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October 12, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share

A Rare Sentence On November 19, 2020, Marlin Joseph became the first person in Palm Beach County to be sentenced to death in 18 years. The case resulted in a wave of shock throughout the area, as prosecutors have sought to impose the death penalty 112 times since 2010, with Joseph being the only one sent to death row. Joseph, …

October 9, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share

Rachel’s Background   Rachel Hoffman was a 23-year-old Florida State University graduate living in Tallahassee, Florida, with hopes of attending cooking school in Arizona. Police arrived at her apartment after her neighbors reported smelling marijuana and voiced their suspicion that drugs were being sold from the home. Police seized more than five ounces of marijuana as well as valium and …

October 6, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements, Sex Crimes Social Share

What appears to be a huge success for authorities in catching child predators also highlights the ongoing issue in the state of Florida. There have been several undercover busts already this year from police departments across the state. The most recent example is Polk County Sheriff’s Office seventeen arrests that had been made in Orlando, Florida after instilling an undercover …

October 4, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share

It’s no secret that smoking is bad for your health. When e-cigarettes were introduced several years ago, it seemed like a positive way for smoking addicts to work towards quitting altogether. Then the vapes came along and became wildly popular. The virality of vapes exploded across the United States, especially with adolescents and young adults. It became the ‘cool thing’ …

October 4, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share

Democrat representative Travaris “Tray” McCurdy from Orlando, Florida, filed a measure that would deem juvenile confessions inadmissible if such confessions are found to be the product of “deception.” This bill was filed on September 15th and is going to face hearings in the Judiciary and Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee before a vote by the House. Thus far, there …

September 29, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. News & Announcements Social Share

A 110-page ruling was presented in Miami on Tuesday over the 2019 Sanctuary City Ban proposed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Sanctuary City law was created to ban municipalities from adopting sanctuary policies for immigrants in the United States. District Judge Beth Bloom was quick to shut down the law, claiming that it had a direct violation of the …

September 29, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share

It’s not new or surprising that a large portion of people take an interest in true crime. For years there have been TV shows, documentaries, and movies all revolving around real, true crime stories. There is something fascinating and addicting about finding out about a case and trying to solve it. It could be that it gives people the sense …

September 29, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. News & Announcements Social Share

After the disappearance of Gabby Petito, the nation was turned upside down and into a state of chaos. It seemed like the entire world was talking about the case of the 22-year-old missing girl. The panic in the community spread through social media, and posts were made throughout the ongoing case trying to help find Gabby’s whereabouts. Unfortunately, Gabby’s case …

September 23, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share

The tragic story of Gabby Petito’s disappearance completely took over the nation in just the matter of a few weeks. It seemed like you couldn’t turn on the TV or check social media without seeing the face of the young girl. Florida resident and Youtuber Gabby Petito, 22, was originally reported missing by the Suffolk County Police Department on September …