Calling someone accidentally by inadvertently pressing a button (or touch screen) on a cell phone can be a nuisance, but so-called “butt-dialing...

Yesterday, in the case of Glossip v. Gross, the United States Supreme Court ruled against three death row inmates who were seeking to prevent the use ...

This past week, the United States Supreme Court ruled that police officers who delay the conclusion of a traffic stop while they wait for a law enforc...

Picture this: everything’s going great in your life until — bam! — you’re arrested for living with your girlfriend or boyfrien...

As our Palm Beach and Broward County criminal defense lawyers know, video evidence of an individual appearing to commit a crime is not necessarily ind...

Our criminal defense lawyers at the Law Offices of Leifert & Leifert recognize the importance of the Florida Supreme Court’s ruling that sec...

The right to an impartial jury during one’s criminal trial is fundamental; it is guaranteed by the 6th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This ...

To be sure, the circumstances surrounding the case of Jorge Barahona are cringe-worthy. That said, should a jury be able to hear the statements he gav...

Many of the laws currently on the books were drawn up years ago, and today have unintended, undesirable effects. Mandatory minimum sentencing laws, fo...

Whenever the media reports that someone allegedly confessed to something, people instantaneously assume that they’re guilty. Of course, this see...