The use of snitches in law enforcement is dirty business. This unholy alliance not only injects highly suspect information into the criminal justice system, bought and paid for by our public servants, but it also allows often violent criminals the…
Author: John Floyd
2013
Category: Uncategorized
Criminal defense lawyers not only protect the rights and liberties of their clients, but they are also often the last defenders of the Constitution, especially when their client is less than sympathetic. Demanding that law enforcement respect the Fourth Amendment’s…
2013
Category: Uncategorized
If you live long enough, you will find a subject upon which you can agree with your worst adversary. We are really not that political. We represent, or at least consider representing, anyone who walks through our firm’s door. We’ve…
2013
Category: Federal Criminal Law
As criminal defense lawyers we often advise innocent clients to invoke the Fifth Amendment in situations where they might face exposure to criminal allegations. This is especially so when the inquisitor has abandoned neutrality and has jump to a conclusion…
2013
Category: Federal Criminal Law
While surveillance, eavesdropping and spying have become prominent features in the American lexicon over the past several months, they have long been insidious instruments of the criminal justice system. As criminal defense lawyers, we are all to aware the growing…
2013
Category: Federal Criminal Law
As criminal defense attorneys we are completely aware of the flaws in the criminal justice system that lead to wrongful convictions and executions. However, it is the outrageous cost of running the state death machines that is causing serious reconsideration…
2013
We always advise individuals who a potential targets or suspects in criminal investigations to clearly assert their right to remain silent and their right to have a lawyer present during questioning. These are personal rights that must be clearly asserted…
2013
The killing of Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of George Zimmerman exposed a raw nerve left after years of continued prejudice, racial profiling and inequality in criminal justice system. Racial bias has no place in the courtroom, but, through unchecked…
2013
Category: Uncategorized
After the acquittal of George Zimmerman in his trial for the killing of Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman walked out of the courtroom a free man having been found “not guilty.” However, he did not walk away as an innocent man.
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2013
Not Guilty Verdict Fans Discontent Over Disparity in Justice System
Our adversarial system of justice sometimes works. The George Zimmerman demonstrates as much. Prosecutors for the State of Florida and criminal defense attorneys for Zimmerman had a judicial forum,…