Monthly Archives: September 2023
Making Threats Is Extortion, Except When It’s Your Job
In certain professions, it is your job to lie. You would not make it very far as a hairstylist, politician, call girl, or professional gambler if your words and your facial expressions always revealed the truth. Of course, the First Amendment right to freedom of speech protects your right to say things that you… Read More »
Depositions In Florida Criminal Cases
A trial is only the final step in a criminal case, and most cases resolve before the case gets to trial, either because the state decides to drop the charges or because the defendant decides to accept a plea deal. Before the trial is an information-finding process called discovery. The prosecution and defense must… Read More »
Florida Wiretapping Laws
“This call may be recorded for quality or training purposes.” When you hear these words, you dread what comes next, namely a customer service representative giving you the runaround, so that, if you lose your temper, the call center can play the recording of the call for new employees in training to show them… Read More »
How The Sixth Amendment Protects Defendants In Criminal Cases
If you have had any interactions with the criminal justice system, you are probably painfully aware of the ways in which it does not live up to its ideals of justice. A conviction for a nonviolent crime and a sentence that does not involve prison time can still be a lifelong financial burden. Many… Read More »
