Recently, the United States Supreme Court reversed the Jacksonville Juvenile Criminal Case of Graham v. Florida. The Court reversed the case ruling that the Jacksonville Juvenile Court violated the 8th Amendment of the United States Constitution when it sentenced a juvenile to life in prison without the possibility of parole…
The Florida Supreme Court overturned Blaine Ross’ murder conviction and remanded it back to the lower court for a new trial ( Ross v. Florida). Mr. Ross was sentenced to death after a jury convicted him of Florida first-degree murder of his parents. Among the evidence presented at trial, Florida…
On April 30, 2010, Donte Lorenzo Dawson was arrested for second degree murder in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. The next day, he was declared indigent and the Office of the Public Defender was appointed to represent him. Mr. Dawson was not given a bond. According to the the State of…
Criminal Lawyers in Jacksonville should tune into E! Television Network to watch “E! Original Countdowns: Too Young to Kill: 15 Shocking Crimes” which premiers tonight at 9:00 P.M. and will run through out the week. As indicated by the title, the show will cover fifteen juvenile criminal cases from across…
The Florida Supreme Court recently made changes in the law which allow jurors to take notes and question witnesses in civil cases. As for criminal cases, the judge presiding over the case may decide whether or not to permit such questioning. Some Florida judges permit this type of questioning routinely.…
On Saturday night, December 19, 2009, Jacksonville police officers found Jacksonville resident, Corey Formey, dead in his home near 103rd Street. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with this case. Jerry Drake was arrested for the murder, while Valorie Grant is being charged as an accessory after the fact.…
Jacksonville Juvenile, Quintavis Seay, is only 16-years-old and charged with the homicide of a 20-year-old Jacksonville man, Jeremy Godboldt. According to local reports, Seay was involved in a physical altercation with Godboldt and his brothers. At some point, Seay allegedly shot Godboldt, who was later pronounced dead at the hospital.…
Jacksonville Juvenile, Joshua Phillips, was sentenced to life in Florida State Prison approximately 10 years, but he has spent in the past eleven years in custody for the murder of Maddie Clifton. At the time of the Jacksonville homicide, Joshua was only 14 years old, and Maddie was 8 years…
In Putnam County, Florida, a 16-year-old girl was conviction of murder, burglary, and assault. While in police custody, the Florida teen confessed to helping her boyfriend kill the disable 66-year-old man. It took the jury only two hours to find her guilty. Confessions can be devastating to a criminal case.…
“Thirty-year-old convicted murderer, Thaddeus Jimenez, was released from prison after serving only sixteen years on a fifty-year prison sentence.” When people here something like this, they can’t believe it. Why are we letting violent criminals out of prison? The answer: he is innocent. That being said, let’s rephrase the headline:…