Florida Criminal Defense Blog

    Was a Deletion of Text Messages Purely a Mistake?

    The 2010 release of huge quantities of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico made national and international headlines. The spill, on a BP owned oil rig in the Gulf off the coast of Louisiana and the attempts by the giant oil company to stem the flow of oil into the sea is still not […] [ Read More → ]

     

    Blood Tests Confirm Coral Springs Woman Who Killed Two in Crash Was Drunk

    20-year-old Kayla Mendoza sparked national outrage after she was involved in a crash where she was driving the wrong way on a highway and killed two people.  A tweet that the self-described “pothead princess” posted right before she hit the road said “2 drunk 2 care”, leading authorities to believe at the time that alcohol […] [ Read More → ]

     

    Medical Evidence not enough to Help Former Marine’s Bail Attempt

    A raft of evidence supporting the view that ex-Marine Matthew Buendia was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder was insufficient to ensure he got bail at a court hearing on Tuesday. Buendia has been charged with shooting at a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Officer after she appeared at his apartment in September 2011. The trial is due […] [ Read More → ]

     

    Welden sentencing delayed over doubts of Drug Potency

    The sentencing of John Andrew Welden on serious charges related to an alleged abortion inducing pill has been ordered by a Federal judge, who is now not convinced of the reasons for sentencing. Welden has not been tried for a series of charges related to giving a woman a bottle of pills while pregnant because […] [ Read More → ]

     

    Marissa Alexander Ruling at Heart of New Warning Shot Bill

    The ruling two years ago which saw Marissa Alexander, a 33 year old mother, jailed for 20 years for firing a warning shot at her husband is partly behind the new Warning Shot Bill before the Florida Legislature. Alexander had fired the shot into her garage wall apparently because she thought that her estranged husband […] [ Read More → ]

     

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