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Alleged Polk County "road rage" incident captured on cell phone video at Winter Haven McDonald's Drive-thru

Last week a video went viral of a woman videotaping an alleged "road rage" in Florida that went viral.  Today, Polk County had it's own alleged road rage incident.  This too was captured on a cell phone video and is sure to make the rounds on news stations all throughout the country. The alleged incident...

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Florida legislature's attempt to repeal "Stand Your Ground" Law fails.

This week, the legislature's latest attempt to repeal Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law failed.  This means that a person does not have a duty to retreat if attacked.  The proposed bill was soundly defeated by a vote of 11-2.  This law has been the subject of protests and media coverage ever since the George Zimmerman/Trayvon...

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Opening statements in criminal cases and purpose for defending a citizen in court

George Zimmerman's trial began this week.  Many people and "experts" on TV have endless opinions on this case.  I use the term "expert" because many never try cases or are just on TV to create controversy or be critical just to be critical. Most people gave high marks to the prosecutor for the State's opening...

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Another Polk County Backpage solicitation for lewdness and prostitution sting

Polk County law enforcement agencies ran another prostitution sting this week.  This appears to be similar to the prostitution stings recently done this past January and last August.  The prostitution law increased the "civil penalty" for "johns" from $500.00 to $5,250.00 on January 1, 2013.  I am the only Polk County criminal defense attorney who has challenged the...

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