: 2020-09-23 11:36:59 Court Rejects a Florida Defendant’s Attempt to Set Forth Defenses Post-Conviction

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2020-06-19: Updated: 2020-09-23 11:37:23 Court Analyzes Admissibility of Prior Statements in Sex Crime Cases in Florida

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2020-05-19: Updated: 2020-09-23 11:37:53 Florida Court Discusses Burden of Proof for Mitigating Circumstances

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2020-04-20: Updated: 2020-09-23 11:38:15 Florida Court Discusses the Right to a Speedy Trial in a Sexual Battery Case

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2020-03-21: Updated: 2020-09-23 11:38:40 Florida Court Discusses When a Person Must Register as a Sexual Offender

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2020-02-11: Updated: 2020-09-23 11:39:09 Florida Court Discusses Felony Hazing as a Principal

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2020-01-20: Updated: 2020-09-23 11:39:34 Florida Court Discusses Evidence Sufficient to Show a Sex Offender Probation Violation

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2019-12-19: Updated: 2020-09-23 11:39:51 Florida Court Discusses Impact of Improper Statements in Sex Crime Cases

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2019-10-21: Updated: 2019-10-21 21:33:48 Court Discusses Right to Post-Conviction DNA Testing in Florida Criminal Cases

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2019-09-20: Updated: 2019-09-20 19:59:23 Florida Court Rules Civil Commitment for Sex Offender is Not a Punishment

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2019-08-20: Updated: 2019-08-20 20:25:08 Court Discusses When Resumption of Questioning After Invoking Miranda Rights is Permissible in a Florida Carjacking Case

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2019-07-17: Updated: 2019-07-17 14:21:30 Court Discusses Admissibility of Victim Hearsay Evidence in Florida Sex Crime Cases

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2019-06-27: Updated: 2019-06-27 20:31:56 Florida Court Discusses Double Jeopardy in Solicitation Cases

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2019-05-21: Updated: 2019-05-21 21:54:17 Florida Court Discusses Right to Competency Hearing

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2019-04-24: Updated: 2019-04-24 21:43:27 Florida Court Discusses What Constitutes a Reasonable Hypothesis of Innocence for the Crime of Possession of a Firearm by a Felon

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2019-03-28: Updated: 2019-03-25 23:31:27 Florida Court Discusses Grounds for Acquittal

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2019-03-21: Updated: 2019-03-18 16:58:15 Florida Court Rules Firing a Gun is not an Essential Element of Armed Robbery

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2019-03-12: Updated: 2019-03-11 19:27:54 Court Explains Standard for Allowing a Defendant to Withdraw a Guilty Plea Post Sentencing in a Florida Sex Crime Case

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2019-03-04: Updated: 2019-03-04 13:59:05 Court Explains Inevitable Discovery Doctrine in Florida Child Pornography Case

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2019-02-27: Updated: 2019-02-23 21:27:23 Court Vacates Enhanced Sentence as Illegal Following Florida Aggravated Battery Conviction

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2019-02-21: Updated: 2019-02-18 15:07:30 Court Holds Defendants in Florida Capital Cases Have a Right to a 12 Person Jury Regardless of Penalty Sought

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2019-02-14: Updated: 2019-02-14 00:35:31 Court Explains What Constitutes a Substantial Step Towards a Sex Crime in Florida Case

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2019-02-07: Updated: 2019-02-04 21:58:49 Florida Court Rules that Convictions for Solicitation of a Minor and Traveling After Solicitation Violate Double Jeopardy

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2019-01-31: Updated: 2019-01-28 02:14:45 Florida Court Upholds Conviction for Multiple Battery Crimes Arising out of the Same Act

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2019-01-23: Updated: 2019-01-21 20:36:30 Court Holds Florida Kidnapping Conviction is a Crime of Violence

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2019-01-16: Updated: 2019-01-15 23:22:22 Florida Court Finds Sexual Predator Designation Proper Even Though The Offender Did Not Meet Statutory Definition of a Predator

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2019-01-02: Updated: 2019-01-07 18:59:33 Florida Court Explains Evidentiary Concept of Opening the Door to Otherwise Inadmissible Evidence

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2018-12-28: Updated: 2018-12-21 18:49:40 Florida Court Finds 1000 Year Sentence with Parole Eligibility Provides A Meaningful Chance for Release within the Offender’s Life

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2018-12-20: Updated: 2018-12-18 22:45:50 Florida Court Explains Factors Indicating Voluntary Consent to a Warrantless Search

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2018-12-10: Updated: 2018-12-12 16:16:57 Appeals Court of Florida Finds Trial Court Erred in Requiring a Defendant to Register as a Sex Offender and in its Sentencing

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2018-12-03: Updated: 2018-12-04 23:37:11 Florida Court Holds that Evidence a Defendant Hid from Police in a Stolen Car is Insufficient to Prove the Defendant Knew the Car Was Stolen

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2018-11-29: Updated: 2018-11-30 18:13:44 Florida Court Clarifies What Constitutes an Overt Act in an Attempted Sex Crime

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2018-11-18: Updated: 2018-11-21 01:19:29 Murder Defendant in Florida Appeals Conviction

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2018-11-11: Updated: 2018-11-13 19:17:03 Florida Appeals Court Hears Video Voyeurism Case

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2018-11-04: Updated: 2018-11-09 19:22:08 Florida Defendant Appeals Police Chase Conviction

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2018-10-25: Updated: 2018-10-28 20:56:42 Florida Appeals Court Hears Sixth Amendment Sexual Battery Case

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2018-10-17: Updated: 2018-10-24 18:26:31 Conviction Upheld in Florida After Jury Read-Back Instructions Questioned

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2018-10-09: Updated: 2018-10-24 18:26:28 Florida Courts Discuss “Sexually Violent Predator” Designation

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2018-10-03: Updated: 2018-10-24 18:26:22 Florida Law and Withholding Adjudication

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2018-09-27: Updated: 2018-10-24 18:26:17 Florida Man’s Sexual Battery Conviction Affirmed by Appeals Court

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2018-09-18: Updated: 2018-10-24 18:26:13 Florida Court Hears Habitual Felony Offender Case

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2018-09-10: Updated: 2018-10-24 18:26:07 Florida Supreme Court Hears Double Jeopardy Argument in Attempted Sexual Battery Case

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2018-09-07: Updated: 2018-10-24 18:26:03 Florida High Court Affirms Death Sentence

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2018-08-29: Updated: 2018-10-24 18:25:58 Juvenile Convicted of Sexual Battery Gets Resentencing Hearing in Florida

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2018-08-22: Updated: 2018-09-12 12:24:28 Manslaughter Conviction Upheld in Florida After Court Refuses to Extend “Stand Your Ground” Law Retroactively

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2018-08-14: Updated: 2018-09-06 17:21:25 Court in Florida Allows Bloody Wallet Evidence

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2018-08-10: Updated: 2018-09-12 12:24:33 Florida Court Allows Ineffective Assistance Hearing for Man Convicted of Sex Crimes

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2018-07-24: Updated: 2018-10-24 18:25:53 Florida Court Okays Life Sentence for Juvenile

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2018-07-17: Updated: 2018-09-12 12:24:20 Recorded Jail Call Brings Conviction in Sex Crime Tampering Case

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2018-07-10: Updated: 2018-09-12 12:24:26 Probation Restrictions in Florida Sex Crime Cases

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2018-07-03: Updated: 2018-07-17 18:56:42 Florida Prosecutor Can Refer to Sex Crime Defendant as ‘Wild Animal,’ Court Says

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2018-06-25: Updated: 2018-07-02 01:20:43 Florida Supreme Court Clarifies Stance on Death Sentences

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2018-06-18: Updated: 2018-06-25 14:57:14 Civil Facility Commitment in Florida Sex Crimes Cases

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2018-06-11: Updated: 2018-06-13 19:14:27 Florida Sex Offender Probation

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2018-06-04: Updated: 2018-06-11 13:55:37 Appeals Court Shoots Down 139-Year Prison Sentence for Florida Sex Crimes

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2018-05-30: Updated: 2018-05-30 15:11:37 Multiple Convictions Stand after Florida Supreme Court Clarifies Sex Solicitation Law

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2018-05-21: Updated: 2018-05-21 11:56:21 Cell Phone Search Leads to Florida Child Pornography Conviction

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2018-05-14: Updated: 2018-05-30 15:10:50 911 Call Tape Lands Conviction in Florida Sex Crime Case

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2018-05-07: Updated: 2018-06-11 13:53:36 Jury Selection Snafu Sinks Florida Sex Crime Conviction

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2018-04-26: Updated: 2018-04-29 19:31:54 Appealing Sexual Predator Status in Florida

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2018-04-19: Updated: 2018-05-01 14:39:39 DNA, Consent Questions in Florida Sex Crime Cases

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2018-04-16: Updated: 2018-05-07 10:10:52 Civil Commitment for Sexually Violent Predators in Florida

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2018-04-09: Updated: 2018-04-16 17:53:59 Court: Florida Prosecutors Can’t Cut Juror Based on Religion

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2018-03-30: Updated: 2018-04-16 17:51:12 No Innocent Bystander Defense in Florida Forced Sex Case

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2018-03-23: Updated: 2018-03-29 22:14:51 Jury Instructions Misstep Stops Life Sentence in Florida Sex Crime Case

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2018-03-17: Updated: 2018-03-26 20:06:45 Email, Cellphone Evidence Key in Florida Sex Crime Cases

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2018-03-10: Updated: 2018-03-10 20:05:55 Biased Jury Means New Trial in Florida Sex Crime Case

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2018-02-27: Updated: 2018-02-27 20:13:42 Florida Court: Judge Has Discretion in Deciding Whether to Remove Underage Sex Offender from Registry

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2018-02-20: Updated: 2018-02-28 15:39:42 Old Florida Sexual Battery Conviction Leads to New Federal Prison Sentence

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2018-02-13: Updated: 2018-03-02 15:35:47 Chat Room Evidence Winds Up In Florida Child Pornography Case

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2018-02-01: Updated: 2018-02-07 16:10:47 Florida Sex Offender Registry Law’s Moving Requirements

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2018-01-30: Updated: 2018-01-31 15:43:21 Witness Seating Snafu Doesn’t Mean New Trial in Florida Sex Crime Case

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2018-01-23: Updated: 2018-01-29 13:21:04 Competency Considerations in Florida Sex Crime Cases

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2018-01-09: Updated: 2018-01-22 00:47:45 Probation Terms in Florida Sex Crime Cases

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2018-01-02: Updated: 2018-01-08 18:02:06 The Entrapment Defense in Florida Sex Crime Cases

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2017-12-26: Updated: 2018-01-01 14:58:12 Jury Confusion Means No Conviction in Florida Attempted Sexual Battery Case

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2017-12-19: Updated: 2018-01-01 14:54:41 The Right to Remain Silent, Have a Lawyer in Florida Sex Crime Cases

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2017-12-12: Updated: 2017-12-26 13:42:42 Hearsay Defense Doesn’t Work for Florida Man in Failure to Register as Sex Offender Case

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2017-12-05: Updated: 2017-12-26 13:42:46 Florida Supreme Court Explains State Criminal Law on HIV Sex

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2017-11-09: Updated: 2017-12-26 13:42:48 Florida Man’s Sentence Reversed After Hillsborough County Trial Court Interrupts His Statements at the Sentencing Hearing

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2017-11-01: Updated: 2017-12-26 13:42:51 Defendant’s Conviction Reversed on Appeal After Prosecution Failed to Instruct Florida Jury on a Lesser Included Offense

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2017-10-23: Updated: 2017-12-26 13:42:53 Florida Appeals Court Reverses Trial Court that Refused to Instruct the Jury on Defendant’s Self-Defense Claim

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2017-10-18: Updated: 2017-12-26 13:42:55 Identification of Typo Changes Crime Classification in Florida Defendant’s Conviction

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2017-10-09: Updated: 2017-12-26 13:42:58 Grand Theft Auto Conviction Overturned for Florida Bail Bondsman

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2017-10-06: Updated: 2017-12-26 13:43:00 Limitations Period Expired for Sex Crime Charge, Rules Florida Appeals Court

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2017-09-15: Updated: 2018-09-06 17:21:17 Cell-Tower Data Used in Murder Case Against St. Petersburg Man

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