Terry Spencer

February 14, 2020 | Daily Business Review

The law was passed three weeks after authorities said a mentally disturbed man killed 17 people in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland two years ago.

By Terry Spencer

6 minute read

January 30, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Sandy Modell, left, is asking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to reopen the investigation into his son Ryan Modell's 2016 shooting death during an altercation at Ryan's Fort Myers condominium complex.

By Terry Spencer

6 minute read

November 13, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Assistant U.S. Attorney Rolando Garcia urged U.S. District Judge Roy Altman to give said Yujing Zhang a harsh sentence because she not only lied to agents after gaining admission to the president's Palm Beach club but also about her finances.

By Terry Spencer

3 minute read

October 03, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The state is challenging a decision ejecting surveillance video from the prosecution of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

By Terry Spencer

5 minute read

September 17, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Palm Beach County sheriff's investigators charged Robert Hayes with murder for Rachel Bey's death and Daytona Beach detectives said he is the prime suspect in their investigation, though he has not been charged there.

By Terry Spencer, Kelli Kennedy and Mike Schneider

5 minute read

September 09, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Rejecting the strong recommendation of U.S. District Judge Roy Altman, Yujing Zhang fired her public defenders to act as her own attorney.

By Terry Spencer

4 minute read

June 20, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The Riviera Beach City Council voted unanimously this week to pay the hackers' demands, believing the Palm Beach suburb had no choice if it wanted to retrieve its records, which the hackers encrypted.

By Terry Spencer

4 minute read

June 17, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Judge Leonard Hanser rejected the prosecution's request that he find attorneys Alex Spiro and William Burck in contempt of court and said any problems prosecutors have with the pair should be taken up with their states' bar associations.

By Terry Spencer

5 minute read

June 14, 2019 | Daily Business Review

A defense attorney says the insanity defense's "clear and convincing" level of proof discriminates against the mentally ill because it is a higher burden than for defendants who claim self-defense or duress.

By Terry Spencer

4 minute read

June 12, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Yujing Zhang has pleaded not guilty to charges of trespassing at Mar-a-Lago and lying to Secret Service agents when they confronted her.

By Terry Spencer

4 minute read