by Eric Roper | Jun 14, 2016 | Criminal Defense, Uncategorized
Florida law requires that certain prison sentences are mandatory for defendants who are found to have possessed, carried, displayed, or used a firearm during the commission of a qualifying felony. The qualifying felonies include murder, sexual battery, robbery,...
by Eric Roper | Nov 16, 2015 | Criminal Defense, Military Law, Uncategorized
It is a familiar scenario to anyone involved in defending a military member accused of committing a sexual assault. Following a night of heavy drinking, a female confides to a friend or co-worker that she was sexually assaulted by a military member at some point...
by Eric Roper | Nov 12, 2015 | Criminal Defense, Military Law, Uncategorized
A Florida appeals court recently held that a police officer’s trial testimony that he remembered the defendant “didn’t want to speak with me” was an improper comment on the defendant’s exercise of his right to remain silent. The case serves as an important reminder of...
by Eric Roper | Apr 22, 2015 | Criminal Defense, Uncategorized
A police officer with a K-9 drug sniffing dog in Nebraska pulled over a motorist for driving on the shoulder of the highway. The driver answered all of the officer’s questions and received a warning for the traffic offense. The officer then requested the driver’s...
by Eric Roper | Sep 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
In a recent opinion by the 5th District Court of Appeals, the court reaffirmed the rule that police must have a reasonable suspicion that a person has committed a crime before detaining the person to conduct further investigation. The defendant in the case was seen...
