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August 4, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share

Although it happened twenty-two years ago, the harrowing story of Amadou Diallo has received recent media attention as a result of being featured on Netflix series Trial by Media, a crime docuseries that features historically dramatic trials whose verdicts were heavily influenced by the media shaping public opinion. Background Amadou Diallo was a 23-year-old who immigrated from his comfortable life …

August 4, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share

New CDC Recommendations On July 27, the CDC  added the recommendation that fully vaccinated people wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas of substantial or high transmission risk in order to maximize protection from the delta variant of COVID-19. In addition, the CDC added a recommendation for fully vaccinated people who have a known exposure to someone with …

August 4, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, Drunk Driving/DUI Social Share

When stopped by a police officer under suspicion of driving under the influence, you or a loved one may have to take a breathalyzer, breath test, or sobriety test. It also might be called an “Intoxilyzer”, but this name just refers to a more dated version of a breathalyzer test. To learn more about Intoxilyzer tests specifically, visit our blog …

August 3, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share

Recent United States Supreme Court Decision Holds that Tribal Police Can Detain Non-Tribal Individuals Suspected of Violations of Federal and State Law On June 1, 2021, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of United States v. Cooley. The Court held that a tribal police officer has the authority to temporarily detain and search non-tribal individuals “traveling on a …

August 3, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share

Broward County Medical Examiner Office’s chief toxicologist is under criminal investigation by the Broward Sheriff’s Office. This investigation could be potentially disastrous for hundreds of criminal cases wherein the toxicologist served as an expert witness. The chief toxicologist, Gary Kunsman, has been at the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office almost a decade and is suspected of evidence tampering and theft …

August 3, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share

In 2013, Dustin Duty, a Duval County man was wrongfully convicted of armed robbery and was subsequently sentenced to twenty years in prison. Duty is now thirty-six years old, but when he was convicted of the armed robbery of a woman, her identification of him was incredibly uncertain and heavily influenced by the police, as the appellate court ruled in …

August 3, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share

Why the Negligence and Victim-Blaming by our Justice System and the Media Cannot Be Forgotten The ‘Me Too’ movement has swept over our nation the last few years, allowing the hush-hush topic of sexual abuse and the staggering number of women that have experienced it to rise to the surface. Although the movement was momentous, liberating, and continues to impact …

July 28, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements, Violent Crimes Social Share

On July 8, 2021, the Supreme Court of Florida decided the case Donald H. Davidson Jr., v. State of Florida. The basis for this case is Davidson’s appeal of his prior conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death. The Facts of the Case In 2014, Davidson was released with supervision from prison and was required to wear an ankle …

July 28, 2021 Don Pumphrey, Jr. Criminal Defense, News & Announcements Social Share

The Facts Terry McKirchy was charged with attempted murder and aggravated child abuse for shaking 5-month-old Benjamin Dowling when she was babysitting him on July 3, 1984. When Benjamin’s mother picked him up from McKirchy’s home she was immediately concerned as his body was limp and his fists were clenched. After rushing him to the hospital, doctors determined that Benjamin …