Posts in May, 2011

May 31 More Courts Allowing Warrantless Searches of Cell Phones

This could be dangerous... In California, it is legal for police to search an arrestee's cell phone without a warrant -- ever ...

May 30 Memorial Day Weekend 2011 Arrests

Memorial Day Weekend is a time for celebration, but it is also a time of increased police activity. In Miami-Dade County during ...

May 29 Occupied Burglary

Burglary can be occupied or unoccupied. Occupied burglaries mean that a person is home or inside of the car while a burglary is ...

May 28 Florida Supreme Court Throws Out Kidnapping Conviction

The Miami Herald reports that the Florida Supreme Court tossed out a kidnapping conviction for a Hialeah man who stole a truck ...

May 27 The "Smell of Marijuana" And Police Searches

More often than not, police officers make marijuana possession arrests on the road. A typical scenario involves an officer pulling ...

May 26 Why I Hate Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

I hate mandatory minimum sentencing . Even when I was a prosecutor, I hated it. I hate it because it takes away the discretion of ...