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Every post here is written by Rory Safir, one of a handful of ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientists in Florida and a former Assistant Public Defender in Tampa.

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Was Your Police Report Written by AI? Axon Draft One in Florida, and the Draft Nobody Keeps

Axon Draft One writes police report narratives from body camera audio, and the first draft is not kept. Where Florida sheriffs use it, what their policies say, and the questions to ask when a report matters in your case....
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When Police Ask Google for Your Account: What a Subpoena Gets, Under Federal and Florida Law

A subpoena with no judge involved reaches your name, your session times and the card you paid with. A warrant is only needed for contents. And for records, the government does not have to tell you at all....
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Flock Cameras in Tampa Bay: Where They Are, the Misuse Arrests, and What the Law Actually Says

Three Florida officers were charged in five weeks over Flock camera misuse, and St. Petersburg's 50 cameras are now a mayoral runoff issue. A St. Petersburg defense lawyer explains what the cameras record, the felony charges, the Fourth Amendment cases, and what the search logs mean in a criminal case....
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Your AI Chat Is Not a Private Journal: What the ChatGPT Case Says About Florida Law

A man's private conversations with ChatGPT became three felony charges in Palm Beach County. The Florida statute that made it possible was rewritten in 2023, and it no longer asks whether you sent the threat to anyone....
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The State’s Best Witness Was a Helicopter Nobody Listed

A recent Hillsborough County case ended with a felony drug charge reduced to a misdemeanor, two of the four counts dropped outright, and no jail. The method behind that outcome is worth more than the outcome itself, because nothing about it is exotic....
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The Black Box in Your Car Knows What Happened. Here Is How a Crash Gets Reconstructed.

The other driver's story often changes between the roadside and the insurance claim, and by the time an adjuster is on the phone, a clear rear end or a plain failure to yield has somehow become your fault....
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