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 | Jul 29, 2013 | Criminal Defense, Uncategorized
The Florida Supreme Court recently reviewed the Jacksonville case of a man convicted of armed robbery after police discovered incriminating evidence of the crime on his cell phone. The man was charged with robbing a convenience store at gunpoint. After identifying the...
by Eric Roper | Mar 27, 2013 | Criminal Defense, Uncategorized
The issue of when police may lawfully use a drug-sniffing dog in conducting criminal investigations has again made the headlines. Both recent cases before the U.S. Supreme Court arose from Florida and involved police use of a specially trained canine to search for...
by Eric Roper | Mar 19, 2013 | Criminal Defense, Uncategorized
Fifty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution required states to provide an appointed defense lawyer to a criminal defendant facing serious charges when that defendant could not afford to hire a lawyer. The...
by Eric Roper | Mar 1, 2013 | Criminal Defense, Military Law, Uncategorized
Criminal defense attorneys are often asked by clients whether charges against them can be dismissed because law enforcement officers did not advise them of their rights before arresting them. Using a recent Federal case as an example, the purpose of this article is...
by Eric Roper | Feb 26, 2013 | Criminal Defense, Uncategorized
In a recent decision, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal reversed the conviction of a man charged with felony drug trafficking after the trial court denied his pretrial motion to suppress evidence of the drugs after an unconstitutional search of his vehicle. In...
