In a groundbreaking decision made yesterday, Judge Mary S. Scriven of Florida’s Middle District declared part of an important Florida drug law unconstitutional. In a 43-page order that holds vast implications for the world of Miami criminal defense, Judge Scriven threw out the cocaine-delivery charge brought against defendant Mackle Shelton…
A Coral Gables father who decided not to “spare the rod, spoil the child” said he felt vindicated Wednesday after state prosecutors officially dropped a child abuse charge that they had leveled against him. In October 2007, Loscar Rodriguez was arrested for allegedly beating his then 8-year-old son with a…
Suit filed by fired officer who declined shock draws divided reactions Should a sheriff be able to reassign an officer to a different, less desirable position if the officer refuses to undergo a training exercise? What if that training exercise required the officer to receive a shock from a Taser?…
I’ve been saying for more than a decade now, “The fish who kept his mouth shut never got caught.” Apparently, Joran Van der Sloot didn’t learn that lesson. Van der Sloot is one of the suspects who is alleged to have played a key role in Natalee Holloway’s disappearance from…
And now conclusive proof that judges don’t always automatically do whatever government prosecutors ask of them. U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke rejected the government’s passionate request that Jose Padilla and two other fellas who were convicted of terrorism charges be sentenced to life. Cooke sentenced Padilla to 17 years and…
There’s a lot of misconception concerning the arrest of my client Jeff Weinsier, a “problem solver” reporter for ABC affiliate WPLG. Instead of telling you what really happened, why don’t you simply see for yourself and make your own decision. You can view the piece that ran on the local10…
Maybe he should have just kept driving when chased in his white Ford Bronco. That way, perhaps we would have avoided the latest O.J. controversy. Unfortunately, Miami’s very own, O.J. Simpson finds himself at the center of yet another criminal case. This time, he’s accused of barging into a Las…