Mar 23, 2012
In 2005, the Florida legislature passed the "Stand Your Ground" law under Florida Statue 776.013 (3) which provides that a person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is att...
Mar 20, 2012
Efforts to curtail drug trafficking in Central American may inadvertentlyre-open former drug routes throughout the Caribbean. If the Caribbeanbecomes utilized for its drug routes as it has in the p...
Mar 06, 2012
One of South Florida's rich and famous personalities is set to begina trial where he is charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide.According to the charging documents, John Goodman, is ac...
Feb 28, 2012
Bankers, lawyers, regulators, government officials, and other financial professionals met to discuss what they perceive as an ongoing battle against money laundering. Criminal defense lawyers in Mi...
Feb 21, 2012
A South Florida resident was picked up in Kissimmee, Florida pursuant to an arrest warrant issued out of Broward County. The defendant is accused of multiple counts of possession of child pornograp...
Feb 07, 2012
A South Florida couple is being charged with tax fraud for their alleged role in stealing millions of dollars' worth of income tax return checks that were stolen or fraudulently obtained by third p...
Feb 06, 2012
Oxycodone trafficking became such a problem in South Florida that new legislature and law enforcement action became a primary mission. Recent statistics show that the number of oxycodone dispensed ...
Jan 30, 2012
A former charter school athletic director has been charged with seven additional sex crimes allegedly discovered by local law enforcement authorities. The defendant was previously charged with lewd...
Jan 24, 2012
In a controversial decision, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling that will assist defendants in fighting their charges and curtail law enforcement's ability to conduct surveillance on suspects c...
Jan 19, 2012
Pursuant to the recently passed self-defense law of "stand your ground", a local circuit court judge heard a motion to dismiss filed by a well-respected Miami criminal attorney regarding ...
Jan 12, 2012
One of the most infamous Haitian cocaine trafficking kingpins will go before a federal judge and seek a significant sentence reduction for cooperating with federal authorities. The defendant will a...
Jan 05, 2012
A former local police officer recently entered into a guilty plea to one charge of child abuse, no great bodily harm. The case stemmed from allegations that the ex-cop would fondle young girls duri...
