Drugs and Alcohol

Three separate police drug raids in Indian River led to the arrest of four men. The raid began after officers began detailing a vehicle occupied by two of the men. Police say the men acted nervous, prompting the officers to follow the car and conduct a traffic stop. Deputies searched...

/07 Sep 2016

/Driving Violations, Drugs and Alcohol, Successes and Wins

Collision With A Turtle Does Not A Search Warrant Make

A law enforcement officer’s empathy for a turtle injured by a passing car cannot justify an unlawful search and criminal prosecution……. It’s simple. Anger resulting from empathy for an injured animal does not give the police the right to search your car and arrest you. Most of us like turtles. ...

/15 May 2015

/Drugs and Alcohol, Successes and Wins

Charge Dismissed Against Citizen Charged With Felony Possession Of Oxycodone Based Upon Dog “sniff”.

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,...

/30 Dec 2014

/Drugs and Alcohol, Successes and Wins

MOTION TO SUPPRESS GRANTED/ STATE FORCED TO DROP POT CHARGES!!!

In State of Florida vs. C.S., (case number 2014 MM 2304), the Defendant initially believed that her life had been ruined by an arrest in St. Lucie County, Florida for possessing cannabis. It was a pleasant enough day in South Florida (for July, that is), when C.S. was traveling northbound...