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…
Earlier this week, an 18-year-old resident of Viera, Florida was charged with growing cannabis plants at two separate locations in Viera and Suntree. Justin Michael Callari, the accused teenager, was arrested on the 15th of last month but not presented with formal charges until recently. Occasions such as this catch…
Whether it’s cold medicine, cough syrup, a legal prescription drug or alcohol, if you ingest too much and drive a vehicle, you can be charged with driving under the influence. “Even if someone is taking prescription drugs legally, they can be charged with DUI,” said Sgt. Kim Montes, spokeswoman for…
NASHVILLE — Drivers who get behind the wheel after having too much to drink, and individuals who can’t prove they’re in the country legally, face tougher consequences in Tennessee with the start of the new year. Up until midnight Saturday, drivers could get a second DUI conviction and still avoid…
A 51-year-old Pennsylvania woman was charged with DUI and assorted other traffic offenses on Wednesday, Harrington police said. Tara S. Jackson, of Devon, was charged with DUI, resisting arrest, driving without a license and driving the wrong way on a one-way street, said agency spokesman Sgt. Earl Brode. Officers on…
Texas prides itself on being a “zero tolerance” state for young drinkers: Even a whiff of alcohol detected on anyone under 21 can result in a ticket. Minors can be cited for even being near a beer. But reality isn’t Texas tough. Whether it is a police officer escorting a…
The accused cold-blooded killer of a Yale doctor has told a federal judge that he’s still suing a Brooklyn hospital where he and his victim had clashed. Dr. Lishan Wang filed the discrimination suit in Brooklyn Federal Court nine months before cops say he stalked and shot Dr. Vajinder Pal…
BOSTON — A West Yarmouth woman has been arrested and charged with drunken driving after police said she drove her car into a house Monday night. Ashley D. Melville, 26, is accused of crashing into a house at 75 Cottage Road in West Yarmouth at about 11:30 p.m. Monday. The…
Casey Anthony’s legal team wants her reaction to the discovery of her daughter’s remains to be kept out of court. A motion filed late Wednesday requests that surveillance video taken of Anthony at the jail on the day her daughter’s remains were discovered not be allowed in court. The video,…
When he gets out of prison, Brandon Palladino stands to inherit more than $200,000 from the mother-in-law he was convicted of killing. Her family is outraged. Palladino, 24, was convicted in the December 2008 death of Dianne Edwards, the mother of his wife, Deanna. He admitted killing Edwards, 59, when…