As reported in the Tampa Bay Times, five Tampa Bay area defense lawyers, including Bjorn Brunvand of this office, are seeking a federal civil rights investigation of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office over allegations that narcotics detectives have trespassed and...
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Month: March 2012
Pinellas Marijuana Case Dismissed After Allegations of Investigator Misconduct
As reported in the Tampa Bay Times earlier this week, dozens of Pinellas County marijuana cases are being reconsidered and possibly dismissed amid allegations that narcotics deputies trespassed and lied to gather evidence. The Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office...
Intent Key to Defense in Trial of Teen Accused of Killing St. Petersburg Police Officer
Nicholas Lindsey's defense attorneys admit that their client shot and killed St. Petersburg police Officer David S. Crawford. The Tampa Bay Times looked at the teenager's trial defense strategy this week, talking with several local defense attorneys including Bjorn...
Plea Agreement Negotiated in Pasco Murder Case
As reported in the Tampa Bay Times, Justin Ash of Zepherhills pleaded guilty last week in Pasco County to second-degree murder with a firearm, avoiding life in prison. The plea was part of an agreement negotiated by Ash's defense attorney Bjorn Brunvand and...
Polk County Jury Recommends Death Penalty in Fatal Drug Robbery
Last week, a jury in Polk County, Florida recommended that 30-year-old Robert McCloud be executed for the first-degree murders of Tamiqa Taylor and Dustin Freeman. Law enforcement says the deaths occurred during a drug-related home invasion in Poinciana in October...
Palm Harbor Day Care Provider Avoids First-Degree Murder Conviction
As reported in the Tampa Bay Times last month, former Palm Harbor day care provider Stephanie Spurgeon was acquitted of first-degree murder and convicted of a lesser offense, manslaughter, subsequent to the death of 1-year-old Maria Harris in August 2008.A Pinellas...
