In State of Florida vs. C.P., (56-2014- MM-4100- A) the government, in its ‘infinite wisdom’ chose to charge C.P. with Battery, a crime punishable by up to one (1) year in the county jail, one (1) year of probation, and up to a $1,000.00 fine—or some mixture of those three sanctions. The Government elected to...Read More

Man’s best friend.  And one of man’s best ‘tools’.   The ultra sensitive olfactory abilities of dogs are legendary.  But as this example will show, they are not “limitless”. In State v. J.R.J., Indian River County Case No.: 31-2014-CF-765-A, a young citizen was returning from a pizza restaurant late one night, with a fresh, redolent pie...Read More