Over the weekend, a Bartow high school teacher was arrested for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia (a grinder). WFLA channel 8 is reporting that Polk County Sheriff deputies allegedly went to the teacher's house in response to a tip that the teacher was in possession of the marijuana. Once the deputies arrived, they alleged smelled...
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Proposed medical marijuana amendment approved by Florida Supreme Court. How will it affect criminal cases
The medical marijuana amendment has made it to Florida’s ballot in time for the next governor’s election. Voter polls currently indicate that the amendment will pass easily and medical marijuana will become legal in the state of Florida. How will this affect criminal cases? The potential effect on the police, when law enforcement can search...
Read MorePolk County drug dog sniff cases affected by new court decision
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Florida Supreme Court decision concerning the legality of drug dog sniff cases. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a police officer’s use of a drug sniffing dog to search a vehicle during a traffic stop was legal, even though the drugs the police found after the searching...
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