{"id":1964,"date":"2026-08-28T17:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T21:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/?p=1964"},"modified":"2026-08-27T18:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:19:36","slug":"florida-court-examines-constitutional-challenges-in-criminal-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/florida-court-examines-constitutional-challenges-in-criminal-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Court Examines Constitutional Challenges in Criminal Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Federal drug and firearm cases often depend on search-warrant affidavits, confidential sources, procedural objections, and sentencing testimony. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leagle.com\/decision\/infco20260826081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent Florida decision<\/a> shows how the standard of review can change when a defendant does not preserve an argument and how trial testimony may support an obstruction enhancement. If you are confronting evidence seized from your home, you should speak with a Tampa criminal defense attorney as early as possible so counsel can investigate the warrant and preserve available challenges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts and Procedural History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allegedly, an investigator obtained a no-knock warrant for the defendant\u2019s apartment based on a confidential source\u2019s controlled purchase. During the search, officers found firearms and more than 70 grams of heroin. The defendant also made statements that prosecutors later used in the case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reportedly, prosecutors charged the defendant with possessing heroin with intent to distribute, possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possessing a firearm as a felon. The defendant represented himself during the suppression hearing, jury trial, and sentencing, with standby counsel appointed. A jury convicted the defendant, and the district court imposed a total prison term of 175 months, including a two-level obstruction enhancement based on trial testimony. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/florida-court-examines-constitutional-challenges-in-criminal-cases\/#more-1964\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal drug and firearm cases often depend on search-warrant affidavits, confidential sources, procedural objections, and sentencing testimony. A recent Florida decision shows how the standard of review can change when a defendant does not preserve an argument and how trial testimony may support an obstruction enhancement. 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