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Discussion about and between the judges and lawyers who labor in the world of Miami's criminal justice.
By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

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Last Entry: November 04, 2020 at 06:48:00

BARRY HALPERN HAS PASSED AWAY

Posted on April 02, 2009
Long time REGJB regular attorney Jack Blumenfeld was good enough to notify us that attorney Barry Halpern, who practiced criminal defense in the Justice Building for many decades, has passed away. There is a service for Barry Halpern Friday at 12 noon atRiverside Gordon at Aventura20955 Biscayne Blvd...

April 1 Confker Worm Special Edition

Posted on April 01, 2009
Today is April 1. Has the Confiker worm hit you?NEW 24 Hour Court to debut:For years we have complained about the long lines in the REGJB, especially on Mondays and Tuesdays where court is closed on Monday. In response to our complaints, and to be filed under the heading "be careful what you wish for", the Judges of the REGJB are set to debut the new 24 Hour Court!!!Yes, in an order to be signed by the chief judges of country and criminal court today, there will be established a new 24 hour court open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to handle all emergency hearings, and for those who opt for it, traffic tickets and non-DUI misdemeanors...

ABE LAESER RETIRES

Posted on March 29, 2009
From Abe LaeserShalomI was sworn in as an Assistant State Attorney on May 2nd, 1973. It was the day after I had become a member of the Florida Bar. No other job ever seriously tempted me to leave. What I am can be found in the immortal words of Paul Simon, when he sang of the One Trick Pony: "He's just a one trick pony (that's all he is),But he turns that trick with pride...

NEW JUVENILE COURTHOUSE

Posted on March 27, 2009
The Herald reports the approval by the Miami City Commission to build a "new...bright, modern, safe...welcoming...and green" Juvenile Justice Courthouse downtown. The title of the post links to the article. Rumpole notes: About time, but can the colour be something other than green??The current juvenile courthouse, which we've been to about three times in twenty plus years, is a disgrace...

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PDS GET HELP

Posted on March 25, 2009
Item: New Public Defender Carlos Martinez (Motto: "Proudly running the Dade County Public Defenders Office with help from Bennett Brummer since January 2009") has solicited the pro bono assistance of big firm civil lawyers for public defender cases. Martinez promises real trial experience in exchange for getting much needed help for clients...

OBAMA AND THE CONTRACT CLAUSE

Posted on March 22, 2009
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of NobilityU...

FREE SPEECH, DAVID RANCK, AND THE BLOG

Posted on March 21, 2009
The title of the post link's to Jay Weaver of the Herald's article about ASA David Ranck's lawsuit against the State Attorneys Office- and office he has served so well for over twenty five years. In 2004 Ranck was assigned to a police shooting of an unarmed teenager who was accused of committing a burglary...

NEW MEXICO SCRAPS DEATH PENALTY

Posted on March 19, 2009
The title of the post links to the BBC article. Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico (motto "Hey, we're a state too!") has signed into law a bill abolishing the death penalty in New Mexico. Richardson, a former supporter of the death penalty called it the most difficult decision of his career...

3RD DCA ROUNDUP

Posted on March 18, 2009
Before we get to the 3rd DCA, the Fed, as we predicted the other day, agreed to buy about a billion dollars of US Treasury notes. The NY TImes article is here. The effect will be to lower interest rates, and give the Government treasury about a billion dollars more to spend...

HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY

Posted on March 17, 2009
HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY.Not a large Irish contingent here in Miami. But somehow we believe people in the Bars from South Beach to Homestead will find a reason to drink. Where will you spend St Patrick's day? What's your favourite bar to hoist a few? And where will Rumpole be????FMOCThe Federal Open Market Committee meets today...

ZLOCH v.MORENO

Posted on March 17, 2009
Now we're cooking. Those of you who called for the blog to step away from the intellectual and metaphysical meanderings of the philosophical basis of our economic system, will be glad to know that help has arrived from an unexpected quarter: Federal Court!!!Yes, this is primarily the milieu of our favourite federal blogger...

MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

Posted on March 16, 2009
Have you ever thought about the meaning of money? What exactly is it? What does it stand for? In Atlas Shrugged, Rand wrote the famous "Money Speech" which remains perhaps the clearest definition of what money means. I refer you to the book for the entire speech, excerpts of which I have included here...

SOUND FAMILIAR?

Posted on March 15, 2009
Much is being currently written about the events in Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand's masterpiece on what happens to a society based on collectivist- statist principles and altruistic ethics. Many are writing that we are seeing the events in Rand's novel played out today, in a frighteningly all too real display of altruistic collectivism implemented by the state (federal government)...

A NEW LOW

Posted on March 13, 2009
The Broward Blog details an absolutely horrible event that occurred in Juvenile Court this week in which a Juvenile in custody was forced to urinate on himself because there were no bathroom facilities available and not enough officers present to take him to a bathroom...

FEDS PUT IN THEIR PLACE

Posted on March 12, 2009
BREAKING BLOG NEWS THAT OUR FAVOURITE FEDERAL BLOGGER DAVID O MARKUS AND HIS DEFENSE TEAM RECEIVED A NOT GUILTY ON ALL 140 + COUNTS TODAY. DAVID WAS DEFENDING A DOCTOR AND IT WAS REVEALED DURING THE TRIAL THAT THE PROSECUTION, WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE DOJ, TAPED DAVID AND HIS DEFENSE TEAM...

PROPORTIONALITY

Posted on March 11, 2009
Accused and soon to be convicted swindler Bernie Madoff will probably plead guilty in Federal Court in the Southern District of New York tomorrow. The title of the post links to the NY Times article. He is 70 years old and will receive what will in effect be a life in prison sentence...

HELP WANTED.

Posted on March 10, 2009
Sent to us by a long time and careful blog reader, we present to you a bill in the Florida Legislature to REDUCE the salaries of all elected or appointed officials (including ahem...the salary of Judges) by 5%. 10-01410A-09 20092020__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to public officials; reducing the 3 compensation of certain public officials for the 2009 4 2010 fiscal year; prohibiting the payment of bonuses 5 to such persons; providing for future legislative 6 review; providing an effective date...

EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY

Posted on March 09, 2009
Like Churchill 's lonely warnings about Germany through the 1930's, we've often, singularly, and loudly decried the inherent unreliability about Eyewitness testimony. Finally, a news media outlet has reported on the issue. The title of the post links to the 60 minutes piece on eyewitness testimony...

GOODBYE DEPOS?

Posted on March 06, 2009
There's a move a foot to ban depositions for third degree felonies. The measure passed 5-3 in the Florida Legislature House Sub committee that handles such matters (We think it's the House Sub Committee on Fascism, but we're not entirely sure). This is the thin edge of a large wedge...

3rd DCA ROUNDUP

Posted on March 05, 2009

POOLER IN A JAM

Posted on March 04, 2009

ON TO EIG

Posted on March 02, 2009

MORE ON CUETO: TWO VIEWS

Posted on March 01, 2009

JUDGE CUETO RECONSIDERED?

Posted on February 28, 2009

JUDGE CUETO NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM CRIMINAL COURT

Posted on February 27, 2009

A Monumental Decision

Posted on February 26, 2009
Monuments in parks are different from all other types of speech. The decision to place a monument, or not, is a form of government speech and thus not subject to scrutiny under the free speech clause. Thus held the Supreme Court in Pleasant Grove City, Utah v...

3RD DCA ROUNDUP

Posted on February 26, 2009

AGE LIMITS

Posted on February 25, 2009
Our favourite Federal Blogger writes about Judge Hurley taking senior status. We echo his comments. Judge Hurley was a true Judge and gentleman and was respectful to everyone, even individuals he was sentencing. He was smart and a pleasure to try a case before...

SORRY

Posted on February 24, 2009
The Dade County Bar Association is hanging a plaque today in the Miami Courthouse at 73 West Flagler apologizing for the history of segregation at the courthouse. The title of the post links to the Herald article. As a criminal defense attorney who's been forced to sit by himself when in civil court, I think the apology is long overdue...

THEY'RE CRAZY.

Posted on February 23, 2009
Slumdog Millionaire best picture? Not in our book. The Herald ran a disturbing article about the "new" crisis for the treatment of the mentally ill at the Dade County Jail. The article is here. We were never told that the original crisis had ended. Quote from the article:The sickest of the men are housed on the ninth floor, a psychiatric wing that is often so disturbing that a former DCF secretary, Lucy Hadi, quietly cried after leaving the building two years ago...

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