Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Warnings to Trump Against Witness Tampering
When Donald J. Trump met the magistrate judge who was assigned to deal with Trump’s third criminal indictment, he was admonished not to intimidate or retaliate against any witnesses or others who provide information in the case against him. It wasn’t long before Mr. Trump was pushing that boundary—as less than a day later… Read More »
Watch for Kids on their way to School
What could be worse than sending your children off to school, only to discover that they will be spending an extended period of time in the hospital–or may never come home again at all—due to an accident that occurred on the way to or from school? It’s every parent’s nightmare—one that too many Florida… Read More »
Free Speech Limits
We all know that freedom of speech is a critical right Americans enjoy, guaranteed by the First Amendment. But are there parameters to that right? There absolutely are! What Free Speech Entails Free speech is quite a broad right. Unlike in some other countries, Americans are allowed to criticize the government, and even to… Read More »
The High Price of Chemical Hair Relaxers
A new bride, anxiously looking toward the day that she could announce to her groom and the world that she was pregnant. But that was not to happen for Kenya Appling, who, instead of creating a new family, underwent a hysterectomy to address uterine cancer. Without having any known risk factors, she concluded that… Read More »
Police Mistakes Matter in Court
When the Kissimmee criminal defense attorneys at our firm represent you, they will take a close look at any errors that may have been made by law enforcement as they handled you, evidence in your case, and other witnesses. If we find they departed from their Constitutional obligations or local conventions, our criminal defense… Read More »
Wrong-Way Collision Takes Another Life
We don’t know what was going through the minds of either person as their vehicles sped toward one another on I-295 one Tuesday night. We do know that a Sedan was traveling the wrong direction that fateful evening, and that a young woman lost her life because of it. It was yet another senseless… Read More »
Child Drowning Deaths
When the parents of a 2-year-old boy dropped him off at daycare in Chuluota, Florida one Tuesday, they could never have imagined that he would drown in the pool,unable to be revived. And when a 16-year-old in Yulee agreed to babysit five children, who would have guessed that the 18-month old would escape the… Read More »
You’ve Just Been Charged with a Crime: Now What?
If you are facing criminal charges, the police have already deemed that you are the most likely suspect connected to criminal activity. Being arrested was frightening, and you are anxious about your future. What’s next for you? Arrest and Booking Unless they caught you in the act of a crime, police may have already… Read More »
The Misery of Intersection Crashes
Two more families had to be notified that they’d lost a loved one after an intersection crash in Orlando took their lives. This time the victims were making a left turn in their Kia on a green light, when an SUV ran a red light and smashed into their car. It was one more… Read More »
The Consequences of Bullying in School
Has school bullying always been such a dire crisis, or is it just more public nowadays? Either way, the fact of the matter is that bullying occurs seemingly everywhere these days, among adults at the office and among kids at school, online, and anywhere else you could imagine. What is Bullying? Bullying can occur… Read More »
