Recent Blog Posts
Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Can Lead to Worse Charges
Conventional wisdom says that, as long as the quantity of illicit drugs in your possession is small, the resulting criminal charges will not be a big deal, but this does not tell the whole story. Yes, the quantity of drugs can be the deciding factor in whether you face charges for simple possession or… Read More »
What Is Nexus, the Latest Synthetic Psychedelic Drug in Florida’s Drug Supply?
At first glance, there is nothing extraordinary about Elijah Barney’s case. Barney is 20 years old, and he is facing felony drug charges for selling drugs to an undercover police officer in November 2024. As in so many cases like these, Barney communicated with the officer by phone and agreed to sell him drugs,… Read More »
Four Family Members Arrested in Polk County Drug Bust
If you look for them, you can find scenarios where the courts have acted as though family is an antidote to illicit drug use, and in ideal circumstances, it is. Judges in pretrial diversion programs have ordered defendants facing charges to live with their parents. Living with one’s parents can also be a condition… Read More »
Florida Man Avoids Life Sentence in Case Involving Drug Delivery Resulting in Death
When people advocate for tougher penalties for drug crimes, they are usually doing it to get votes or to sublimate their violent fantasies. They seem to think that the only way to prevent drug crimes is through intimidation. Meanwhile, others advocate for resources to help people who have previously abused drugs stay sober or… Read More »
How Classical Rhetoric Can Win Over Jurors Who Consider Themselves Tough on Crime
In certain corners of the Internet, people have boundless enthusiasm for Classical Greek civilization, usually focused on Athens in the 5th century B.C. If you linger too long scrolling through this content, it will give you the creeps. Either the content creators are only interested in the most superficial aspects of an ancient culture,… Read More »
Criminal Defense, Bougie Style
Isn’t it fun to hate watch content about how the other half lives? They rent exquisite hotel rooms just to trash them and buy expensive cars just to wreck them. If they are in the private sector, they take the money we spend on subscriptions for their products that we can barely afford, and… Read More »
The Six-Year Itch: A Cautionary Tale About Bringing Your Gun to a Drug Deal
Criminal defense lawyers have many strategies for turning things in your favor. Their greatest superpower is a thorough knowledge of the law. They know the rights of people accused of crimes and people interacting with police inside and out, and they can tell when the police or the prosecutors were breaking the rules, even… Read More »
Floridians Get Criminal Charges for Supplying Drugs to Texas Pill Mill
Your kids think they have heard all your stories about how life was different before the Internet became a ubiquitous part of our lives. They have heard about how, instead of simply humming a tune into a Google search to find the song you wanted to hear, you had to tape songs off of… Read More »
Who’s Afraid of Medetomidine?
Medical researchers are always doing experiments to find chemical compounds that will control the symptoms of a disease more effectively than existing drugs but with fewer risks or undesirable side effects. Testing the drugs on animals is often a prerequisite for clinical trials involving human patients, which is itself a prerequisite for the drugs… Read More »
Florida Laws About Identifying Yourself to Police
Things can quickly get ugly when, one minute, you were just minding your business, and the next, a police officer wants to search your property and claims that there is probable cause to do so. Just as in unpleasant social situations, you should remember that you have more control over what you say and… Read More »
