JAABlog
Coverage of the Broward County, Fla., courts and judiciary.
Author: Founders include criminal defense attorney Bill Gelin of Tribune Legal Services in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and assistant public defenders Brian Reidy and Vivian Gariboldi. Other posters include public defender Donald Cannarozzi and Fort Lauderdale solo practitioner Jeffrey Ivashuk.
Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • Public Defenders • Sentencing/Post Conviction • Judiciary • Verdicts & Settlements • States • Florida • Public Defender • Solo / Small Firm
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JAABLOG WELCOME
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JAABCAM
1.) Leyritz meets Judge Hurley today for at least the second time. The hearing was rather anti-climatic since Judge Gold had already revoked Leyritz's pretrial release based on the new arrest. The new allegations are supposed…
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BIDWILL RULES
Fly me to the moon ...Judge Bidwill recused himself in the State v. Loureiro fiasco. It's up to Chief Judge Tobin to decide whether or not the entire 17th Circuit Judiciary should be disqualified, since…
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TUESDAY NOTES
Grady Ordered Into R.E.A.C.H. - Judge Robinson signed the following order today:The Court having heard the testimony of Dr. Michael Brannon as to his evaluation of the defendant, Charles Grady, orders the defendant Charles Grady to…
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CRUEL AND UNUSUAL: HOUSE ARREST WITHOUT A HOUSE
Raphael Marquez would rather live in the Broward County Jail than under a bridgeToday's travesty comes in the form of one Raphael Marquez, courtesy of the Florida Legislature.Mr. Marquez was released from Florida State Prison…
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MONDAY NOTES (GARDINER, GRADY, FEREN & DEPOTEK IS HERE)
Buddy Nevins over at BrowardBeat.com hangs a major curve ball - click here to read his report on Judge Ana Gardiner's request to be removed as a 2009 Hispanic Woman Of Distinction. According to the article,…
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SURPRISE, SURPRISE
Critic eats hat - news at elevenA lot can happen in a few days ... which is why we should have tracked down Public Defender Howard Finkelstein before Friday of last week.It turns out our…
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JAABCAM
1.) Hail to the Chief! Marge McClain, of the Hurley/McClains, is the new President of the Broward County Judicial Assistants' Association. Trish Mcgee hands over the reigns after many years of steering the ship on…
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JAMES JONES, PROCESS SERVER
James Jones of Out On Bail, Inc.James Jones is a licensed private investigator and process server. You probably recognize James from seeing him around the Broward Central Courthouse. If you have a subpoena you need served,…
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THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
Loureiro is flaring up again - will there be an evidentiary hearing after all?Motion to Dismiss Based on Prosecutorial and Judicial Misconduct? - here is the Motion to Disqualify the 17th Circuit Judiciary filed by attorney Michael Tenzer in…