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Everybody wants a lawyer in their corner who will fight for them. “Fight” doesn’t always mean what you might think it does. Sometimes fighting for your client means less beating up on witnesses on cross-examination and more presenting as much mitigation evidence to help soften or reduce the client’s exposure to criminal penalties.  It may […]

Happy New Year!  2018 was a great year for me personally and professionally and for the growing  hatejail.com. I hope that you and your families have a happy, safe, and jail-free year!  In the spirit of the New Year, Florida passed a few new laws that went into effect on January 1st and the  Sun-Sentinel  has put out

Statute Overview: 812.155, Failure to Return Hired or Leased Personal Property The Law Office of Matthew Glassman welcomes you back to my law blog and I’m doing something a little different this week. Instead of reviewing a recent case and how it might be relevant to you and your case, I thought I would do

The Law Office of Matthew Glassman is back again with another installment of our weekly caselaw update. This week brings us a Fourth District case (pdf): Whittaker v. State, 4D16-1036 , which gives a great analysis of the proper procedure that trial courts should use when handling a violation of probation for someone who might

Welcome back to the Glassman Law Blog and my biweekly explanation of a recent appellate decision. Last week’s case about blood draws in DUI arrests generated some good comments and conversation and hopefully you all will find this week’s case just as enlightening and interesting. As always, this blog is for informational purposes only and

PRESS RELEASEMatthew Glassman Has Been Nominated and Accepted as a 2017 AIOCLA’S 10 Best in Florida For Client Satisfaction The American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of Florida’s Criminal Law Attorney Matthew P. Glassman as a 2017 10 Best Criminal Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction. The American Institute of Criminal

The Glassman Law Blog is officially back in business! Things have been going great with the firm and I’ve been super busy fighting tooth and nail for my clients. With that being said, I am hoping to be able to do a write-up on a new and interesting case every other week or so from

Having a criminal history has profound effects upon a person’s life. Obtaining a job can be difficult, if not impossible. Fortunately, the State of Florida has enacted a process for an individual to seal criminal records in certain cases, shielding those records from the view of the public. As always, this information is provided for

Press Release: The National Trial Lawyers announces Matthew Glassman has been selected for inclusion into its Top 100 Criminal Defense Trial Lawyers in Florida The national Trial Lawyers is pleased to announce that Matthew Glassman has been selected for inclusion into its Top 100 Criminal Defense Trial Lawyers in Florida, an honor given to only

Kenneth Hill v. State of Florida, 2D14-2960, Released 3/9/2016 Welcome Back! This week we turn our attention to an issue that appears repeatedly in criminal cases: under what circumstances must the State Attorney disclose the identity of a confidential informant who was used during the investigation of a case. Confidential informants (or “CI’s”) are most