False arrest is everyone's nightmare scenario. Conviction for a false arrest is a sentence that never ends. Today's edition of the Tampa Bay Times features a story about a possible false arrest and false imprisonment case. In June of 1988, Leo Schofield was indicted on a first degree murder charge of his wife. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Over the years, Schofield has tried to appeal the conviction. During the murder trial, he was offered a plea deal that would have … [Read more...]
Saint Petersburg Police Lawsuit Filed This Week
I filed a civil lawsuit in Pinellas County this week on behalf of my client Carleen Tetreault against the St. Petersburg Police Department for an incident that occurred at her home on June 8, 2015. On the day in question, Carleen had returned to her home in St. Petersburg after a cancer treatment. That afternoon, St. Petersburg Police detectives knocked on her door. Her teenage daughter answered. The detectives asked Carleen to step outside. She refused and asked to see a warrant. At … [Read more...]
