Kraig Constantino was originally charged with attempted murder for allegedly beating and stabbing a man he thought was hitting on his girlfriend, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of felony battery pursuant to a plea agreement this week. He was sentenced to time...
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St. Petersburg Man Pleads Guilty, Avoids Life in Prison
Christopher Taylor, a 26-year-old St. Petersburg man, pleaded guilty this week to second-degree murder for the 2007 shooting death of James Lasseter. Taylor was represented by Tampa Bay area criminal defense attorney Bjorn E. Brunvand.Taylor entered a guilty plea in...
Hung Jury, Mistrial in New Port Richey Death Penalty Trial (Videos)
A Pasco County jury deliberated for almost 10 hours after listening to several days of testimony in the capital murder trial of John Ditullio Jr. They were unable to reach a unanimous verdict, even after being sent back to the jury room earlier by the judge to keep...
New Port Richey Death Penalty Trial Continues
Tampa Bay area capital murder defense attorney Jervis Wise - a Bjorn E. Brunvand, P.A. associate - examined John Ditullio in a Pasco County court yesterday. Ditullio took the stand in his own defense in the first degree murder trial stemming from a 2006 stabbing.Last...
Brunvand Wins Motion to Have Murder Defendant’s Tattoos Covered During Trial
A circuit judge in Pasco County granted defense attorney Bjorn Brunvand's motion to have his client's tattoos covered during a murder trial scheduled to begin Monday. A makeup artist will apply makeup to cover several potentially offensive tattoos on the face and neck...
Federal Drug Charges Out of Tampa for International Drug Bust
In a scenario all too familiar to Tampa Bay area criminal defense attorney Bjorn Brunvand, the U.S. Attorney's office has announced federal drug charges against four Colombian nationals related to a drug bust at sea. A federal grand jury has indicted Colombians Dean...
DNA Derails Trial in Teen’s Slaying
His attorneys, William Bennett and Bjorn Brunvand, constructed a defense around the theory that [Phillup Alan Partin]'s longtime friend Fred Kaufman killed the teenager. Partin and his daughter Patrisha were living with Kaufman at his Port Richey home at the time of...
Lotto Winner Deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial on Tax Fraud Charges
Defense attorney Bjorn E. Brunvand asserts in court papers that [Alex Toth] has severe psychiatric and medical problems that render him incompetent. According to a letter from physician Gary Levine of Suncoast Total Healthcare, Toth has been involved in "multiple...
Neo-Nazi Reconsiders, Asks For a Lawyer
[Thane Covert] then appointed private lawyer Bjorn Brunvand to defend [John Allen Ditullio] at both pending trials.Brunvand, who was in court Wednesday after initially being appointed to assist Ditullio, said he needs to handle both cases to provide the best possible...
Ship Captain Acquitted of Smuggling 3.5 Tons of Cocaine
Criminal defense attorney, Bjorn Brunvand, represented a Ukrainian ship captain who was accused of smuggling $1 Billion worth of illegal drugs into the US. The defendant was acquitted.The odds were against a Ukrainian ship captain and his crew who spoke little...
