Category: Criminal Defense

Justin Bieber settles another case, faces more anger management classes

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/justin_bieber_settles... Justin Bieber settles another case, faces more anger management classes Teen pop singer Justin Beiber has settles another case, agreeing to pay $50,000, take 12 hours of private anger management instruction and watch videos about the danger of driving under the influence. His co-defendant in a South Florida case that reportedly involved a luxury-car drag race, R&B... [...]

Palm Beach Store Owner Jailed for Improperly Selling Contact Lenses

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http://www.florida-criminal-lawyer-blog.com/2014/04/store_ow... Palm Beach Store Owner Jailed for Improperly Selling Contact Lenses Yes, you read that correctly. According to the Sun Sentinel, a 27-year-old South Florida shop owner was arrested and jailed on Monday for allegedly selling contact lenses to people who did not have prescriptions. Although the man suspected of illegally selling contact lenses was released on $3,000 bond,... [...]

Convicted Okeechobee County Drug Dealer Arrested on New Drug Charges

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http://www.floridacriminalattorneyblog.com/2014/07/convicted... Convicted Okeechobee County Drug Dealer Arrested on New Drug Charges   A 33-year-old Okeechobee man who had served nearly four years in prison for trafficking in cocaine was arrested last week in his R-Bar Estates home on felony drug charges.                                                                                     ... [...]

Recorded jail phone calls violate 6th Amendment and cost us money, attorneys say in lawsuit

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/recorded_jail_phone_c... Recorded jail phone calls violate 6th Amendment and cost us money, attorneys say in lawsuit Joining colleagues in Florida, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee who have complained that jailed defendants' phone calls with their attorneys are being recorded, some Texas lawyers have filed an amended class action complaint objecting to the practice. However, in... [...]

Office manager accused of stealing over $100K in client payments

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/office_manager_accuse... Office manager accused of stealing over $100K in client payments An office manager for a small Florida law firm is accused of stealing over $100,000 in cash receipts from clients that she was supposed to deposit in the unidentified Sebring firm's trust account but allegedly didn't. Kathryn Barnes Avirett, 38, was questioned several months ago by the lawyer for whom she... [...]