Jan 05 2010
January 5, 2010 – 12:12 PM | by: Orlando Salinas
Finding a job in Florida is hard enough, with a record unemployment rate of 11.5%. The highest its been since 1975. Lawyers say finding a job has become so tough, that a record number of Floridians have had their criminal records sealed or expunged, hoping that removing that part of their past, might make them more attractive to prospective employers.
Dec 23 2009
The Orlando Sentinel
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Before a loss to Alabama on Dec. 5, the Florida Gators were racing to a national football title.
Literally.
Florida has had well-publicized arrests in recent months stemming from traffic charges including Carlos Dunlap’s DUI charge on Dec. 1 — but those incidents comprise a small fraction of a team-wide 251 traffic citations in Alachua County, according to Orlando Sentinel research.
Dec 17 2009
Florida man exonerated after 35 years behind bars
BARTOW, Florida (AP) — A man who spent 35 years in prison has been freed after DNA evidence exonerated him of raping a child.
James Bain spent more time in prison than any of the 245 inmates previously exonerated by DNA evidence nationwide, according to the Innocence Project of Florida.
Dec 07 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether the Tampa Police Department’s use of the Miranda warning was clear.
BY JOHN FRANK
Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau
Inside a small interview room at the Tampa Police Department in August 2004, an officer read Kevin Dewayne Powell his rights.
Among them: “You have the right to talk to a lawyer before answering any of our questions. You have the right to use any of these rights at any time you want during this interview.”
Dec 01 2009
Former lawyer charged in $1 billion Florida Ponzi scheme
By Jane Sutton
MIAMI (Reuters) – A disbarred Florida lawyer surrendered to the FBI on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to charges he ran a complex Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of more than $1 billion.
Nov 25 2009
Are your jurors researching the case during trial?
by The Honorable Tyrie W. Boyer
Justice R. Fred Lewis of the Florida Supreme Court recently requested that the Supreme Court Committees on Standard Jury Instructions (SJI), Civil and Criminal, prepare instructions regarding a problem which has developed in recent years. Apparently it has become common for jurors to use their cell phones, Blackberrys, iPhones and other computers to do research for and during trials and deliberations.
Nov 21 2009
Does lawyer’s murder need fresh look after Ponzi allegations?
Ex-husband of firm’s COO is accused of killing RRA attorney Melissa Lewis
Michael Mayo News Columnist
Before the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm became known as the possible scene of one of the biggest financial crimes in Broward County history, it was touched by the tragedy of violent crime — the March 2008 murder of attorney Melissa Britt Lewis.
Nov 21 2009
Hearing delayed for ex-Broward School Board member Beverly Gallagher
BY PATRICIA MAZZEI
pmazzei@MiamiHerald.com
A hearing for suspended Broward School Board member Beverly Gallagher was pushed back for the second time Friday, giving her attorney and federal prosecutors more time to try to negotiate a plea agreement.
Nov 19 2009
Charges against student caught on camera scuffling with security dropped
MIAMI (WSVN) — Criminal charges stemming from a controversial scuffle caught on camera have been dropped against a South Florida college student.
Nov 13 2009
By Pascal Fletcher
MIAMI (Reuters) – Federal agents investigating a prominent Florida lawyer suspected of running an elaborate Ponzi scheme said on Thursday the amount involved could exceed $1 billion, and they asked bilked investors to come forward.
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