By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida | March 29, 2018
Former Rep. Corrine Brown's attempt to get out of federal prison hinges on an ex-juror who said the “Holy Spirit” told him Brown was not guilty of charges related to a charity scam.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida | March 29, 2018
Attorney General Pam Bondi's office urged the Florida Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that allowed a police officer to use the state's “stand your ground” self-defense law after being charged with manslaughter in an on-duty shooting.
By Charles Toutant | March 28, 2018
The majority ruled in "State v. Zalcberg,"a 5-2 decision on Tuesday, that a lack of training for police about the need for and availability of telephonic warrants—in the context of a serious road accident and a changing landscape for such warrants at the time—could form an exigency that renders the warrantless blood sampling compliant with the Fourth Amendment.
Daily Report Online | Letter to the Editor
By W. Terence Walsh | March 28, 2018
Citizens from across the political spectrum should recognize that having poor people kept in jail because of their inability to make money bail results in serious adverse consequences: They are unable to support their families, keep their jobs and meet other obligations.
By Samantha Joseph | March 28, 2018
Marcos Antonio Gonzalez-Balboa heads a Miami Lakes law practice, Marcos A. Gonzalez P.A.
By Greg Land | March 27, 2018
Cobb County prosecutors wanted the judge overseeing a multidefendant murder trial to stop anyone involved with the trial from posting or commenting publicly on the case after a juror read an old posting on a defense lawyer's Facebook page and shared her findings with other potential jurors, causing a mistrial.
By Tony Mauro | March 27, 2018
Some justices seemed sympathetic to the problems caused by splintered opinions for lower court judges especially when, as Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. put it, “If I'm a court of appeals judge, it seems to me the most important thing in deciding the case is to make sure that I'm not reversed.”
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Ken Strutin | March 26, 2018
In his Criminal Law column, Ken Strutin writes: Lifespans encapsulated by incarceration cancel the possibility of parole, extinguish life in society, and hasten death in custody. Moreover, misperceptions of mortality's measures lengthen and intensify sentences beyond their intention.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida | March 26, 2018
In a case stemming from the death of a man after an altercation in a bar, Attorney General Pam Bondi's office urged the Florida Supreme Court to uphold a ruling that a car can legally be considered a weapon.
By Katheryn Tucker | March 23, 2018
“I have attained the age and met the service requirements,” Judge Julie Carnes said in her letter to the president announcing her intentions. She plans to continue as a senior judge.
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