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Author: Don Pumphrey, Jr.
What Dangers do Virtual Hearings Pose to Defendants?
August 9, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share
An Important Question to ask as COVID-19 Resurgence Leads to Florida Defense Lawyers Pleading to Return to Virtual Hearings Nearly a week ago, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers voiced their concerns about the resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the state and called for courts to return to virtual hearings for legal proceedings that are deemed non-essential. The plea …
Read MoreCan I Keep a Gun in My Car in Florida?
August 9, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share
Although Florida is known as a state with lenient laws when it comes to firearms, improperly storing a firearm can lead to serious legal penalties. Florida laws permit you to keep a weapon or firearm in your vehicle as long as you have a concealed carry license. However, if you meet certain criteria, you do not need to have a …
Read MoreRecent Florida Court of Appeals Decision Defines Rules for the Sentencing of Molestation Crimes
August 9, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements, Sex Crimes Social Share
In Florida, criminal defendants can be charged with several criminal counts at one time. However, courts have to comply with applicable sentencing statutes when sentencing for each conviction. When they don’t, the sentence can be deemed illegal. Such was the case in recent Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal ruling, Prentice v. State. In Prentice, the court reversed the defendant’s …
Read MoreDo You Know the Story of Amadou Diallo? You Should
August 4, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share
Although it happened twenty-two years ago, the harrowing story of Amadou Diallo has received recent media attention as a result of being featured on Netflix series Trial by Media, a crime docuseries that features historically dramatic trials whose verdicts were heavily influenced by the media shaping public opinion. Background Amadou Diallo was a 23-year-old who immigrated from his comfortable life …
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Leon County’s New Vaccine Mandate
August 4, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share
New CDC Recommendations On July 27, the CDC added the recommendation that fully vaccinated people wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas of substantial or high transmission risk in order to maximize protection from the delta variant of COVID-19. In addition, the CDC added a recommendation for fully vaccinated people who have a known exposure to someone with …
Read MoreHow a DUI Breath Test or Breathalyzer Can Malfunction
August 4, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, Drunk Driving/DUI Social Share
When stopped by a police officer under suspicion of driving under the influence, you or a loved one may have to take a breathalyzer, breath test, or sobriety test. It also might be called an “Intoxilyzer”, but this name just refers to a more dated version of a breathalyzer test. To learn more about Intoxilyzer tests specifically, visit our blog …
Read MoreSupreme Court Decision Holds that Tribal Police Can Detain Non-Tribal Individuals
August 3, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share
Recent United States Supreme Court Decision Holds that Tribal Police Can Detain Non-Tribal Individuals Suspected of Violations of Federal and State Law On June 1, 2021, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of United States v. Cooley. The Court held that a tribal police officer has the authority to temporarily detain and search non-tribal individuals “traveling on a …
Read MoreOver 100 Criminal Cases Could Be Affected By Broward County’s Chief Toxicologist’s Investigation
August 3, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share
Broward County Medical Examiner Office’s chief toxicologist is under criminal investigation by the Broward Sheriff’s Office. This investigation could be potentially disastrous for hundreds of criminal cases wherein the toxicologist served as an expert witness. The chief toxicologist, Gary Kunsman, has been at the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office almost a decade and is suspected of evidence tampering and theft …
Read MoreDustin Duty Released After 7 Years of Serving a Wrongful Conviction’s Sentence
August 3, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share
In 2013, Dustin Duty, a Duval County man was wrongfully convicted of armed robbery and was subsequently sentenced to twenty years in prison. Duty is now thirty-six years old, but when he was convicted of the armed robbery of a woman, her identification of him was incredibly uncertain and heavily influenced by the police, as the appellate court ruled in …
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Attorney Don Pumphrey, Jr. is a former prosecutor, former law enforcement officer, and a successful and experienced criminal defense attorney. Don has achieved over 100 not guilty verdicts at trial and over 2,000 dismissals.
