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Broward Hearing Officer Program Terminated... For Now
Posted by: dpakula on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 03:20 PM
	Broward's successful traffic hearing officer program is coming to an end effective August 29, 2008 due to lack of funding. On September 2, 2008, county court judges will begin hearing all of the cases formerly handled by the hearing officers. We are talking about almost 60,000 cases per month. There are a couple of issues I wil discuss in this blog: first, the warped logic of scrapping a profitable program due to lack of funding; second, where does this leave us in terms of case processing and how long will it last?
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Firm Employs "Rush to Judgment" Theme to Win Hit and Run Acquittal
Posted by: dpakula on Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 10:51 AM
	You may recall that one of the themes used by OJ Simpson's dream team was the "rush to judgment." Simpson's lawyers were able to show that the investigating law enforcement officers had already made up their minds before they began the investigation. In that manner, the defense was able to call into question the credibility of the investigation. Regardless of your take on the OJ verdict, the rush to judgment theme is a valid defense in an appropriate case. Recently, our firm successfully employed the rush to judgment theme in defending our client who had been accused of leaving the scene of an accident.
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Officer's Squeeze of Contents of Pocket During Pat Down Search Found to Be Illegal, Resulting in Suppression of Evidence
Posted by: dpakula on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 07:51 PM
	There are constitutional limits to how far a police officer can go when conducting a pat down search for weapons during a traffic stop. For purposes of officer safety, an officer is allowed to conduct a limited pat down search if he or she has reason to believe the suspect may be armed. However, the search can become illegal if the officer continues the pat down after ascertaining that the subject is not armed. Our firm recently won a suppression hearing in a drug possession case by proving that the police officer exceeded the scope of a permissible pat down search by squeezing our client's pocket. As a result, the possession charge was dropped.
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Sleep Deprivation Defense Prevails in DUI Victory
Posted by: dpakula on Sunday, June 24, 2007 - 04:03 PM
	Appearances can be deceiving. If you have been wrongly accused of driving under the influence (DUI), don't believe those who may tell you that it's not worth fighting because it will be your word against the police officer's. Our client's recent court victory proves that your reputation and dignity are worth fighting for, and you can win. The key to our victory was the "sleep deprivation" defense. For details of how we won the jury trial, please read on.
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New Pretrial Diversion Program for DWLS Offenders Instituted in Broward County
Posted by: dpakula on Monday, February 05, 2007 - 07:18 PM
	About a year ago, I reported that the Broward State Attorney began a new policy that made it more difficult for those charged with a third DWLS to avoid habitualization. In the article, which can be accessed below on this web page, I predicted that the State Attorney's new policy would eventually collapse due to pressure from Broward County judges who were not too pleased with the prospect of creating additional habitual traffic offenders. Sometimes my predictions come true and sometimes they do not. In this case, I was right on target. On January 26, 2007, Chief Judge Dale Ross signed a new administrative order that creates a new pretrial diversion program for DWLS offenders. Its effect will be to save many defendants from a five-year HTO revocation of their drivers licenses.
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David B. Pakula, P.A.
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1806 N. Flamingo Road, Suite 410
Pembroke Pines, Florida 33028
(954) 217-5123

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