Monthly Archives: August 2024
How The Humble Smartphone Camera Is Changing The Criminal Justice System
Young people are already tired of hearing their elders talk about how different life was before the Internet, so for a change, tell your kids about how different life was before smartphone cameras. Even millennials can participate with this game, because while you used websites in the bibliographies of papers you wrote in high… Read More »
Florida Enacts Changes To Police Response To Domestic Violence Calls
Most domestic violence calls do not lead to an arrest; the police simply de-escalate a fight between family members, perhaps telling one of the parties to stay away from the house for a few hours until everyone has had a chance to cool down. Things often continue to escalate after the police leave, though. … Read More »
How Jury Instructions Can Affect The Outcome Of Your Case
The best thing about jurors is how little they know; this is what makes them unbiased. The jury would not be able to return a fair verdict if all of the jurors were your former classmates who were still bearing a grudge about what a jerk you were when you were a teenager. How… Read More »
Is “Embalming Fluid” The Next Big Thing In Florida’s Drug Supply?
Every so often, you hear about a new drug making an appearance in Florida’s drug supply; often, it is just an old drug known by a new nickname. Recently, a man got arrested at the Sol Fest music festival in Florida, because he bit a sheriff’s deputy while high on drugs, and one of… Read More »