http://www.cybercrimelawyerblog.com/ Published by Seltzer Law & Associates, PA en-us 2012-02-01T08:23:36-05:00 http://www.cybercrimelawyerblog.com/2012/02/eleventh_circuit_vacates_docto.html As a south Florida drug crimes defense lawyer, I was interested to see a recent conviction of a doctor accused of over-prescribing the kinds of controlled substances widely abused in our state’s “pill mills.” In United States v. Ignasiak, Robert... General David S. Seltzer 2012-02-01T08:23:36-05:00 http://www.cybercrimelawyerblog.com/2012/01/federal_judge_throws_out_charg.html First, I’m proud to announce that I’m now able to defend cyber crimes and other criminal charges in greater Chicago. My practice as a cyber crime criminal defense attorney has always been national, but I've made it a little more... Cyber Crime David S. Seltzer 2012-01-30T18:28:25-05:00 http://www.cybercrimelawyerblog.com/2012/01/supreme_court_orders_new_trial.html As a criminal defense attorney in south Florida, I am part of a legal system that relies on adversaries to share certain specified information about cases. Information-sharing at the start of a criminal prosecution is called discovery, and it is... General David S. Seltzer 2012-01-25T08:49:03-05:00 http://www.cybercrimelawyerblog.com/2012/01/eighth_circuit_sends_back_chil.html As a child pornography criminal defense attorney, I know my clients frequently face very long prison sentences for child pornography crimes. This is not just because child pornography crimes are reviled in our society; many of the available sentence enhancements... Cyber Crime David S. Seltzer 2012-01-24T13:53:45-05:00 http://www.cybercrimelawyerblog.com/2012/01/orlando_police_not_entitled_to.html As a criminal defense lawyer in south Florida, I often hear from my clients about arrests in which the police used excessive force. Force is part of a police officer’s job, but it’s also subject to limitations that respect the... General David S. Seltzer 2012-01-18T08:08:44-05:00 http://www.cybercrimelawyerblog.com/2012/01/eleventh_circuit_rules_use_of.html An important part of my job as a cyber crime criminal defense lawyer is protecting my clients from the consequences when the law hasn’t caught up with the way technology is used in real life. When laws are applied to... Cyber Crime David S. Seltzer 2012-01-16T19:09:30-05:00 http://www.cybercrimelawyerblog.com/2012/01/courts_must_review_public_defe.html As a Miami-Dade robbery criminal defense lawyer, I was interested to see a recent ruling from here in south Florida about when attorneys may back out of a case because of perceived or actual conflicts of interests. In Johnson v.... General David S. Seltzer 2012-01-11T09:17:14-05:00 http://www.cybercrimelawyerblog.com/2012/01/seltzer_law_defends_internet_u.html I’ve occasionally written here about my work as a cyber crime criminal defense attorney defending people accused of illegal file-sharing. As longtime observers of file-sharing and downloads know, the RIAA, the music industry organization, has been pursuing downloaders for some... Cyber Crime David S. Seltzer 2012-01-09T19:17:47-05:00 http://www.cybercrimelawyerblog.com/2012/01/eleventh_circuit_vacates_convi.html An important part of my job as a Miami criminal defense lawyer is helping clients understand the advantages and disadvantages of pleading guilty or going to trial. This is known as a plea deal or plea bargain, and it may... General David S. Seltzer 2012-01-05T08:55:48-05:00 http://www.cybercrimelawyerblog.com/2012/01/sixth_circuit_dissent_takes_on.html I’ve written on this blog several times about the growing movement to reconsider the harsh sentences handed down in federal child pornography cases. Sentences are set by the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and judges are given limited flexibility to change them,... Cyber Crime David S. Seltzer 2012-01-03T21:52:44-05:00