Balzourt v. Florida comes before the 2nd DCA on appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County. The appellant is appealing his first-degree murder charges under two different legal theories. First dealing with the Rules of Evidence and the admissibility of collateral crimes. Second dealing with the State’s burden of…
Earlier this week Jacksonville Police charged Timothy Byrd, a 50 year old Jacksonville resident, for murder after his father died from injuries sustained during an alleged “play fighting” incident that took place over Halloween weekend. The victim, Robert Byrd, was an 83 year old Jacksonville resident and father to Timothy…
Wednesday morning reports have come out stating a Jacksonville homeowner has shot and killed a burglary suspect. According to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO), the suspect was in the Westside neighborhood and looking for homes and vehicles to break into. Unfortunately, this burglary suspect met with a homeowner that was not…
This case is an appeal from the 15th Circuit in Palm Beach County, where the appellant appeals his conviction, jury instructions, and Court’s refusal to consider youthful offender sentencing. The 4th DCA affirmed the conviction and jury instruction, but remanded the sentencing decision to another judge for review of youthful…
This case proceeds from an appeal of the Circuit Court in Lee County, where the court denied the motion for acquittal of the Appellant’s Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer. The 2nd District court sitting En Banc, affirmed the decision and writes to clarify the law previously relied upon…
Recently, a 19 year old St. Augustine Beach resident, Chase Cameron, has been arrested and charged with Stealing a motor vehicle and burglary after a morning full of mischief. According to police reports the suspect stole the Porsche early Sunday morning and sometime after decided to burglarize a local Christmas…
When a person gets a speeding ticket in Florida, this results in the Florida Department of Highways Safety and Motor Vehicles placing points on the person’s Florida Driver’s License. The amount of points that Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will place on your Florida’s driver’s license depends…
On Saturday night, a pedestrian was hit by a Chevrolet pickup truck in Jacksonville, Florida on Normandy Boulevard in Jacksonville near Parrish Cemetery Road. Jacksonville reports suggest that a 47-year-old woman named Virginia Kosobud was driving the truck. After hitting 22-year-old Crystal Brown, Ms. Kosobud left the scene of the…
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As I drove down Mayport Road this morning on my way to the Duval County Court House to defend a Jacksonville Criminal Case, I noticed Atlantic Beach Florida police cars all over the place. Police officers were on almost every street aligning Mayport Road (A1A) in Atlantic Beach, Florida. As…