Attorney At Law Rex Curry
Frank Herbert Wonschik v. United States http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/03-10249.htm
is another recent case before the United States Supreme Court that questioned
the use of the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States and whether
its use should occur in court cases in which the government is a party, or
even in the government's schools. The case led to remarkable discoveries
concerning the history of the Pledge of Allegiance.
John Hubert Moll v. Florida
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No. 971904 Petition for writ of certiorari to the District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Reported below at
Moll v. State, 705 So.2d 604 (Fla. App. 5 Dist., 1997). This case was covered by the newspaper columnist James J.
Kilpatrick who said "The case of John Hubert Moll involves a question of free speech under the First Amendment.
In 1995, Brevard County adopted an ordinance forbidding public nudity. On April 14, 1996 Moll went to a public beach,
nattily attired in a sign bearing a political message: 'Vote for Clinton/Gore 96.' He was arrested, fined $50, and put on six
months probation." Moll litigated the issue of constitutional protection for nudity.
United States v. Anthony Graziano Romano http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/11th/0011505opn.html an Eleventh Circuit Court
of Appeal victory that received news coverage after the appellate court publicly chastized the prosecution for violating
the defendant's plea agreement and vacated and remanded the defendant's sentence.
United States v. Richard Earl Cunningham No. 94-2006; Lower Court Docket No. 87-280-CR-T-1SC; In this victory
involving drug charges, the conviction was vacated and remanded because the defendant was deprived of trial testimony
from a witness in New York.
Curtis Duane Beeson v. Florida Case No. 97-04486
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Second Amendment Constitutional rights victory for Defendant after acquittal in jury trial.
Kelvin D. White v. Florida http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/CASES/White2.html Victory with appellate reversal of trial
court where search was illegal because an officer lacked founded suspicion to stop and search the defendant's vehicle.
Private security officers contacted police when they were suspicious of a vehicle driving back and forth in front of a
closed marina around 3:30 a.m. As the investigating officer spoke with the guards, she saw the vehicle drive by. The
officer later stopped the vehicle, and a search revealed marijuana and a firearm. A trial court refused to suppress the
evidence but the DCA reversed, concluding that the totality of the circumstances did not give rise to a reasonable
suspicion that a crime was about to occur.
Donald S. Baldwin v. Florida Defendant appealed 3 times.
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Victory gained with a 3 year minimum mandatory sentence stricken from his sentence.
Tara Union v. Florida 660 So. 2d 803; 20 Fla. Law W. D 2174, (2d DCA 1995) The defendant, Tara Union, appealed the
denial of her motion to suppress cocaine found in her purse during the search of a car in which she was a passenger. The
appellate court reversed her conviction because the state failed to prove that the warrantless search of the car was
justified as either a search incident to arrest or a search based on probable cause.
Curtis Johnson v. Florida http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/CASES/Johnson1199.html Are cops their own anonymous tip
sources? That is a question that is raised by this case. Here an officer claimed to receive an anonymous tip and used it as
the excuse to stop and search the defendant. The appellate court reversed holding that police need more to verify the
caller's identity before the anonymous caller can be considered a citizen-informant to justify the search of someone. The
appellate court concluded that the informant's scant information, without further verification, was insufficient to provide
reasonable suspicion for the deputy to question Johnson. The court cited the Florida Supreme Court's 1998 decision in
J.L. vs. State, which held that innocent detail tips from anonymous informants must be substantiated in some additional
manner. In this case, the informant was anonymous because the police did not independently verify his identity after he
called, even though he provided his name, address, and telephone number. Additionally, the deputy testified that he did
not have any independent reason to believe that Johnson was selling drugs. Because the anonymous informant's assertion
that Johnson was selling drugs was not substantiated in any additional manner before the deputy initiated the search, he
did not have reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to pat down Johnson.
Roger Neeld v. Florida http://www.jud10.org/2ndDCA/1999/feb99/98-02001.htm The defendant wished to exercise his
constitutional right to represent himself in court against criminal charges. The trial court would not allow it. The
appellate court reversed, allowing the defendant to represent himself.