Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of contraband by a federal prisoner and attempting to escape from confinement.

Between October 2019 and June 2020, Brownell obtained, possessed, and distributed to fellow prisoners at the Federal Prison Camp in Pensacola various prohibited items, including marijuana, alcohol, phones, SD cards and read... More...    $0 (12-03-2021 - FL)

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy and bribery.

From as early as December 2018 through September 2019, Victor Manuel DeJesus (“DeJesus”), 48, used his official position as a correctional officer at FCI-Miami federal prison to bring prohibited items, including controlled substances, cellular telephones, and SIM cards, into the prison and di... More...    $0 (11-21-2020 - FL)

Courtney Peynado appeals his withhold of adjudication and sentence for one count of possession of cocaine following a plea. We reverse because the evidence supporting the charge against Appellant was the result of an illegal search and seizure.

Appellant was arrested and charged with one count of possession of cocaine after police found crack cocaine in a food container held by Appell... More...    $0 (08-01-2018 - FL)

The State charged Mr. Zachery with tampering with physical evidence. See § 918.13, Fla. Stat. (2016). Mr. Zachery filed a motion to suppress evidence (i.e., hand-rolled spice joints), arguing that it was obtained through an illegal stop and search. At an evidentiary hearing on the motion, the arresting officer, Kurt Bradshaw, testified to the following facts. Early on a summer evening, Officer ... More...    $0 (07-26-2018 - FL)

While on foot patrol in a high crime area, two Orlando police officers observed
cannabis spread on the passenger’s side dashboard of a red SUV. On closer inspection,
they could also see cannabis on the passenger’s seat and floor. About fifteen minutes
later, Upshaw entered the passenger side of the vehicle, while a woman entered the
driver’s side. Shortly thereafter, the off... More...    $0 (07-21-2018 - FL)

Miami, FL - Port St. Lucie Resident Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for International Firearms Trafficking

A Port St. Lucie resident was sentenced today to more than 12 years in prison for unlawfully exporting firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition from South Florida to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Benjamin G. Greenberg, United States Attorney for the Southern Distric... More...    $0 (07-19-2018 - FL)

After trial by jury, Ramon Cobena Duenas was convicted of conspiring to exchange counterfeit currency, and dealing in counterfeit currency, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 473. On appeal, Cobena Duenas challenges his convictions, claiming that the government failed to prove he knew the transaction involved counterfeit United States currency. After review, we affirm.
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The essential f... More...    $0 (06-21-2018 - FL)

Wenxia Man appeals her conviction and sentence for conspiracy to export defense articles without a license or written approval in violation of the Arms Control Export Act, 22 U.S.C. § 2778; see also 22 C.F.R. §§ 121.1, 123.1, 127.1.
Case: 16-15635 Date Filed: 06/06/2018 Page: 1 of 44
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Her appeal requires us to decide whether sufficient evidence supports her conviction, including the d... More...    $0 (06-11-2018 - FL)

Takendrick Campbell appeals from the order denying his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm in part and reverse in part; our reversal in part requires that Campbell receive a
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new trial on the charges of trafficking in illegal drugs, trafficking in cocaine, and possession of a controlled substance. Accordingly, we add... More...    $0 (06-10-2018 - FL)

The testimony and evidence presented by the State revealed that Appellant and Javier Chandler had been childhood friends and, on the day of the offense, were still neighbors. Chandler, who was twenty-six years old at the time of the trial, testified that Appellant, a few years’ Chandler’s junior, had been like a little brother to him growing up. As they grew older they grew apart, yet remained on ... More...    $0 (06-10-2018 - FL)

Police officers interrupt what they reasonably believe to be a residential burglary and detain two suspects just outside the house. Having done so, can the
* Honorable Eugene E. Siler, Jr., United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, sitting by designation.
Case: 16-17639 Date Filed: 05/09/2018 Page: 1 of 19
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officers thereafter lawfully enter the home—without a warrant, an... More...    $0 (05-10-2018 - FL)

This appeal presents the issue whether warrantless forensic searches of two cell phones at the border violated the Fourth Amendment. U.S. Const. amend IV. Hernando Javier Vergara appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence found on two cell phones that he carried on a cruise from Cozumel, Mexico to Tampa, Florida. He argues that the recent decision of the Supreme Court in Riley v. Califo... More...    $0 (03-21-2018 - FL)

Defendant Hypico Beaulieu appeals his six criminal convictions and his sentence, all related to drug trafficking and the illegal possession of firearms. Co-defendant Jean Oscar appeals his two convictions for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm on two different dates. Their appeals present five issues, implicating the lengthy investigation that led to their arrests and their joint c... More...    $0 (12-22-2017 - FL)

Following his arrest in Citrus County in July 2013, Churchill was charged
with one count of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, one count of
manufacture of methamphetamine, and one count of possession of a listed
chemical. Prior to trial, Churchill filed a motion in limine seeking to exclude
witness testimony about the identity of the substances found at the scene of hi... More...    $0 (04-14-2017 - FL)

The issue presented is whether appellant had sufficient knowledge of the presence of a trace amount of cocaine found in a brass fitting, when the fitting by itself had legal uses. We find the state presented sufficient evidence that appellant knew of the presence of cocaine since the brass fitting had been altered with copper mesh in order to smoke cocaine, and burnt residue was visible in the de... More...    $0 (02-17-2017 - FL)

The factual events of the incident began in the early evening of Saturday,
April 17, 2010, at the home of Justin McCumbers, Brandon Junk, and Eric Blair.
At the time, Christopher Markus had an agreement under which he would live in
the home for two to four nights per week in a spare bedroom and pay $400 rent per
month. McCumbers testified that Markus was staying overnight on ... More...    $0 (02-03-2017 - FL)

Frank Moore, Jr., appeals his judgment and sentences for possession of cocaine and possession of paraphernalia that were entered following his no contest plea in which he reserved the right to appeal the trial court's dispositive ruling denying his motion to suppress. Because the seizure of the contraband and related inculpatory
statements sought to be suppressed occurred during the unauthor... More...    $0 (10-08-2016 - FL)

On the morning of July 30, 2008, there was a robbery at AMIGO Food Store in Pompano Beach, Florida. During the robbery, gunshots were fired and the store owner was killed. Several 911 calls prompted law enforcement to broadcast BOLOs about the suspects. Appellant was a passenger in a car that was stopped pursuant to one of these BOLOs, leading to appellant’s arrest. Appellant moved to suppres... More...    $0 (09-05-2016 - FL)

The parties do not dispute the court’s factual findings leading to McRae’s
arrest for armed robbery. On December 30, 2013, a convenience store was robbed
in Vernon. A surveillance camera captured an image of two women. One woman’s
face was uncovered as she pointed a firearm at the clerk. A surveillance video also
captured images of a vehicle arriving and leaving, indicating the... More...    $0 (06-21-2016 - FL)

This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fifth District
Court of Appeal in Knight v. State, 107 So. 3d 449 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013). The
district court certified that its decision is in direct conflict with the decisions of the
First District Court of Appeal in Evans v. State, 32 So. 3d 188 (Fla. 1st DCA
2010), and Cook v. State, 571 So. 2d 530 (Fla. 1st DCA ... More...    $0 (03-12-2016 - FL)

This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fifth District
Court of Appeal in Knight v. State, 107 So. 3d 449 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013). The
district court certified that its decision is in direct conflict with the decisions of the
First District Court of Appeal in Evans v. State, 32 So. 3d 188 (Fla. 1st DCA
2010), and Cook v. State, 571 So. 2d 530 (Fla. 1st DCA ... More...    $0 (03-12-2016 - FL)

First, Osorio claims that the trial court erred by ruling that testimony regarding conversations between Osorio and the State’s confidential informant, and among detectives and the informant, was inadmissible hearsay evidence. He argues that because the informant acted as an agent of the State, the informant’s statements were admissible as statements of a party-opponent under section 90.803(18)(d... More...    $0 (03-04-2016 - FL)

Defendant-Appellants Alan Robert Johnson and Jennifer A. Sparks’s day did
not start well for them. They left their cell phone at a Walmart store. But this
wasn’t just any cell phone; Johnson and Sparks’s phone stored hundreds of images
and videos of child pornography that they had made using Sparks’s friend’s four
year-old child—and Johnson was already a registered sex offende... More...    $0 (12-26-2015 - FL)

Sereme and Michael Hester had worked together selling narcotics in Oklahoma. Hester transported the drugs and served as a lookout for Sereme. In 2010, Sereme, his girlfriend, and Hester moved from Oklahoma to Fort Myers, Florida. They occupied an apartment in the Buddyville area of Fort Myers. Sereme, Hester, and Rick Jean sold crack cocaine from this Buddyville apartment. Sereme purchased powder ... More...    $0 (12-13-2015 - FL)