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The cities of St. Petersburg, Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, Largo and Kenneth City police departments, along with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s office and Florida Highway Patrol have announced that they will be budgeting for extra traffic units this Cinco De Mayo Weekend. Some times they do this when they have extra Federal Funding and sometimes it…

According to the the below referenced study, Pinellas County has one of the  highest arrest rates for drug possession charges  in the State of Florida.  Consequently, drug charges are one of the most common  cases that I handle in my Criminal Defense practice.  Contrary to the popular trend, even small amounts of marijuana are prosecuted…

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies will hit the streets over the weekend. Pinellas County, FL — Tampa Bay area residents with party plans in mind over the long holiday weekend may want to designate a driver. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office has announced a DUI Wolf pack just in time for the 4th of…

One of the things my clients are most interested in is how their criminal arrest or charge will effect them going forward in this social media, internet driven world.  In Pinellas County, the booking photos of people in the Pinellas County Jail, are not released to the public at large, so shouldn’t be available to mugshots.com$…

Multiple media outlets reported on The Tampa City Council’s recent plan to begin decriminalization for marijuana amounts under 20 grams. Pot possession in Tampa may soon just be a civil ticket rather than a first degree misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail, a $1000 fine and a possible Drivers license revocation as…

As reported in the local Media including Bay News 9, and the Tampa Bay Times, the St. Petersburg City Council discussed this week the possibility of decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana.  City Council Members talked about modeling the ordinance after similar ones in Leon and Miami-Dade counties, which would allow those who are…

In the state of Florida, trial courts are divided up into 20 different circuits. I practice Criminal Defense Law in the 6th Judicial Circuit which serves citizens in Pinellas and Pasco Counties, in the Tampa Bay area. Pinellas County is divided up into north and south sections, with the city of Clearwater being the northern…

In this Aaron Hernandez case, the police exceeded their authority to seize property owned by the Defendant in that they went beyond the scope of the Search Warrant granted by a Judge, and the Defense Lawyer moved to suppress the evidence as it was illegally obtained. One of the things an experienced defense lawyer does…

Almost anyone can get arrested for Driving Under The Influence in Pinellas County, DUI, – even a St. Petersburg Police office. If he took the breath test and scored as the article suggests he did, he blew over a .08 and will have an Administrative Driver’s License Suspension that he, or more likely, his lawyer…