Criminal Law

THE DBR AND THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE WEIGH IN

Posted on September 22, 2008
DAILY BUSINESS REVIEWCommentary by Eddie Dominguez: Crawling over each other doesn?t help diversify"Ian Richards is no crusader for change at the Broward County Courthouse. His victory over County Court Judge Catalina Avalos might anger a lot of powerful lawyers ? the New Times and the bloggers behind the Broward courthouse blog seem to relish that...

FREE BOOZE THURSDAY (BACDL)

Posted on September 21, 2008
                                                             WHAT: BROWARD ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS' HAPPY HOUR               WHEN: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008                             5:00 PM - 8:00 PM               WHERE: TARPON BEND (UPSTAIRS)                             200 SW 2ND STREET                              FORT LAUDERDALE, FL                                                           FREE DRINKS!

Big Youthful Offender Change Effective 10/1/08

Posted on September 21, 2008
Effective October 1, 2008, section 958.04 is amended so that a YO sentence must be imposed before a defendant turns 21- this is a change from the prior language which required the offense to be committed before age 21.If you have any clients who qualify for YO but are over 21 ? you should think about pleading them before 10/1...

WHO ARE THE FASHION POLICE?

Posted on September 19, 2008
                        NO OPENED TOE SHOES ARE ACCEPTABLE

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THAT'S LAWYERING!

Posted on September 19, 2008
                                                                                Gottlieb and Kroll interviewed after the verdicts...

MEDIA 9/19

Posted on September 19, 2008
   Jay Hurley (DBR)           Al Milian (Herald)       Professor WhitebreadSENTINEL4th denies Bober/Kulik petition for declaration of victory"But the legal battles over the Group 3 circuit judge race may not be over yet as election officials get ready to mail absentee ballots overseas Saturday---as required by state law...

PBA ATTORNEY AL MILIAN BUSTED

Posted on September 19, 2008
                                                                                              MilianAl Milian arrested this morning at 1:33 AM for DUI Property Damage by BSO...

LET THEM EAT CAKE!

Posted on September 18, 2008
 If the sabot fits? ... Or people just love cake damnit! The Three of Ninety Seminar, sponsored by the TJ Reddick Bar Association, concluded earlier this afternoon.  The meeting was extremely well attended, although only a handful of judges appeared...

COURTHOUSE SURPRISE

Posted on September 18, 2008
Judge Ian RichardsBROWARD NEW TIMESIan Richards bucked the ol' boys and ousted the incumbent judge"Avalos, appointed by former Gov. Jeb Bush, had the support of all the power players, from her former boss, State Attorney Michael Satz, to a slew of lawyers (including honchos like Bill Scherer and David Bogenschutz) to unions and the Fraternal Order of Police...

MERRILL V. DADE CANVASSING BOARD

Posted on September 17, 2008
                                           District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District...

BOBER V. DIJOLS IN NOVEMBER (FOR NOW)

Posted on September 17, 2008
Judge Richard Yale Feder ruled today for Pedro Dijols in an emergency hearing requested by his legal team (Scherer, Rogow, and Cocalis) for an injunction stopping Dr. Snipes' office from printing and disseminating the ballots for the November 7 general election with the name "Mardi Levey" appearing as a candidate...

WHERE'S PEDRO?/FLORIDA BAR JOINS JUDICIAL RACE

Posted on September 16, 2008
     Dijols           Seidman          Ross                    Shak              Carmel                Tony G DIJOLS TO CIVIL?  "LIGHTIN' LEE" SEIDMAN COVERING UNTIL JANUARY?WSVN CHANNEL 7Carmel on the Case: Carmel reprises her story on the death of an infant born in the BCJ Wednesday at 5:30SUN SENTINELAn arrest and more allegations surrounding Shak Dhanji, former diversity man for Dale RossJudge orders recount, possible re-vote for disputed Wennet/Abramson racePALM BEACH POSTFlorida Bar asks court to suspend license of circuit judge's challenger (Abramson)"The challenger in a still undecided judicial race that has thrown the Palm Beach County elections system into turmoil could be suspended from the practice of law, which could make him technically unqualified to serve as a circuit judge...

THREE OF NINETY MEETING THIS THURSDAY

Posted on September 16, 2008
                                   THE TJ REDDICK BAR ASSOCIATION PRESENTS                                                     THREE OF NINETY:       THE STATE OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN JUDICIARY IN BROWARD COUNTY                                         A PANEL DISCUSSION AND LUNCHEON                              WHEN: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008                                                         12:00 NOON                           WHERE:  MAIN CONFERENCE ROOM, OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER,                                           BROWARD COUNTY COURTHOUSE                              RSVP:  VROBINSON@EROBINSONLAW...

SPD MONEY MAY RETURN

Posted on September 16, 2008
DAILY BUSINESS REVIEWReinventing the wheel appointment if ruling is upheld"A ruling allowing the Miami-Dade public defender to opt out of many felony cases has been stayed on appeal but, if upheld, it could revive the private attorney appointment wheel that was drastically cut by the state Legislature...

MEDIA 9/14

Posted on September 14, 2008
DAILY BUSINESS REVIEWDefeated Broward judge seeks emergency hearing in election"Defeated Broward Circuit Judge Pedro Dijols wants to have a judge from outside the county hear his lawsuit seeking a place on the November ballot by booting second-place primary finisher Mardi Anne Levey...

Son of Sam Attorney Ira Jultak In Hot Water

Posted on September 12, 2008
 Must be something in the water at the Broward SAOBOB NORMAN'S DAILY PULP BLOGveteran Broward County assistant state attorney suspended"Ira Jultak, a veteran Broward County assistant state attorney... was suspended from his job Tuesday after he was caught with a gun at a local store impersonating a sheriff's deputy, according to a BSO report...

THIS CAN'T BE GOOD FOR GARDINER

Posted on September 11, 2008
                                                   Verla Sue Holland                                     Ana Gardiner                       Admits                             Has Not Publicly Confirmed Or DeniedABC NEWSOutrage at Courthouse Affair"The revelation that a former judge had an affair with a prosecutor in Texas has outraged legal ethicists and may call into question dozens of criminal cases...

THE SEVENTEENTH

Posted on September 11, 2008
                                                                The Online Newsletter of the State Attorney's Office, 17th Judicial Circuit                                                     SEPTEMBER 2008               

COFFEE TALK WITH MERILEE EHRLICH

Posted on September 11, 2008
                                                                                 Today's Guest: Judicial Candidate Merilee Ehrlich                                             DISCUSS: WILL MERILEE CUT THE MUSTARD?                                                   "TALK AMONGST YOURSELVES"

THE JUDGES DON'T CARE SO WHY SHOULD ANYONE ELSE?

Posted on September 11, 2008
    Ralph Behr          Howard FinkelsteinBROWARDBEAT.COMCriminals With Money Getting Free Lawyers "There are folks who could afford to hire their own attorney getting free lawyers.  The problem is that nobody checks to see whether a defendant is poor enough to qualify for a public defender...

SIX DEGREES

Posted on September 10, 2008
                                                                                                 Forman                                                                Stiles                                                            Scherer                                                              Satz                                                            Jenne                                                              Ross 

THE CONTINUING SAGA OF SCOTT SOLOMON

Posted on September 10, 2008
A Coral Springs attorney is in jail without bond after he was accused of defrauding clients in eight states out of more than $420,000, the Broward Sheriff's Office says.                                                                                             Springs attorney accused of defrauding clients of $420K

A CONVERSATION WITH IAN RICHARDS

Posted on September 09, 2008
Judge Ian RichardsIncoming County Court Judge Ian Richards spoke to JAABLOG earlier this evening about his successful campaign and the significance of his victory.  He was candid and thoughtful in his comments.On the topic of Catalina Avalos, he wishes her the best of luck...

MAYO CALLS FOR ALEMAN'S RECUSAL

Posted on September 09, 2008
MAYO ON THE SIDE BLOGShould local judge decide colleague's lawsuit?"Ah, truth, justice and the American way. Pedro Dijols, one of three incumbent judges with Hispanic surnames who lost in the Aug. 26 election, is suing to get another shot at his job....

COURTHOUSE LOSS: "THE JUDGEMAKER"

Posted on September 09, 2008
The legendary Tony Gargiulo has passed.  Many, many judges utilized his services in their judicial campaigns.  Most were successful when he was the manager, going back many years.  It is the end of an era.                                    (update: Buddy Nevins has the story at BrowardBeat...

OSTROW NAILS IT

Posted on September 08, 2008
Purported communication from Gary Ostrow. Originally posted by "gary ostrow" under JAABLOG header OSTROW OUT? on September 8, 2008:"I only aspire to be as perfect and flawless as the ways of my critics and detractors. I constantly aim for perection, just like the kind all of the anonymous blog donors possess but no matter how much effort I devote, I always seem to fall short of that idealic perfection thats so very elusive, at least to me...

DIJOLS COMPLAINT

Posted on September 08, 2008
Cheryl Aleman draws the short stickDAILY BUSINESS REVIEWDijols sues to have Mardi Levey's name removed from Nov. ballotDijols Complaint (45 page pdf courtesy DBR)"Levey, who finished second, previously said she used her maiden name to avoid trading on her husband?s name...

FORT LAUDERDALE COPS INVESTIGATED

Posted on September 06, 2008
                                              Two Fort Lauderdale policemen cleared in man's death after struggle                                FORT LAUDERDALE - Two officers have been cleared of using excessive force in a violent struggle that ended in a man's death last year...

COMPLAINT AGAINST SGT. STEPHEN ALLEN SUSTAINED BY IA

Posted on September 06, 2008
                                                                                  The 2007 federal court lawsuit filed against City of Sunrise police officer Sergeant Stephen Allen and Broward County for improperly prohibiting marriage amendment petitions from being distributed at a 2006 Promise Keepers conference has been settled for $30,000...

JAABLOG SPONSOR: EARL'S RECYCLED SIGNS

Posted on September 05, 2008
                                                                   I'm Earl Steib and I pay cash money for old campaign signs...

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