Mr. Garland practices in the following areas of law: Federal and State Criminal Defense; Federal and State Criminal Appeals; Forfeitures; Internet Crimes; Firearms; White Collar Fraud and Tax Crimes; Sexual Misconduct; DUI and DUI Manslaughter; Drug Charges; Healthcare Fraud; Immigration Crime and Domestic Violence.
Years Of Experience:
• Over 38 Years
Reported Appeal Cases:
• Tisdale v. State, So.3d (Florida Supreme Court 11/29/18), pet for writ of certiorari denied, S.Ct. (Denied 4/15/19)
• United States v. Valdes, 11th Circuit Case No. 14-10252 (affirmed 3/9/17 via an unpublished opinion)
• United States v. Badali, 11th Circuit Case No. 16-10606 (affirmed 11/8/16 via an unpublished opinion)
• Long v. State, 191 So.3d 554 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016)
• Garrido v. State, 162 So.3d 1069 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015)
• United States v. Massam, 751 F.3d 1229 (11th Cir. 2014)
• Stangarone v. State, 94 So.3d 652 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012)
• Purnell v. Brown, 4D11-4332 (Appeal dismissed on 9/19/12 with fees awarded to Garland’s client as prevailing party)
• Garrido v. State, 47 So.3d 341 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010)
• Jew v. State, 18 So.3d 1254 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009)
• Jew v. Florida Parole Commission, 969 So.2d 1021 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007)
• Reaves v. State, 944 So.2d 1042 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006)
• State v. Gregory, 4D01-4530 (State appeal dismissed on 3/27/02 upon Garland’s motion)
• Corona v. State, 814 So.2d 1184 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)
• Fay v. State, 753 So.2d 682 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000)
• Minichino v. State, 776 So.2d 994 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2001)
• Smith v. State, 743 So.2d 141 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999)
• Cave v. State, 727 So.2d 227 (Fla. 1998)
• Cave v. State, 660 So.2d 705 (Fla. 1995)
• McArthur v. State, 671 So.2d 867 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996)
• Cave v. Singletary, 84 F.3d 1350 (11th Cir. 1996)
• Wild v. Dozier, 672 So.2d 16 (Fla. 1996) (reversing 4 th DCA’s en banc decision)
• Dozier v. Wild, 659 So.2d 1103 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995) (en banc)
• Cave v. State, 660 So.2d 705 (Fla. 1995)
• Ennis v. Conran, 648 So.2d 784 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994)
• O’Hara v. State, 642 So.2d 592 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994)
• Telemaque v. State, 622 So.2d 1174 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993)
• Barnes v. State, 588 So.2d 1076 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991)
• Chandler v. State, 534 So.2d 701 (Fla. 1988), cert denied, 490 U.S. 1075 (1989)
• State v. Russo, et al, 493 So.2d 504 (Fla. 1986)
• Kmetz v. State, 483 So.2d 812 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986)
• Karliss v. State, 477 So.2d 1092 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985)
• Florida Freedom Newspapers v. Karliss, 471 So.2d 571 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985)
• Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Honorable Royce R. Lewis, 452 So.2d 144 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984)
Memberships:
• Florida Bar
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• St. Lucie County Bar Association
