Criminal Law

MEDIA 11/24 - SATZ DOES IT AGAIN

Posted on November 24, 2008
 The law is the law, unless you are rich, powerful, or a cop.THE WALL STREET JOURNALScales of Justice: The Right to Counsel vs. the Need to Bar Tainted Legal Fees "The criminal defense bar is closely watching the coming trial of a prominent Miami attorney, Ben Kuehne...

JAABLOG PRESENTS: YOU MAKE THE CALL!

Posted on November 24, 2008
                                                                                                 The Rose Mary Stretch...

BROWARD BUCKS ANOTHER TREND

Posted on November 24, 2008
 State Attorney Satz hard at workHERALDBroward an exception to school violence trend "While it doesn't seem like it this month, school crime statewide has actually been on a steady decline, according to figures compiled by the Florida Department of Education...

JAABLOG SPONSOR: THE JIM CROW FOUNDATION

Posted on November 24, 2008
                                                          Men like Jay Crowstein, Jimmy O'Crow and Jaime Crowierrez                                         have claimed Broward as their home since the 1960's...

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JAABLOG MOVEMENT: JANUARY, 2009

Posted on November 21, 2008
BERNIE BOBER REPLACES EILEEN O'CONNOR IAN RICHARDS REPLACES JULIO GONZALEZ ELLEN FELD TO A SATELLITE PLEASE POST A COMMENT REGARDING OTHER CONFIRMED CHANGES  

ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION MEETING DECEMBER 3rd

Posted on November 20, 2008
The committee that organized the "Alternatives to Incarceration Summit" and has been working on carrying out the directives of that summit is holding a formal organizational meeting for the purposes of electing officers and naming the organization...

MEDIA 11/20

Posted on November 20, 2008
       Aleman                CowardFLORIDA SUPREME COURT"Judge Aleman's Motion For Rehearing is hereby denied"Time to start making the popcorn - public reprimand coming soon to a computer screen near you! HERALD3 0f 90 Issue: Minority lawyers in Broward County seek judicial spots "Spurred by the concerns of local minority attorneys, the Broward Judicial Nominating Commission has made ethnicity an issue...

JUDGE KAPLAN'S SEAT: APPLICATIONS BY JANUARY 5th

Posted on November 20, 2008
                      NOTICE OF JUDICIAL VACANCIES-INSTRUCTIONSAs a result of the death of Judge Charles Kaplan, there is a vacancy on the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court, in and for Broward County, Florida...

FLORIDA'S MODERN DAY QUEUE ORDINANCE LIVES ON

Posted on November 18, 2008
 Chinese-American man with traditional queueHo Ah Kow v. Nunan (1876)In addition to its attempts to bar Chinese immigration, California passed several laws to harass Chinese residents and discourage their presence. This was especially true in the late 1870s when the Workingman?s Party rose to prominence under the slogan ?The Chinese Must Go!? In 1876, the California legislature passed the ?cubic air law,? specifying the size of living quarters for every tenant: lodgings had to provide at least 500 cubic feet of air for each adult...

BOB NORMAN STRIKES AGAIN!

Posted on November 18, 2008
 It turns out it has nothing to do with Kool-Aid after allTHE DAILY PULPMichael Satz's $100,000 Club The Broward New Times' Bob Norman wrote on Tue Nov 18, 2008:I was bored so I thought I'd compile the list of all the people at the State Attorney's Office who make $100,000 or more...

BACDL MEETING AND PARTIES

Posted on November 18, 2008
We are pleased to announce a new organization structure for BACDL.  We will be holding our monthly board meeting at the Public Defenders Office Conference room and encourage all members to attend.  Our first meeting at the new location will be on December 2, 2008 at noon...

SIX NAMES TO REPLACE ANDREWS

Posted on November 18, 2008
The 17th Circuit JNC has sent the following six names to the Governor for his consideration in filling the Circuit Court vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Lance Andrews:1.) David Haimes, 2.) Michael Hursey, 3.) Ken Gillespie, 4.) Christopher Pole, 5...

JNC INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Posted on November 17, 2008
The JNC interviewed twenty circuit court candidates this afternoon.  JAABLOG was there for sixteen of them, as opposed to the five county court interviews we sat through last May.The TJ Reddick Bar Association had a court reporter present for the entire afternoon...

HOROWITZ AND ROSENBERG MAKE THE CUT

Posted on November 17, 2008
FLORIDA BAR NEWS RELEASE4TH DCA JNC CERTIFIES NOMINEES FOR TWO 4TH DCA VACANCIESAfter careful consideration and pursuant to Article V, Section 11 of the Florida Constitution, the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission has certified the following nominees to Gov...

SATZ CAUGHT WITH HIS THUMB ON THE SCALE YET AGAIN

Posted on November 16, 2008
 "The law is the law I tell you..."SENTINELHandling of Davie police officer's criminal sex case questionedDid Davie officer get special treatment after crime reported?"Strapping a gun to your side and coercing a woman to perform a sex act is usually called sexual battery...

THREE OF NINETY MEETING THIS FRIDAY

Posted on November 16, 2008
                                                The T...

WILL HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF?

Posted on November 16, 2008
The New New Deal?The Gold Confiscation Of April 5, 1933 From: President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt To: The United States Congress Dated: 5 April, 1933 Presidential Executive Order 6102 Forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion and Gold Certificates By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 5(b) of the Act of October 6, 1917, as amended by Section 2 of the Act of March 9, 1933, entitled An Act to provide relief in the existing national emergency in banking, and for other purposes~', in which amendatory Act Congress declared that a serious emergency exists, I, Franklin D...

Finkelstein v. Book

Posted on November 14, 2008
SUN SENTINEL BROWARD POLITICS BLOGFinkelstein speech inflames commissionersPublic Defender Howard Finkelstein rankled county commissioners Thursday when he cursed at them and accused them of meddling in the justice system to help lobbyist friends. Finkelstein was upset with plans for an upcoming public hearing on a proposal that delineates how pre-trial release should work...

AT LEAST HE TRIED

Posted on November 13, 2008
First Appearances judge cannot modify bail when the issuing capias judge orders a no bond hold.                                                   Imperato v...

PLEADINGS ACCEPTED CIRCUIT WIDE

Posted on November 13, 2008
Administrative Order Authorizing the Filing of Pleadings or Papers at Any Office of the Clerk of Court(If the arraignment is less than 10 business days away, WPNG must be filed in the presiding courthouse)                                             (Effective November 3rd, 2008)

4th DCA Opinions/17th Circuit Criminal

Posted on November 13, 2008
Opinions Released: November 12, 2008:S. Kaplan: Reversed and Remanded     Levenson: Reversed and Remanded     Newman: Affirmed     Lazarus: Reversed and Remanded     Frusciante: Reversed and Remanded     Opinions Released: November 5, 2008:Bidwill: Affirmed     Levenson: Affirmed     Rodriguez-Powell: AffirmedOpinions Released: October 29, 2008:Gardiner: Reversed     M...

QUESTION 2 PASSES IN MASSACHUSETTS

Posted on November 12, 2008
Another good reason to send your kid to college in BostonQUESTION 2: Law Proposed by Initiative PetitionMassachusetts becomes the 13th state to decriminalize marijuana possession.  Getting caught with less than one ounce means a civil fine of less than $100...

JNC INTERVIEWS: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17th

Posted on November 12, 2008
20 Interviews for Lance Andrews' Seat:Hursey            12:00Williams          12:10Pole                12:20Usan               12:30Robinson         12:40Salvage           1:00Haimes            1:10Gillespie           1:20Newman        1:30Dijols             1:40Hurtado        2:00Brown           2:10Roberts         2:20Sachs            2:30Singhal          2:40McCarthy      3:00Giunta           3:10Rodriguez     3:20Lopane         3:30Saunooke     3:40ROOM 1882 (New Administrative Office), 1st Floor, North Wing,          Broward County Courthouse, 201 SE 6th Street DBR's INSIDE TRACK BLOG                                                                   INTERVIEWS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

WHERE TO FIND YOUR JUDGES THURSDAY

Posted on November 12, 2008
                           4th DCA INTERVIEW SCHEDULE                         at The Fourth District Court of Appeal,                             1525 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd...

MEDIA 11/12

Posted on November 12, 2008
SOUTHERN DISTRICT BLOG Fundraiser and Reception in defense of Ben KuehneDAILY BUSINESS REVIEWSupreme Court punts on Brummer's plan to dump felony casesRuden McClosky accused of fraudFernandez, Brown likely to be in two-way race for chief judge of Miami-DadeEmail from Judge Ivan Fernandez (pdf)Farina won?t seek re-election as chief judgeLegal Aid funds run dry nationwideHigh court backs Florida Bar; Conway will be reprimandedBroward County Clerk Forman gives employees $900 bonusesActivists expect more litigation over ban on gay marriageCARMEL ON THE CASEPill Mills: Prescription Drug Tourism in FloridaPrice of Justice: Judges Live it UpJUSTICE BUILDING BLOGJudge Emas in defense of judicial conferencesJudicial Conference Contretemps!!BROWARDBEAT...

THE END

Posted on November 06, 2008
JAABLOG spoke to Mardi Levey Cohen today.  She is not pursuing the special election, which means Judge Bober's election stands free and clear.Mardi feels she is entitled to the special election, but believes it would be too costly for the taxpayers and generally counterproductive at this time...

YOUNG LAWYERS APPRECIATION LUNCHEON

Posted on November 05, 2008
WHAT: Appreciation Luncheon honoring the service of Catalina Avalos, Pedro Dijols, and Julio Gonzalez.WHEN: Thursday, November 13th, 2008 at 11:45 AM.WHERE: The Riverside Hotel, 620 Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale ($25.00).RSVP: Carmen@Velasquez-Law.com (by November 10th)...

"The agency isn't about one person, it's about 6,000 people."

Posted on November 05, 2008
 "It's time to give the agency back to the people of Broward County."  - Sheriff Al Lamberti Why do we need another political hire when we have so many good cops who have earned the position?                                            (originally posted on JAABLOG September 6, 2007)HERALDAl Lamberti holds onto post as Broward sheriff

IT'S TRUE

Posted on November 05, 2008
BOB NORMAN'S DAILY PULPAlu quits State Attorney's Office "I'm hearing that Sunrise City Commissioner Sheila Alu abruptly quit her job as prosecutor at the State Attorney's Office today. Alu, who blew the whistle on Judge Ana Gardiner, isn't talking about it, but she has complained in the past about what she claimed were retaliatory actions from supervisors since this story was published...

MEET JUDGE BOBER*

Posted on November 04, 2008
      JUDGE BERNARD BOBER         KEVIN KULIK LOOKING TO 2010             2008 Broward County General Election Results  (Page 7 for Bober v. Levey, Ehrlich v...

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