THE DEATH OF DIGNITY
There will be no winners in the confirmation process of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Americans were shown the true colors of our two-party system miserably at work. Mudslinging is too kind of a term to use in describing "the search for the truth." It seems that the "agenda" of the parties takes precedence over [...]
Taking blood in DUI crash cases
In Birchfield v. North Dakota, 136 S. Ct. 2160 (2016) the United States Supreme Court ruled that warrants were necessary to extract blood from a motorist involved in DUI crash cases where someone was [...]
STAND YOUR GROUND
Much has been said lately about the "stand your ground" law. There are some misconceptions that the public has concerning its applicability. Some people believe that the law allows a person to use deadly force in [...]
U.S. Supreme Court rules a warrant is required for cell tower data
Recently, the United States Supreme Court in Carpenter v. United States (June 28, 2018) ruled that law enforcement must apply for a warrant to obtain the cell tower records of a citizen to establish what the court termed [...]
Jury’s deliberations questioned
The United States Supreme Court handed down an opinion that changed the law on whether a citizen or the court can involve itself in the deliberations of a jury (See: Pina-Rodriguez v. Colorado, 580 U.S. [...]
New Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Proposition 96 also called "Marcy's Law" is a proposed Constitutional Amendment to Florida's Constitution that would add significant rights to victims of crimes. On its face, it is well intended, however there are unintended negative [...]