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March 2, 2022 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, Violent Crimes Social Share

Marriages don’t always work out. However, in the case that two people do not wish to be together anymore, there are ways to end the legality of the marriage in a safe way. Divorce may seem like a long and difficult process, but in some instances, the disagreements between a couple can turn violent. For one native Florida woman, it …

February 24, 2022 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, Violent Crimes Social Share

Earlier this month, Kyong Moulton, a sixty-six-year-old woman living in Palm Bay, was accused of stabbing two of her neighbors and pushing their elderly mother to the ground. The case has made headlines throughout Florida and across the nation, leaving us to wonder what could have happened between these neighbors for the notorious “Florida Woman” to garnish such significant attention …

February 21, 2022 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, Violent Crimes Social Share

The state of Florida has several laws against threatening others, either through verbal threat or through written form. If a threat is made towards a public official or another person in the legal world, the penalties may be even harsher. Federal law also proscribes its own laws and related penalties for threatening a public official. If you have been charged …

February 14, 2022 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, Violent Crimes Social Share

The Pandemic’s Silver Lining – Florida Goes Against National Trend in 2021 Murders Florida may be a part of a positive trend coming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there were a lot of negative outcomes from the pandemic’s outbreak, one silver lining is that the number of murders decreased in several major Florida counties from 2020 to 2021. Considering the …

January 25, 2022 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, Violent Crimes Social Share

A Tragic Story On January 13, the Florida Supreme Court decided to overturn the conviction and death sentence of Peter Avsenew. In 2017, Avsenew was convicted of two counts of murder for the deaths of married couple Stephen Adams and Kevin Powell in their home in Wilton Manners, Florida, on December 23, 2010. The manner in which the victims had …

December 7, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, Violent Crimes Social Share

It is another somber day in America after hearing about the latest school shooting. With the ongoing pandemic looming over our heads, it feels like a low blow to be hit with such a tragic event. On Tuesday, November 30th, 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley brought a gun to Oxford High school campus near Detroit, Michigan. He stepped out from one of …

October 18, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements, Violent Crimes Social Share

Just a few weeks after Gabby Petito’s body was found by police, another Florida woman had been classified as missing. Nineteen-year-old Miya Marcano was last seen near the Arden Villa apartments where she lived and worked in Orlando, Florida. She was supposed to take a trip down to South Florida to see her family, but after missing the flight her …

October 12, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, Violent Crimes Social Share

Brief Summary On October 7, 2021, the Supreme Court of Florida reviewed Boston v. State. This case arose out of the First District Court of Appeal in 2020 and discussed the correct standard of Stand Your Ground Immunity under Section 776.032 of the Florida Statutes. The First District Court of Appeal concluded that a defendant convicted by a jury after …

October 7, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, Violent Crimes Social Share

What is Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law? HB 73, called “The Self-Defense Restoration Act,” entered the Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee on September 17th. This bill was introduced by civil rights attorney and State Representative Michele Rayner and would alter Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law. The law, codified in Section 776.013 of the Florida Statutes, answers the question of …