Criminal Law

A NEW IDEA

Posted on February 10, 2008
The City of Miami Beach Police Department has apparently come up with a new way of avoiding those pesky problems that come with pre-filing a new case: kill the defendant. As reported HEREby the Miami Herald a man died after a fight with Miami Beach Narcotics Detectives...

HI! How are ya doing?

Posted on February 09, 2008
This being South Florida, the water or the air is different and things like this happen:An attorney who went to Federal Court in Broward in support of her husband who is on supervised release, is now in solitary confinement for shaking the hand of the AUSA...

JON MAY SPEAKS ABOUT BEN KUEHNE

Posted on February 08, 2008
We received this email from nationally known criminal defense attorney Jon May (who was a Federal Prosecutor before he joined up with the good guys.)STATEMENT OF JON MAY INSUPPORT OF BENEDICT P. KUEHNE An innocent man has been charged with a crime...

BEN KUEHNE INDICTED

Posted on February 07, 2008
BREAKING BLOG NEWSRumors have persisted for months and today the Miami Herald reportsHERE as breaking news that our respected colleague Ben Kuehne has been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for money laudering. He is surrendering in Federal Court today...

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THOMPSON V TUNIS continued

Posted on February 06, 2008
OK, here's where we are in this brouhaha:Mr. Thompson claims that Florida Statute 876.05 requires all elected officials to file a loyalty oath before taking office. The oath that is filed must be notarized. Mr. Thompson has obtained two oaths said to be executed by Judge Tunis and he alleges that one of them is forged and not her signature...

FIRST IN THE DCA LAST IN DECORUM

Posted on February 05, 2008
UPDATED: THE LINK TO THE ARTICLE IN THE ST PETE TIMES WORKS.Several alert readers have alerted us to the ARTICLEin the St. Pete Times about the goings on in the First DCA.Judges filing complaints against each other.Judges getting concealed weapons permits...

Judge Butchko

Posted on February 04, 2008
A controversy of sorts erupted on the blog last week as readers wrote in- pro and con -on relatively new Circuit Court Judge Beatrice Butchko. We?ve been toying with a top to bottom evaluation of the Judges in our little building. Starting with the sixth floor and working our way down to two, we?ve been thinking of a way to encourage readers to talk about the good, the bad, and the judicial, in the REGJB...

GIANTS WIN!!!

Posted on February 03, 2008
GIANTSWINAnd Rumpole told you to take them to win, no points needed.The 72 Dolphins remain perfect, and the Cheaters get what all cheaters deserve: a big fat loss.Eli is the MVP and Brady is DOA.Site Feed

SUPER SUNDAY

Posted on February 03, 2008
BLOGGING LIVE DURING THE GAMENO MODERATION(BEHAVE)The line is the Cheaters minus 12, the over/under is 54.First the lock of the day: tails is 110, meaning you have to bet 110 to win 100. Do it- it?s a Rumpole lock.OK- the easy stuff first: The Over is 54 and we like it...

THE KICK

Posted on February 02, 2008
Lawrence Tynes stood exactly seven yards away from the ball. The ball was on the 33 yard line. The sunlight had already faded in the University of Phoenix Stadium and the lights had been on for sometime now. The roar was a deafening din, but Tynes heard nothing...

MEAN RUMPOLE

Posted on January 31, 2008
In the wake of our criticism of the FACDL and Judges Blake and Slom, we have been flooded with emails telling us in so many words to back off and give these guys a break. Criticizing these guys is apparently akin to kicking a puppy. For instance:"Rumpole: I think you need to work on your interpersonal skills...

REAPING WHAT WE SOW

Posted on January 30, 2008
The unintended consequences of the budget cuts in the Justice System are detailed here in this DBR article. DBR From the article that details the delays in a criminal case in which a person was shot and his wife was murdered: "The Sutton case illustrates what may end up becoming a constitutional crisis of massive proportions in the state?s court system...

JUST WONDERING

Posted on January 29, 2008
How is that Sy Gaer memorial coming, FACDL head honcho Barry Wax? You know, the one with a his small black book and a picture of Sy? Any day now?Why did it take a lawsuit for JAC to pay court reporters the bills for work they performed? Is JAC getting as bad as health insurance companies?When (if ever) is the SAO going to address the allegations of sexual harassment by one of the division chiefs they just fired? Or does quitting mean never having to say you're sorry?In this day and age when judicial restraint are the code words for appointment and advancement in the federal system, by what right and what power does a Judge tell an acquitted defendant that he cannot speak about his ordeal at the hands of the government? Do any of the chief judges give a damn that there is no parking and it takes a freaking hour (that's a legal term they teach in law school...

STAR WARS

Posted on January 28, 2008
EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPEIt is a period of civil war. Rebel Court reporters, striking from their hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil galactic and Florida Empire, JAC. During the battle, rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to JAC's ultimate weapon: the thirty six page request for reimbursement form...

THIS SPACE FOR RENT

Posted on January 26, 2008
The football season has dwindled down to its final game: Next Sunday is Super Bowl Sunday. Most americans will spend the morning in their favourite house of worship, before solemnly settling down to four to six hours of lust, greed, gluttony, and over indulgence...

ROME IS BURNING?

Posted on January 25, 2008
Nope. But the Monte Carlo hotel in Vegas is on fire!!!!!And congratulations to ASA Flora Seff on being named Prosecutor of the Year.The Herald article is HERESite Feed

HECKLE THE CHIEF JUDGE TONIGHT

Posted on January 24, 2008
Tonight. One night only. Those crazy and wild lawyers at the 11th Circuit Historical society are doing it again with a wild Symposium in which Chief Judge Joe Farina and former Chief Judge Gerald Wetherington will appear together in a reunion rivaling the Beatles reunion in historical significance and pure entertainment...

IF IT'S TUESDAY, THEN IT'S ALSO MONDAY IN MIAMI

Posted on January 23, 2008
(undated Herald Photo of Miamians waiting in line on Tuesday after the former federal holiday celebrating the birthday of Rutherford B Hayes.) Something has got to be done.The system is breaking down.We are speaking of Tuesday trial days when Monday is a holiday...

WHO'S WEARING THE WHITE HAT THESE DAYS?

Posted on January 22, 2008
Not Prosecutors in Virginia.In the State Of Virginia?s relentless pursuit to execute a retarded man (See, Atkins v. Virginia 536 U.S. 304 (2002) ) we now know the reason the prosecutor?s are so angry: Mr. Atkins may well be innocent of the accusation that he was the trigger man in a robbery...

TO DREAM

Posted on January 21, 2008
TODAY WE REMEMBER.TOMORROW WE DREAM ANEWSite Feed

NELAN SWEET HAS PASSED AWAY

Posted on January 20, 2008
We read with sadness this morning in Joan Fleischman's column in the Herald, that former municipal court Judge Nelan Sweet passed away at age 85. There is a service today, Sunday, at 2:30 at Mt. Nebo at 5505 NW 3rd Street.Old timers will remember Mr. Sweet in the courtroom as a courteous attorney...

CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY

Posted on January 19, 2008
And now the games are down to a precious few: two tomorrow, and then a bittersweet finale two weeks from now. Bittersweet because once again, going on some twenty plus years since our last super bowl appearance, our home town Dolphins just barely missed the playoffs...

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE

Posted on January 17, 2008
to go to court and get appointments,THE ROC IS BACK!The Supremes have spoken HEREThe Stay is back in effect.ROC n roll.Site Feed

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Posted on January 17, 2008
To the "Greatest" of all time. He's 66 today. There he is, standing over Sonny Liston, in Lewiston Maine, May 25, 1965, having thrown "the phantom punch." Only a real boxing aficionado could tell you that former heavyweight champ Jersey Joe Wallcott was the third man in the ring that night...

SECOND AMENDMENT SHOWDOWN

Posted on January 15, 2008
The Supreme Court is scheduled to resolve a conundrum they haven?t addressed in over sixty years: How can they look at themselves in the mirror every morning having voted to stop the re-count in Florida in 2000?No, seriously: just what does the second amendment mean and what does it protect??A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear high powered semi-automatic weapons shall not be infringed...

FORMER JUDGE ELEANOR SHOCKETT HAS PASSED AWAY

Posted on January 14, 2008
UPDATED BELOW:The details are sketchy, and we believe her funeral is scheduled for January 27th @ 11:00 A.M. at Temple Judea, Coral Gables.We suggest you check the Herald Obits for further details.We did not really know Judge Shockett so we are unable to provide any memories or details about her life and work as a Judge...

OUCH

Posted on January 14, 2008
A couple of us are saying "ouch" today.First Rumpole, utterly beaten on Sunday, picked both games incorrect, after picking both Saturday playoff games correctly. Not only did this hurt, but we didn't see it coming, it was totally unexpected, and we'd probably make the same bets again...

NFL SUNDAY

Posted on January 13, 2008
Both of todays games are like low hanging fruit on a tree. Take both home teams and give the points. Simple as that.Take the Indy/Charger over 47. 2-0 yesterday on lines. Green Bay after a shaky start was the pick of the weekend. The Cheaters couldn't cover so our Jax pick paid off...

GAG ME WITH A LENARD

Posted on January 12, 2008
The Sun Sentinel reports HEREon our favourite Federal Blogger, David O Markus with a K, and the gag order issued in the Liberty City Seven case.Lenard issued a "gag order" that included Queen Elizabeth, Janet Reno, Sylvester Stallone, "every resident in any zip code that begins with 3...

NFL SATURDAY

Posted on January 12, 2008
Green Bay hosts the Seahawks today in the early game while the Jaguars travel to New England to play the 135-0 Cheaters. Both lines have moved since the opening and that merits discussion. The Packer/Seahawk game opened at GB-8.5 and it is now GB-7.5...

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