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Another Example of the Trend of Tougher Sentences in White Collar crimes
Today the New York Times reported an 11 year prison sentence for convicted insider trader, Raj Rajaratman, which according to the Times is “the...
Calculating Loss in a Mortgage Fraud Case – I Still Think I’m Right
I know I have lost the argument that in a mortgage fraud case, calculating the “actual loss” under the federal sentencing guidelines should include...
What to Do if You Are Stopped for DUI in Florida
(This article was originally published 3 years ago). When stopped by a police officer for suspicion of DUI the first things you should consider are...
Tools For Your Toolbox: Sample of Motion Used in Miami
Last Wednesday, August 17, 2011 a Miami Judge dismissed 39 drug charges, finding Florida’s drug possession law facially unconstitutional. The ruling...
Florida’s Drug Statute Declared Unconstitutional
Yesterday, July 27, 2011, Federal District Court Judge Mary Scriven declared the criminal section of Florida’s Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act...
A Touch of Due Process in DUI Administrative Reviews
For years, Florida along with other states, has used an extra-judicial punitive system to punish individuals arrested for DUI (not convicted of DUI...
Don’t Come Sniffin’ Around My Door
Kudos to the Florida Supreme Court for last Thursday’s (4/14/2011) ruling that "a warrantless 'sniff test' by a drug detection dog conducted at the...
Your Honor, May We Take a Lunch Break?
Let’s face it, which one of us has not felt better after a good night’s rest or a hot, delicious, meal. Now it appears that there is scientific...
Supreme Rudeness — Should that Really be the Norm?
From time to time I have voiced my concern over the continued loss civility in our society and in the practice of law. In the context of society, it...