A South Florida organization of prosecutors that includes Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle is telling the Florida Supreme Court that the latest version of the state’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law is unconstitutional.
The League of Prosecutors, in newly filed court documents, asked justices to strike down the law because it unlawfully forces state attorneys to try cases involving... [...]
HIALEAH, Fla. - The wife of a man killed in a car crash involving a Miami-Dade police
officer spoke to reporters Thursday, a day after the officer was arrested.
Prosecutors allege that the officer's actions resulted in the death of Emilio Vizcaino, who was driving down a dark southwest Miami- Dade roadway around 1:30 a.m. March 6.
Eileen Avalos fought back tears as she described her late husband.
"He was an excellent father, a... [...]
Two jail inmates face murder charges for supplying the fatal fentanyl that killed a fellow inmate at the Miami-Dade County Jail, authorities said Thursday.
A Miami-Dade grand jury this week indicted the two men under a new state law that makes it easier to charge murder if someone provides a lethal hit of fentanyl, the powerful opioid that’s hooked addicts across South Florida and the United States.
The accused: Nathaniel Vargas, 36,... [...]
The United States jails more of its citizens than any nation on Earth. Florida's incarceration rate is higher than any country's. So it would seem logical to ratchet down the War on Drugs, demilitarize local police departments, and persuade local cops to arrest fewer people.
Instead, many Florida prosecutors have announced support for a state-level version of something called "Marsy's Law," which is on the November 6 ballot. If... [...]
A former FBI agent in Minnesota who admitted leaking classified internal documents to a reporter was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison.
Terry James Albury, 39, pleaded guilty in April to one count each of unauthorized disclosure of national defense information and unauthorized retention of national defense information. He appeared to cry in court and took several moments to compose himself as he read a statement before he was... [...]
