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Woman loses $13K in juror scam
A Florida woman was cheated out of $13,000 by scammers who persuaded her she owed the money because she had failed to perform her jury duty, St. Petersburg police said.
Such schemes have been reported throughout the country. In this case, the woman was persuaded to cover the claimed debt through prepaid cash cards, the Tampa Bay Times... [...]
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Report: Judge went back on bench after court deputies broke up fight with public defender
A Florida judge told a veteran public defender to step outside the courtroom on Monday, then punched the attorney until sheriff's deputies broke up the altercation, WFTV reports.
Although the incident occurred outside the range of a court camera, it captured audio, including what the... [...]
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Defense lawyers abuzz about judge who found a drug-case defendant more credible than a cop
Criminal defense lawyers in Pinellas County, Florida, are talking about an unusual ruling earlier this month by a judge in a drug case.
Perhaps even rarer than a "Perry Mason" moment in which a police officer's testimony is contradicted by video evidence, it resulted from a St.... [...]
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Fourth District Court Reverses Paternity Judgment
The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed today in Jeffers v. McLeary, a case in which the Father appealed an amended final judgment of paternity on the grounds that the Court was required to take evidence from each party regarding timesharing. The Father failed to appear for the contempt hearing from which a Final... [...]
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Damage from neighbor's exploding body not covered by condo insurance policy, appeals court rules
When Judy Rodrigo's next-door neighbor died in 2007, it was some time before the body was discovered.
Eventually, the body decomposed, causing significant damage to Rodrigo's condominium in Jupiter, Florida. After her insurance company refused to settle a property claim for... [...]
