Password protect your smartphone, ladies and gentlemen: the First District Court of Appeals in Florida has held that police can search your cell phone for information after arresting you. The case, Smallwood v. State, involved a robbery suspect who had his phone detained by officers at the time of arrest. Police had no […]
If you were arrested for a criminal offense in Tampa Bay while on vacation, in many instances your case can be resolved without you having to come back to Florida for court appearances. Tourists are often arrested while visiting Tampa Bay on charges such as DUI, theft, battery, open container,etc. Many misdemeanors can be […]
Florida lawmakers have passed a bill requiring school dress codes to ban clothing that exposes underwear or body parts in an indecent manner. A student caught violating this policy would receive a verbal warning for a first offense; a second offense would result in a possible five day suspension from extra curricular activities. […]
Earlier this week a St. Petersburg nurse was arrested on charges of obtaining prescription drugs by fraud and trafficking in prescription drugs. Nurse Jamie Snide faces eight counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. The drugs Ms. Snide was arrested for included hydrocodone, a drug that is highly popular with drug abusers across […]
As many Americans already know, “pill mills” are becoming a growing trend in America today. Doctors are prescribing addictive drugs at an alarming rate, resulting in many people becoming addicted to the very drugs they were once given to improve their health and quality of life. Unfortunately for those who become addicted, and even the […]
Former Tampa Bay Ray Elijah Dukes has been arrested yet again – this time for driving on a suspended license. Dukes was arrested on I-75 on Easter Sunday near the MLK exit. Since 2003, Dukes has been arrested seven times. Are you concerned that your driver license might be suspended or revoked? Visit https://www6.hsmv.state.fl.us/DLCheck/main.jsp and […]
Fox Sports is reporting that Tampa Bay Buc’s assistant coach Jayson Kaiser was arrested this week on charges of Drunk Driving. Kaiser was pulled over for driving with no headlights on and was subsequently arrested and charged with DUI after refusing to submit to Field Sobriety Exercises or take a breach alcohol test. Kaiser […]
The Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures, right? Then why are local police forces across America starting to use a new product, called “Cellebrite,” to extract personal data from the cell phones of motorists they stop for routine traffic infractions? We asked Tampa Criminal Defense lawyer Barry Taracks, […]
As reported earlier, Detroit Tigers’ star Miguel Cabrera was arrested and charged with DUI earlier this year. Today, he is scheduled for a DMV hearing in Florida to determine whether or not he will lose his driving privileges. We sat down with Tampa DUI attorney and former state prosecutor Barry Taracks to discuss the […]
Recently, former Terra Verde beauty queen Meghan Brown shot and killed an intruder who broke into her Pinellas County home. As the intruder grappled with her fiancé, Brown calmly reached into a drawer and removed her pink .38 special. Four shots later the intruder was dead. This has prompted many Tampa Bay residents to question […]
