Q: What’s worse than a human being who willfully tortures a dog??????? A: —— An innocent man, wrongfully arrested, jailed and ACCUSED of torturing an animal…..when he did nothing, nothing, NOTHING wrong. Charges were finally dropped against D.A. a few weeks ago. But not before he’d been wrongfully arrested, held in jail, had his bond...Read More
Grocery Store Owner’s Criminal Charge Dismissed !! C.R. owns several grocery stores throughout Florida—-one of the few remaining independent, entrepreneurial grocery chains still in operation. His retail outlets offer produce, meats, fresh fish, canned goods—-the full panoply of items found in the major grocery chains, but on a smaller, customer friendly scale. Florida Fish and Wildlife agents...Read More
In State of Florida vs. AW, Case No.: 2012cf3530, the Defendant, while taking a leisurely nighttime walk around his quiet neighborhood in Port St. Lucie, became a “suspect” in a series of attempted car burglaries. The police suspected AW because he was in the area, and an “eye witness” claimed to have seen (at least...Read More
On December 19, 2006, Detectives at the Port St. Lucie Police Department sought nine (9) arrest warrants against M.M. in case numbers 2006 CF 6055 through 2006 CF 6063. The issuing magistrate signed the warrants, with bond amounts totalling $275,000.00. M.M. was arrested, and was required to post the bond. M.M. was charged with one...Read More
ALL CASES ARE “BIG” CASES, TO THE WRONGFULLY ACCUSED… When lawyers engage in “marketing” their skills, they typically refer to their exploits in “high profile” cases; cases which, for whatever reason, have captured the conscience of the community—whether that community is a neighborhood, town, city, country, or the international stage. “O.J.”, “Madoff” and “Martha Stewart”...Read More
January 20, 2007, promised to be like any other Saturday in South Florida for J.T., a twenty-five (25) year old teacher certified to teach in three (3) States, and her fiance , with whom she had recently reconciled. The weekend promised good weather, exercise, libations and good times. Until the phone rang, and J.T.’s nightmare...Read More
In State v. C.G. 2207MM400, the Defendant was charged with DUI while riding his motorcycle home in the early morning hours of January 28, 2007. The defendant hired Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer Jay Kirschner to represent him. Although the client had one previous DUI conviction occurring over twenty (20) years earlier, the previous conviction...Read More
Jonathan Jay Kirschner of Kirschner & Garland, P.A., Fort Pierce, for petitioner. Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; and Georgina Jimenez-Orosa and Carol Cobourn Asbury, Assistant Attorneys General, West Palm Beach, for respondent. WELLS, Judge. We have for review Gibbs v. State, 676 So.2d 1001 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996), in which the district court certified the...Read More
BOTTERBUSCH v. BOTTERBUSCH Cite as 851 So.2d 903 (Fla. App. 4 Dist. 2003)Donald L. Botterbusch, Appellant,v. Terri L. Botterbusch, Appellee. No. 4D03-1831 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. Aug. 13, 2003Mother, who was primary residential parent of child, brought action seeking residential parent of child, brought action seeking permission to relocate. The Circuit...Read More
