Sarasota Criminal Attorney Blog

DUI cases often involve disputes over the evidence presented to juries and the testimony offered by law enforcement officers. Defendants frequently challenge statements that they believe unfairly influence jurors or improperly bolster the State’s case. Courts must then determine whether the challenged testimony crossed the line from permissible evidence into reversible error...

Postconviction challenges based on juror misconduct strike at the core of a defendant’s right to a fair and impartial jury, yet Florida law places strict limits on when those claims may be raised. When allegations surface years after a verdict, courts closely scrutinize whether the information qualifies as newly disco...