Loud Music Leads to Stand Your Ground Defense

A Jacksonville man is being charged with the death of an unarmed black teenager over a fight about the youth's music. Michael Dunn pulled up next to the youth's car and told them to turn down their music. Soon enough, Dunn fired 8 or 9 shots into t...

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Penalties both on and off the field

Drug charges can be brought against anyone, even rich and famous NFL players. Ahmad Black, a safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, admitted to smoking marijuana and possessing some in the car he was driving during a routine traffic stop. He has a h...

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Embezzlement isn’t just for Fortune 500 Companies

A Hudson, FL air conditioning company found out the hard way that their accountant was misusing funds for his own use. A week after sitting down with his accountant to discuss an irregular bank statement, the owner of the air conditioning compan...

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Does this pass the sniff test?

The Supreme Court will soon rule on the Constitutionality and efficacy of using drug-sniffing dogs. These two cases could determine how often and to what degree local law enforcement can use dogs without the requirement of a warrant. The first c...

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‘Stand your Ground’ up to interpretation

The "stand your ground" defense is a relatively new defense that grants the defendant immunity for his actions if they felt "death, great bodily harm or commission of a forcible felony like robbery" was going to affect them at the time. This gives th...

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