by Eric Roper | Oct 7, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Military Law, Uncategorized
Consider the following hypothetical case. You are home watching TV when you hear a knock at the front door. Answering the door, you find a uniformed police officer who asks if he may come inside and take a look around because neighbors have reported smelling what...
by Eric Roper | Apr 29, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Military Law, Uncategorized
Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) provides the authority for a Commanding Officer to impose non-judicial punishment (NJP). Subject to some limitations, individuals facing NJP have the right to refuse NJP and to consult with a criminal defense...
by Eric Roper | Apr 15, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Uncategorized
The Florida Supreme Court, in a 5-2 opinion, recently ruled that a warrantless “sniff test” by a drug detection dog at the front door of a private residence was an unreasonable search under the Fourth Amendment. In 2006, police received an anonymous tip...
by Eric Roper | Apr 15, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Uncategorized
Should a criminal defense lawyer file a motion to suppress incriminating statements recorded by police when the defendants were being held in the back of a patrol car? That is the question raised by the recent arrest of two University of Florida basketball players and...
by Eric Roper | Mar 25, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Military Law, Uncategorized
If you are in the military and find yourself in state court, either as a party to a civil case such as a divorce or as a defendant in a criminal case, your lawyer should know what effect the state court actions may have on your military career. There is a perception...
by Eric Roper | Mar 15, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Uncategorized
As a criminal defense lawyer, I often get questions about when the police are required to read a suspect their “Miranda” rights and what it means for their case if they don’t read them those rights. If you have tuned into one of the many crime/cop...
