According to recent reports, George Zimmerman had two chances to diffuse the situation between him and Trayvon. When the young man walked past his pick up truck in the rain and he closed the window because he was afraid; that was missed opportunity number one. The second missed opportunity was when the two found themselves...Read More

A judge has been assigned to sort through wrenching allegations of abuse, neglect, and violence at a privatized juvenile lock-up. The Broward Public Defender’s Office filed a string of habeas corpus petitions in Broward circuit court last week and demanded the release of 58 kids locked up at the Thompson Youth Academy in Pembroke Pines....Read More

On Monday, June 25th, the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for states to require juveniles convicted of murder to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. It was a 5-4 decision which follows suit with other lower court decisions. This includes ruling out the death penalty for juveniles and...Read More

Under new rules set to go into place July 1, a lawyer might only receive $5.99 an hour–well under Florida’s $7.67-an-hour minimum wage. This change in the rule of how court-appointed criminal defense lawyers are paid was passed by lawmakers in March. This new law was designed to curb growing legal fees paid by the...Read More

Five people were arrested and nearly four hundred baggies of suspected crack cocaine were confiscated after a community in North Miami Beach was raided. The people arrested are allegedly known to be gang members and are facing various cocaine and marijuana related charges as well as the criminal use of personal identification. Along with the...Read More

Forty-four Miami-Dade Police detectives who drove 90+ mph more than 400 times while on and off duty are being disciplined and receiving “counseling” as well as acknowledging the violation. Thirty-nine detectives are losing their take-home cars for a month. Most will also have to attend an eight-hour driver safety training course. Surprisingly, about half the...Read More