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Author: Don Pumphrey, Jr.

What University Students Need to Know About Your Rights During a Student Conduct Hearing

July 9, 2021 College, College Student Disciplinary Hearing, Criminal Defense

What University Students Need to Know About Your Rights During a Student Conduct Hearing

A Student Conduct Hearing is implemented by Florida universities and established by the school’s president as a means of disciplining students who have violated that particular school’s Code of Conduct. This Code of Conduct will outline rules that students attending the university are expecting to abide by, and some include on-campus and off-campus violations alike. The Code should also outline …

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The Importance of Preserving the Record for Appeal in Criminal Cases

July 9, 2021 Criminal Defense

Litigation is tricky for more reasons that one. The stress of trial can cause some attorneys to forget the importance of preserving issues for appeal or ensuring that the record is all-encompassing. An attorney must plan ahead and preserve the record for appeal, because “if it’s not in the record, it does not exist,” as far as appellate review goes.[1] …

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Student Code of Conduct: What You Need to Know as a University Student

July 8, 2021 College, College Student Disciplinary Hearing, Criminal Defense

What is a Student Code of Conduct? A Student Code of Conduct is a set of principles, expectations, and rules that are given to students to communicate the expectations the school has for their behavior. It outlines student rights as well as responsibilities students are expected to uphold. Student Codes of Conduct are intended to preserve academic integrity, as well …

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Federal Study Reports that THC Level Testing is Unreliable in Assessing Marijuana Intoxication

July 8, 2021 Criminal Defense, Drug Charges, Drunk Driving/DUI, News & Announcements

Marijuana DUI Florida

Marijuana has been a hot topic in the press and political spheres for years now due to the rapidly changing laws surrounding the drug. Many states are repealing or amending their marijuana laws in light of studies and social consciousness that promote the plant’s benefits[1], like reducing pain for those suffering from arthritis, fibromyalgia, endometriosis, and migraines, managing anxiety, epilepsy, …

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Unraveling the Details of Britney Spears’ Abusive Conservatorship

July 7, 2021 Criminal Defense, News & Announcements

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Since 2008, a year when the world watched Britney Spears suffer harrowing public breakdowns that led to her being put under a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold, she has been under the conservatorship of her dad, Jamie Spears. Memes have scoured the internet of her shaving her head with a sly manic grin, as well as her attacking the paparazzi with …

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All About Florida Bail Bonds

July 7, 2021 Criminal Defense

Getting arrested does not mean you will spend a significant amount of time in jail following your arrest. In Florida, after a person is booked into jail, there may be a bond set by a judge on the arresting papers. If so, that person is eligible to be released from jail by paying bail. Bail is a refundable deposit that …

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Recent Florida Supreme Court Opinion, Cruz v. State: What it Teaches Us About the Importance of an Accurate Record

July 5, 2021 Criminal Defense

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On July 1, 2021, The Supreme Court of Florida decided case Cruz v. State[1], affirming the defendant’s convictions for first-degree murder. However, the real importance of this case is their decision to reverse the defendant’s death sentence and remand (send the case back down to the trial court level) for resentencing. Factual Background of the Case In 2019, a unanimous …

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What is the Lockstep Doctrine?

July 1, 2021 Criminal Defense

The Lockstep Doctrine refers to the principle that state courts, when presented with a federal question, are not bound by the decisions of any federal court deciding on that question except for the United States Supreme Court. This doctrine stemmed from the theory that federal courts “were originally created to coordinate with state courts, [and] with the exception of the …

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Bill Cosby’s Release Explained

July 1, 2021 Criminal Defense, News & Announcements

The Underlying Facts of His Conviction[1] Comedian and television star Bill Cosby has been released from prison after serving three of his three-to-ten-year sentence for his sexual assault conviction. Cosby was originally arrested in 2015 and convicted in a jury trial in 2018 on three counts of aggravated indecent assault for the sexual assault and drugging of Andrea Constand, a …

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