Tag: Coral Gables criminal defense attorney

Family considers taking legal action after Miami-Dade cop charged in man’s death

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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... [...]

Ronaldo rape allegation moving on 2 legal tracks in Nevada

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A lawsuit filed by a Nevada woman who claims Cristiano Ronaldo raped her nine years ago and paid her $375,000 in hush money has set in motion a two-track legal process in Las Vegas. One involves the lawsuit, which will proceed to a jury trial in civil court only if a state judge sides with attorneys for plaintiff Kathryn Mayorga on key procedural and statutory questions. The other track involves a police investigation that was recently... [...]

‘Judicial Charade’: 11th Circuit Judges Polarized on Sentencing for Violent Crime

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Nuts. Judicial charade. Mess. Those are not words judges typically use to describe their own work. But that’s what the U.S. Court of Appeals for Eleventh Circuit did in a 5-4 en banc split debating federal career criminal sentences for violent crime. The 153-page package released Thursday includes a majority opinion from five judges, a concurring  opinion from the same judges explaining their reasoning and two dissents joined by the... [...]

She just turned herself in to cops on assault charges. So why is Cardi B in Miami?

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Legal hassles, be darned. Apparently, the show must go on for Cardi B. Despite turning herself into NYC cops on Monday, the superstar rapper is in South Florida to do what she does best: perform. The hip hopper was seen Wednesday on her hotel balcony with her baby Kulture, TMZ reports. No one covers what is happening in our community better than we do. And with a digital subscription, you'll never miss a local... [...]

New Trial Ordered for Mobster Convicted of Murdering Miami Subs Founder Gus Boulis

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  After being sentenced to life in prison in 2013, Anthony “Little Tony” Ferrari will once again have his day in court. Ferrari, who was convicted along with Anthony “Big Tony” Moscatiello and James “Pudgy” Fiorillo in the 2001 murder of Miami Subs Grill founder Gus Boulis, will be receiving a new trial after Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal Wednesday reversed his conviction and remanded his case. The... [...]