Bullying has been gaining more and more national attention in recent years, it seems, particularly as the increased use of social media sites among young people has increased. Social media sites like Facebook, it is well known, provide a platform for potential...
Tampa Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer
Month: September 2014
Sentencing Commission considering changes in coming year
Last month, the U.S. Sentencing Commission—the federal agency which sets sentencing policy for judges to use in federal criminal cases—made the announcement that it would soon be seeking to make changes to mandatory minim sentences. Mandatory minimum...
Florida State student arrested for drug offenses after vehicle search
A Florida State University student was reportedly arrested on Monday and cited with various drug offenses after Louisiana State Troopers stopped the vehicle and conducted a search in Bossier Parish. The search was apparently conducted because of a tip that the vehicle...
Know your rights when police step up DUI enforcement
Florida readers may be aware that police departments across the state of the Florida ramped up monitoring last month up until Labor Day. The campaign, called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” was like the many others just like it—increased officer...