Florida Criminal Law Blog
Florida Criminal Law Blog covers criminal cases in the Pensacola area, including those of the author, offering commentary and opinion.
Author: Author M. James Jenkins is a criminal defense attorney in Pensacola, Fla.
Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • States • Florida • Private Defense
Recent Posts from Florida Criminal Law Blog
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How Do I Pick an Attorney?
When John's Mother learned he was arrested and placed in jail on a $100,000 bond she didn't know what to do. She had never had any dealings with an attorney before in her life and…
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Ray Guhn "Obscenity" Prosecution in Pensacola
In Santa Rosa County last week four individuals from Escambia and Santa Rosa County entered pleas relating to state court charges of RICO, Florida Statute 895.03, which basically means “running a criminal enterprise by a…
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Internet Crimes - A New Battlefield
Also, this case potentially could impact the law of solicitation in regards to the First Amendment more so than the impact on child pornography law. Eugene Volokh of the "Volokh Conspiracy" writes: "Today's U.S. v.…
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Is Attorney contact with witnesses and victims allowed in Florida?
Often times it is necessary, in the right type of case, to contact the victim/witness simply to develop a relationship with them and obtain their version of events. In some cases where the evidence of…
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Being Arrested is Different from Being Formally Charged
In Pensacola, as elsewhere in Florida, once a law enforcement agency arrests a person the paperwork is then forwarded to the State Attorney's Office (prosecutor's office) to determine what formal charges should actually be filed.…
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Steroid laws in Florida and in the Federal System
With all the Barry Bonds media coverage I thought it might be helpful to discuss an area of Florida and Federal law that could impact many athletes and even your local gym enthusiasts: the use…
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New Rules for Juror's in Florida Civil and Criminal trials
In 1999 the Florida Legislature passed the Juror’’s Bill of Rights, now codified as Florida Statute 40.50. In October of 2007, the Supreme Court of Florida adopted some of these ““rights”” and incorporated them into…
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Authorities Raid Sweepstakes Arcades in Pensacola
On October 4, 2007 this year, four sweepstakes arcades, including two in Pensacola were raided by a joint law enforcement task force including officials from the First Judicial Circuit Office of the State Attorney. The…
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Bringing a Little More Justice to Pensacola?
I left Pensacola to travel to Wyoming on August 19th this year to spend another week at a graduate level program at the non-profit Trial Lawyer’s College (TLC). The lawyers and staff that attend live…
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Puppy in Pensacola Reunited with Owner by Court
In a Pensacola courtroom yesterday a courageous judge issued one of the most articulate, well reasoned decisions I have heard or been a part of in 22 years of practicing law - a decision based…