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Puppy in Pensacola Reunited with Owner by Court

By M. James Jenkins, Esq.

In a Pensacola courtroom yesterday a courageous judge issued one of the most articulate, well reasoned decisions I have heard or been a part of in 22 years of practicing law - a decision based upon facts presented in a long hearing about a man who truly loved his dog; a decision made without consideration to the misdirected television and press coverage this case had received in the days following the July 4th accident where the dog was accidentally injured by it's loving owner Pompeyo Morales. Pompeyo had accidentally left his puppy tied to a passenger side mirror on his truck while Pompeyo could load his tools into the back of the truck after working all day on the July 4th holiday. Pompeyo drove off from his job site forgetting that the puppy still was attached to the mirror...continue to full post

Full post as published by Florida Criminal Law Blog on August 18, 2007 (boomark / email).