A 46-year-old man from Madison, Florida, was indicted in federal court on three counts of possessing cocaine, possessing crack cocaine with the intention of distributing it and possessing firearms after a felony conviction. The defendant pleaded not guilty. The most serious charges he faces are the drug charges. His trial is set for May 2013 ...
A 61-year-old man from Oviedo, Florida, has been sentenced to probation for 18 months after pleading guilty to multiple charges. The first was a criminal charge of having an explosive device in his possession; the second was for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Charges for possession of cocaine were dropped by the prosecutor. A ...
In January, a Windermere man was found guilty of capital sexual battery and other crimes against children. During the trial, the man denied the allegations and maintained his innocence while on the witness stand. His attorney argued that the state’s evidence was insufficient and that the victims’ testimony was not consistent. The Windermere Police Department ...
A Seminole County man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to charges of sexual exploitation of children and five other charges, including possession of child pornography. The sex crime charges were due to allegations that the man sexually abused two students and videotaped the crime. Allegedly, the incidents occurred when the ...
A Florida state attorney has opened an investigation into a scandal that is being called “textgate” involving some officials in Orange County. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, or FDLE, is investigating whether public records were destroyed by losing or deleting text messages and whether open-meeting laws were violated. If the case against them holds ...
A woman from Southwest Florida has had criminal charges filed against her after she allegedly attacked a sheriff’s deputy. The event occurred after the deputy responded to a dispatch call reporting that a female was kicking people’s genitals and running around in the street. The call included a description of the woman that later helped ...
If doctors are charged with prescription drug trafficking in the state of Florida, they are typically charged with a first-degree felony, and if they are found guilty of such criminal charges, they face up to 25 years in prison. However, Florida has a law regarding medical practitioners and their prescribing practices that defense attorneys argue ...
As a result of a drug sweep set up by DEA agents, 17 suspects have been arrested and charged with drug trafficking. Various law enforcement agencies participated with the DEA in the bust, and they exposed a trafficking ring that sold over 45,000 Oxycodone pills obtained from various pharmacies throughout South Florida. Using stolen prescription ...
In DUI (Driving Under the Influence) cases, police and prosecutors rely on the breath test results as the most incriminating piece of evidence. While one would think that these “certified” machines would be accurate, there is reasonable suspicion that technical defects exist with these machines. The reliability, consistency, and accuracy of the machines has been ...
