Category Archives: Cocaine Trafficking
Can a Florida Police Officer Cite Their Experience with Other Criminals to Prove a Defendant’s Guilt?
A criminal trial is designed to establish whether or not the defendant committed the alleged crime. While prosecutors can rely on the testimony of law enforcement officers to help prove a defendant’s guilt, what they cannot do is ask for testimony about an officer’s experience regarding “general criminal behavior” in other cases. Florida courts… Read More »
How Does the “Safety Valve” in Drug Conspiracy Prosecutions Work?
Federal drug laws impose harsh mandatory minimum sentences for persons convicted of drug conspiracy, drug trafficking, and related crimes. One way that a defendant can obtain a more lenient sentence is through the so-called safety valve provision of federal law. The safety valve allows a trial court to impose a below-minimum sentence if the… Read More »
