March of this year marked the fiftieth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, the case that ruled a defendant who could not afford a lawyer was constitutionally entitled to have one provided by the state. But fifty years on,...
Month: March 2013
Traffic stop leads to drug charges
Often a routine traffic stop will lead to more serious charges against a suspect. This was the case recently in a traffic stop in Florida. A Broward County man was pulled over for having dark tinted windows on his car, and ended up facing serious drug charges. The...
Broward Deputy wins acquittal in felony theft trial
A suspended Broward Sheriff's Deputy, accused of not turning over cash seized in a drug sting operation, must be breathing a big sigh of relief. He was found not guilty of the most serious charges he faced: grand theft, evidence tampering and official misconduct. He...
Eleven charged with domestic violence on Valentine’s Day
Every day people are accused of assaulting their spouses, family members or live-in partners in Broward County. Valentine's Day, which came and went in February, was no different. Eleven people were arrested or spent time in jail on that day based on allegations they...
