Manatee County
Manatee County, Florida criminal law news and events
Earlier this month, criminal defense attorney Bjorn Brunvand of this office represented Delmer Smith in his Manatee County “Spencer hearing”. Smith was convicted of first-degree murder last August. A jury recommended that he be sentenced to death. A judge must...
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December 5, 2012
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K. McKinney
Firm News
Jervis Wise, an attorney here in the Law Offices of Bjorn Brunvand, obtained a not guilty verdict this week for a client in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division. Wise’s client was charged...
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October 14, 2012
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K. McKinney
Firm News
As reported in the Bradenton Herald, defense attorney Bjorn Brunvand of this office appeared before Judge Peter Dubensky in Manatee County last week, arguing for a continuance of the “Spencer hearing” and sentencing of Delmer Smith. Smith was found guilty...
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September 30, 2012
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K. McKinney
Firm News
As reported late last week in the Bradenton Herald, defense attorney Bjorn Brunvand of this office has requested a continuance on behalf of Delmer Smith III in Manatee County’s circuit court. Court convened last week to hear motions seeking MRI...
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August 13, 2012
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K. McKinney
Firm News
Bjorn Brunvand of the Law Offices of Bjorn Brunvand continues to represent Delmer Smith in a Manatee County courtroom this week as the capital murder case against Smith continues. A jury convicted Smith late last week of first-degree murder in...
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As reported in the Bradenton Herald, criminal defense attorney Bjorn Brunvand of this office is in Manatee County this week, engaged in jury selection in the trial of Delmer Smith III. Mr. Smith has been charged with the first-degree murder...
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May 21, 2012
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K. McKinney
The state attorney’s office for Manatee County has declined to charge 19-year-old Davell Kendricks with manslaughter for the New Year’s Day death of Rashawn Scott. According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Kendricks and Scott were playing cards with a...
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July 30, 2011
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K. McKinney
Earlier this month, a Tampa federal judge sentenced three Michigan residents for bank fraud, mail theft, and aggravated identity theft that occurred in Duval, Charlotte, Hillsborough, Manatee, Monroe, Orange, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, and Seminole Counties between 2007 and 2009...
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