The current state of the law in Florida, and apparently Texas, is that when an officer believes they detect the odor of cannabis, that constitutes probable cause to search the person or immediate vicinity of a person and their vehicle, WITHOUT needing their permission...
While my advice here is absolutely not to get behind the wheel if you’ve been drinking, the reality is people do drive after they have been drinking. (I don’t say this in a judgmental way, it’s just I see how unfair the system is in the sense that even sober...
It’s always so astonishing to me when I get a client who has had a driver’s license for over 50 years and until just recently, had never gotten a ticket in all of that time. More often than not, people, unfortunately, do have run-ins with the police when it...
It is an unfortunate fact of the times we’re living, but more often than not, we see spikes in the number of crimes committed and reported during the holiday season. Though it is supposed to be a time of sharing, caring and spending quality time with loved ones, many...
Did you know you could lose your license for a drug conviction? How about shoplifting? Did you know that you could lose your license more than 2 times as long for a marijuana possession conviction that you would for driving under the influence?! Well, it...
I have lost count of the hundreds of times clients, or even people I deal with on the ball fields or school functions in my personal life, that ask me, “What does it mean if the cops didn’t read me my rights?” Well, that’s a great question! And what if you...
