Can the police search my cell phone?

Now a days we don’t just use our phones to make calls and send text messages. Cell phones are now our cameras, documenting our daily lives. They have personal information stored on them, often times sensitive financial information. They store our passwords to numerous...

What Happens at First Appearances?

If someone you know is arrested and is not eligible for a standard bond, they will be required to spend the night in jail and appear before a Judge or Magistrate for “first appearances”.  Typically held in the morning on weekends and holidays, and early...

Update to Florida Medical Marijuana Law Permits Smoking

The Key West criminal defense attorneys at Robertson & Hunter posted a blog entry on March 5th, 2019 referencing distinctions in the law between marijuana oils/edibles and smokable marijuana.  Within that blog post, we referenced that, at the time, even those that...