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9 shot at public park's basketball court in West Little River
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - Five teenagers were among the nine people shot at a public park in West Little River Monday afternoon.
The group was playing basketball when the gunman leaned out the window, aimed a semi-automatic weapon in their direction and hit 16-year-old Trugon Bryson in the head. He then sprayed... [...]
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Michael Bargo sentenced; Now youngest man on Florida death row
MARION COUNTY, Fla. — An Ocala man is heading to death row for his part in the slaying of a 15-year-old boy.
During a 10-minute hearing on Friday, Circuit Judge David Eddy read 21-year-old Michael Bargo's death sentence.
Bargo was the last of five defendants to be sentenced in the April 2011 murder of Seath... [...]
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'Tis the season for lawsuits over holiday displays
A Florida city began litigating in February over the expected holiday display extravaganza at the Plantation Acres home of Mark and Kathy Hyatt, who were featured last year in The Great Christmas Light Fight but lost the $50,000 contest to a family in Georgia.
Nonetheless, the case is still ongoing and, without a final court... [...]
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Some Ferguson grand jury witnesses clearly lied, says prosecutor who allowed their testimony
Some witnesses before the grand jury considering charges against Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson were “clearly not telling the truth,” according to the prosecutor who allowed them to testify.
In an interview with KTRS 550, St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Robert... [...]
http://www.floridacriminallawblog.com/2014/09/under_florida_...
Under Florida law "trafficking" in drugs can mean merely possessing a certain quantity of drugs without any evidence of distribution
In a recent Florida First District Court of Appeals decision evaluating a case from Escambia County Florida, the appellate court found brought home the draconian results of a long standing law that the mere possession of a drug that weighs... [...]
