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Posts under ‘Criminal Procedure’

Is This Call Being Recorded?

Jose Baez strikes out again with his Motion for Protective Order Regarding a Telephone Recording of Robin Lunceford, as the recording is neither protected by the Work Product Privilege or the Wiretapping Act found in Chapter 934.

911, What’s Your Emergency?

A discussion of the state and defense arguments over whether Cindy Anthony’s 911 calls are admissible or inadmissible hearsay.

Release the Hounds…

The audio of the jailhouse telephone calls of Robyn Adams, Maya Derkovic, and Cecelia Holloway (aka Crystal Benhaida). Directory of Jail Audio Please note I have been uploading all morning and am halfway through Disc 2 of Robyn Adams and Disc 3 will be up afterwards – probably another hour or so. Please post your [...]

Deadline to Object to Release of Jailhouse Letters is…

An explanation of why Casey Anthony defense team’s deadline to object to the release of the jailhouse letters was extended by three whole days.

Casey Anthony Gets a Reality Check

Orlando criminal lawyer Richard Hornsby discusses the December 11 hearing in the Casey Anthony case.

Casey Anthony: Insufficient Funds Part Deux

Orlando criminal lawyer Richard Hornsby continues his two part expose of the Casey Anthony Check Fraud trial and discusses the likely scenarios that could play out before the case is even tried.

Casey Anthony: Insufficient Funds (Part Uno)

The first of a two part series by Orlando criminal lawyer Richard Hornsby discussing the impact Casey Anthony’s check fraud case could have on her murder case.

In Defense of the Casey Anthony Defense.

Criminal Defense Lawyer Richard Hornsby posts a direct response to William Sheaffer’s comments regarding the Motion in Limine filed by Casey Anthony’s defense; and Mr. Hornsby openly questions Mr. Sheaffer’s knowledge of the law, his objectivity, and his own “sense of decency.”

Florida’s Uniform Case Numbering System

[A]s an attorney that practices in multiple counties, one of the most frustrating problems I continue to routinely come across is that very few criminal justice agencies (especially State Attorney’s Offices) have implemented, or integrated, Florida’s Uniform Case Numbering System into their case management programs.

Orange and Osceola County Criminal Case Initiation

Having practiced primarily in the Ninth Judicial Circuit since graduating from law school, one of the most frustrating procedures I have witnessed is the manner in which a person has to pay multiple “court costs” in multiple cases that all arise out of the same arrest. For example, if you get arrested in Seminole county [...]