Law Enforcement Cannot Remove You from Your Home Just to Talk
Seiracki v. State On February 16, 2022, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal decided the Seiracki v. State, a case
Is Your Identity Protected by the Accident-Report Privilege?
By: Adam L. Bantner, II Board Certified Criminal Trial Law Attorney The Accident-Report Privilege Most Florida drivers are aware of
Is That 9-1-1 Call Going to Get Admitted into Evidence?
By: Adam L. Bantner, II Board Certified Criminal Trial Attorney You would think that the answer to this question would
Don’t Post Evidence on Facebook!!!
By: Adam L. Bantner, II Board Certified Criminal Trial Law Attorney It should go without saying, but you can do
There is not a “logical sequence of events” exception to hearsay
By: Adam L. Bantner, II Board Certified Criminal Trial Attorney Contrary to what many prosecutors, and a few judges, believe,
Do I Have to Do Field Sobriety Exercises?
You Can Say, "No," to Field Sobriety Exercises This is the short version of the standard FSEs. The officer will
Judges Get This One Wrong All The Time!
An Excited Utterance Can Be Admissible Even When Self-Serving By Adam L. Bantner, II Adam@TampaCrimeAttorneys.com www.TampaCrimeAttorneys.com During the course of
Will a Discovery Violation Earn a New Trial?
What Happens When the State Hides the Ball?Sometimes intentionally, sometimes inadvertently, the Office of the State Attorney and its prosecutors
Improper Bolstering by State Causes Conviction to Be Overturned
If a person is serious about taking their case to trial, they need to be represented by an attorney with
That Admission Might Not Be Used Against You
The Corpus Delecti RuleFlorida is one of a few jurisdictions where the "corpus delecti" rule still applies to the benefit