Recent Updates
April 28, 2010
State Must Prove Defendant's Knowledge of Driver's License Suspension
April 13, 2010
Sentencing Commission Votes to Eliminate Recent Criminal History Points
October 15, 2009
Consent to search inside of vehicle does not extend to locked containers
October 14, 2009
Making phone calls to get drugs for personal use not a felony
October 07, 2009
Duval County schools agree to reduce number of students getting arrested
Budget cuts Hurt both the State and Public Defenders
July 08, 2009
Topic: Criminal
Mr. Arnold recently hosted a seminar in which he gave an update on recent case law in Florida. He also moderated a panel which included State Attorney Angela Corey and Matt Shirk, Public Defender from the Fourth Judicial Circuit, as well as Judge Michael R. Weatherby and First District Court of Appeals Judge Charles Kahn. Many of Mr. Arnold's questions focused on the handcuffs that have been placed on each of the different offices due to budgetary constraints. The main complaint had to do with staffing, whether it involved overworked assistant state attorneys and public defenders, the lack of staff attorneys at the circuit court level, or the lack of additional appellate judges at the State level. To read Joe Wilhelm's article about the panel click here.
