The U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the death penalty for sexual battery (rape) of a child. Eighty-five Republican congressmen wrote to the Court to tell them they got it wrong. The letter said the Supreme Court had inaccurate information and should re-consider the death penalty. The letter noted that…
Florida travel agencies are suing Florida to repeal a law making it more expensive to travel to….Iran? The Florida legislature took time from its busy schedule of fixing Florida to repair the world. SB 1310 requires a $1000.00 registry fee and a minimum $100,000.00 security bond of anyone traveling to…
Domestic violence, murder, and Florida criminal law In a domestic violence case that will have a significant effect in South Florida the US Supreme Court ruled that introduction of the victim’s calls to the police cannot be introduced in a domestic violence criminal trial. In the case of Giles v.…
The judges of the second judicial circuit on July 9, 2008 ruled that breath results can be admitted in evidence. That means the 200 DUI cases currently on hold are going back to trial with the breath results. Fort Lauderdale DUI lawyers last year took the same issue up to…
FLORIDA FELONY LAW AND GUNS The June 2008 US Supreme Court decision may arguably force a change in Florida’s law prohibiting those with a felony conviction from owning or possesing a gun. Fort Lauderdale and Miami have the highest rate of gun ownership in Florida, and the highest felony conviction…
July 1, 2008 is Florida’s ‘take your gun to work’ day. South Florida workplace parking lots will soon lite up with muzzle flashes as well as street lighting. Miami, Palm Beach, Broward, and Fort Lauderdale workplaces now must permit employees to bring a gun to work. You must have a…
US SUPREME COURT IN SPRING 2008 RULES ON DC GUN BAN Q: What does this mean for Florida criminal law? In what will soon be regarded as a landmark decision, Florida criminal defense attorney Ralph Behr has issued advisories to his clients concerning gun possession and related gun possession charges.…
SPRING TERM 2008 U.S. SUPREME COURT NEWS The lethal injection process of execution has been found by the US Supreme Court as not violative of the US constitution. The most recent ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court permits Florida to continue to execute by lethal injection. Broward County and Fort…
In a press release from the Law Offices of Ralph Behr on June 16, 2008 South Florida criminal defense attorney Ralph Behr announced his office will argue what may be the first criminal case in Florida which demands immunity from prosecution for lawful acts of self defense. The criminal case…
In Florida anyone convicted of a sex crime, or sexually motivated crime, can be designated either as a sexual offender or a sexual predator. These sex crimes designations come with the most restrictive forms of supervision of any category of crime. Drug trafficking, cocaine possession and cocaine delivery, theft crimes…