Author Archives: Jay Butchko
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 »
Ozempic & Mounjaro Use Leads to Lawsuits
They were hailed as miracle drugs because they made weight virtually fall off of consumers who were prescribed them for weight loss, while stabilizing insulin levels for patients with diabetes. Indeed, many people were thrilled with the results they got when using Ozempic and/or Mounjaro. But then some patients started to experience alarming side… Read More »
Facial Recognition Technology: Is it Reliable?
While there’s no argument over whether facial recognition technology (FRT) is tremendously reliable under ideal conditions (it is), when it comes to criminal activity captured in video surveillance from things like store security cameras or doorbell cameras, we have to acknowledge that conditions are often drastically less than ideal. Negative outcomes in terms of… Read More »
Two Million Recalls from Peloton
Peloton is back in the news, and not in a good way. Not long ago the company was compelled to recall exercise bikes because children and pets were being pulled into the rotating track, resulting in injuries and deaths. Now additional problems have forced a larger recall. What’s the Problem? There is a hazard… Read More »
The Deadliest Holidays on the Road
There are holidays all across the calendar in this country, oftentimes bringing family across the miles together in celebration. But with all those extra vehicles on the road, the chance for an increase in roadway traffic accidents goes up, too. Causes for the Increase in Accidents In addition to the sheer volume of vehicles… Read More »
