Monthly Archives: June 2024
Beware Of The New Synthetic Cathinone In South Florida’s Drug Supply
Most Floridians have never heard of khat, a plant whose stimulant properties can be tapped by chewing the leaves; chewing khat has been a popular recreational activity in Yemen and parts of East Africa for centuries. The drug has never caught on in the United States, since cathinone, the active ingredient in khat, is… Read More »
Turning Yourself In After An Arrest Warrant Does Not Mean Surrendering To Your Fate
In action movies, when a court issues a warrant for the arrest of a defendant, the action usually picks up. The defendant knows that he is only one traffic stop or only one chance encounter with a police officer in a mall away from getting hauled off to jail. Therefore, the defendant tries everything… Read More »
Drug Sales To Undercover Cops Do Not Always Lead To An Immediate Arrest
In the movies, you often see undercover police officers buy drugs from a career drug dealer, or even from an everyman whose financial circumstances have gotten so bad that he is willing to sell his prescription ADHD pills, and as soon as the money and the drugs have changed hands, the police flash their… Read More »
Nolle Prosequi And Other Anticlimactic Endings To Your Criminal Case
How would you feel if you were facing criminal charges, preparing for trial or trying to decide whether to accept a plea deal, and suddenly your criminal defense lawyer called you to tell you that your case was over? Until you enter a guilty plea or until the jury returns a verdict at your… Read More »