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• Criminal Defense Attorney Successfully Uses Facebook Message as Alibi

  A 19-year-old man who was recently arrested and charged as a suspect in a robbery case had the charges dropped after his criminal defense lawyer presented his Facebook profile as his alibi. The robbery suspect…

• Florida Juvenile Defenders Explain Why Children End Up in Adult Jails

  As noted in a recent St. Petersburgh Times article, Florida has the highest rate in the nation of locking up children for life even when the crime did not result in death. The state also…

• Criminal Record Poses Challenge Job Seekers

  Our South Florida criminal defense lawyers recently read a Wall Street Journal article that discusses the impact of criminal records on job seekers. Because of increased competition for jobs and the relative ease with which…

• Florida Criminal Defense Attorney Seeks Recourse for His Arrest

  In a Marion County Courthouse earlier this month, a Florida criminal defense lawyer was reportedly handcuffed and arrested by a court bailiff. Henry Ferro says Anthony Riggins violated his civil rights by touching him without…

• Two DUI Checkpoints in Broward County Tonight

  BROWARD COUNTY DUI LAWYER - Sobriety Checkpoints tonight (Friday, November 13, 2009) in Hollywood, Florida and Tamarac, Florida. The Florida Highway Patrol will conduct a safety (ahem! . . . sobriety) checkpoint tonight in west…

• Delray Beach Criminal Lawyer - Atlantic High School Criminal Justice Academy Saved by Grant

  Our Delray Beach Florida criminal defense lawyers have been reading about Atlantic High School's Criminal Justice Academy. Since 2002, the Academy has helped Delray students interested in law enforcement to learn more about the field.…

• Palm Beach Man Gets Early Termination of Probation

  A Palm Beach County Judge recently released a 46-year-old Woodbury man who shot and killed an unarmed teenager five years ago, ending his 10-year probation five years early. Jay Levin shot a 16-year-old in the…

• Miami-Dade Hit and Run Lawyer - Police Arrest Former NFL Player Lawrence Taylor

  Our Miami-Dade traffic attorneys have learned that police arrested former NY Giants player Lawrence Taylor last night for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident. The 50-year-old ex-football great was involved in a car accident…

• South Florida Traffic Attorneys Discuss Supreme Court Upholding Virginia Ban on Traffic Stops Based on Caller Tips

  Last month, the Supreme Court upheld a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that police officers cannot stop suspected drunk drivers until they actually observe the driver doing something erratic, such as swerving in a lane. They…

• Broward Criminal Defense Attorney Discusses Inmate Work Proposal

  According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the city of North Lauderdale is in discussion with the Broward Sheriff's Office about a contract that would put inmates to work for the city. The Vice Mayor…