Criminal Defense

Watch Hollywood, Florida cops lying about a report they're writing. Courtesy of their dash cam. Brian Tannebaum is a criminal defense ...

When I wrote the below post a couple days ago, I had no idea that my federal sentencing yesterday would be the subject of an article in my l...

Well there was a big defense win in ultra-conservative Pensacola, Florida Friday. A young defendant was charged with vehicular homicide in ...

That was the Sheriff of Escambia County, Florida yesterday during an interview on cable TV regarding this horrific murder of the parents of...

I often joke that there are criminal defense lawyers and "former prosecutors" (practicing criminal defense). Some laugh. The ones ...

As soon as I saw the headline for this story this morning: "Up To 10,000 Illinois Prisoners May Be Released" I dead-bang predicted...

I know, it's not about criminal law, but I just got back from vacation and am fascinated with the hypocrisy surrounding Sarah Palin. I...

Over the past two weekends I've attended two different criminal defense conferences. In 15 years I've probably attended 30 or so. Ea...

Abortion. I know, I shouldn't write about abortion. Abortion is not something we debate, its something we accuse others of supporting, o...

Good thing about having a blog is that writing a letter that will be answered with some condescending bullshit about "public safety...

Conservatives don't trust judges. This is why we have sentencing guidelines, minimum mandatories, reporting requirements on sentences, a...

Been busy the last few weeks. Some of us "bloggers" actually have day jobs and aren't as attentive to our "entitled"...

When Michael Vick went to prison I made a bet with a friend that he would never again play in the NFL. I hope I lose. In America, there are ...

At least the guy was completely honest: (hard to read, expand once opened) Jury Duty Response Brian Tannebaum is a criminal defense lawyer i...

Soon after September 11, 2001, state and local law enforcement, feeling left out of the feds work to "keep us safe," wanted in on ...

Cops lie. Now before the comment section fills up, let's be honest: (no pun intended) cops lie. Lawyers lie. Witnesses lie. We all know....

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers ( NACDL ) announced the "first-ever national report on misdemeanor courts," a...

When I graduated law school knowing I wanted to be a criminal defense lawyer, the one piece of advice I received over and over again was: do...

If you are a criminal defense lawyer, prosecutor, lawyer practicing in any area, law student, citizen of the world, you must, must print out...

I consider myself someone pretty up on the news, and so it came as a shock to me when I was driving on Florida's Alligator Alley (I-75 c...