Drug arrests do not always involve street drugs like marijuana or cocaine. Drug charges arising out of prescription drug abuse can have consequences for the accused that are just as serious as those involving street drugs. A Lee County woman may find this out the hard...
Month: December 2012
Mandatory sentences come under criticism
About 30 years ago Congress and many state legislatures began getting tough on crime by enacting mandatory sentences for convictions on certain felony charges, including many types of drug cases. Now many researchers are saying the tough sentencing laws have gone too...
Teenager charged with murder of security guard
A 16-year-old youth has been is facing multiple felony charges, including a first-degree murder charge, in connection with the fatal shooting of a security guard and two ATM robberies. Police have requested that he be tried as an adult. In Florida, a person arrested...
