by Eric Roper | Jun 21, 2016 | Criminal Defense, Uncategorized
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback to the Fourth Amendment’s right against unreasonable searches and seizures by law enforcement when it decided the case of Utah v. Strieff. Generally, the Fourth Amendment prohibits the introduction of evidence in a...
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 | 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...
by Eric Roper | Jul 13, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Uncategorized
Although there is still no news from the 11th Circuit on Shelton, the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion yesterday in State v. Adkins, holding that sec 893.13(1)(a), (6)(a), Fla. Stat., is constitutional. You can read the full opinion here and read more...
by Eric Roper | Jan 7, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Military Law, Uncategorized
Manufacturers of synthetic marijuana (widely referred to as “Spice”) have responded to recent state and Federal laws criminalizing the use and possession of the herb by slightly altering the chemical compounds involved in the manufacturing process to avoid using the...
