Ponall Law

09/02/2026

Big victory for Ponall Law in the Fourth DCA today

Fourth DCA confirms that the 4th Amendment and United States Supreme Court precedent requires exigent circumstances and a search warrant before an individual suspected of DUI manslaughter can be compelled to submit to a blood draw

Trial court's decision to grant motion to suppress affirmed

Great work by Attorneys Alan Bernstein and Michael White in the trial court

Justice prevails!

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08/09/2026

Unfortunately, the Florida Supreme Court denied our motion for rehearing in the Marcus Maye case this past week. Consistent with his original dissenting opinion, Justice Labarge indicated that he would have granted the motion for rearing.

Ponall Law continues to strongly disagree with the Florida Supreme Court's decision and will be seeking further review in the United States Supreme Court. Our petition is due to be filed by the first week of November 2026.

Ponall Law continues to believe that Florida's Prison Releasee Reoffender Statute is unconstitutional on its face and should be invalidated in its entirety. We are exploring all potential options to continue our ongoing challenge to the validity of the statute.

May Justice Prevail!

06/08/2026

Motion for Rehearing in the Marcus Maye case filed in the Florida Supreme Court - May justice prevail!

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05/14/2026

The Florida Supreme Court issued its decision in the Marcus Maye case, which involved our challenge to the constitutionality of the Prison Releasee Reoffender (PRR) Statute. Unfortunately, the Court did not rule in Mr. Maye's favor. The Court did not specifically address whether the statute is constitutional but concluded that the challenge was not properly raised in a Rule 3.800(a) Motion to Correct Illegal Sentence.

We respectfully disagree with the Court's decision and rationale, and its choice not to address the constitutionality of the statute. We continue to believe that the straightforward application of United States Supreme Court precedent required that the statute be declared facially unconstitutional.

In our opinion, Justice Labarga's dissent properly applies the law to conclude that the statute must be invalidated and that Mr. Maye is entitled to a resentencing hearing without application of the PRR statute.

We are in the process of reviewing the opinion to determine whether we will be filing a motion for rehearing in the Florida Supreme Court or seeking further review in the United States Supreme Court.

The fight continues. May justice prevail!

04/14/2026

Big win for Laura Cepero and Ponall Law -Rule 3.850 Motion for Postconviction Relief Granted!
Laura successfully argued to the Court that our client is entitled to the benefit of a plea agreement that was lost when the trial attorneys failed to timely comply with Court’s deadline for
negotiated pleas
Laura’s persuasive use of the relevant caselaw and the Rules of the Florida Bar regarding diligent representation of clients convinced the Court to grant the motion
We are excited that our client will be receive a 7-year sentence reduction - Justice Prevails!

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