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THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:ELECTION CENTRAL

Posted on August 09, 2010
THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:ELECTION CENTRAL 2010 - THE VOTING BEGINSGood morning loyal readers. It's Monday, August 9, 2010 and the polls are officially open. You can vote by absentee ballot, or, show up at a polling cite between now and election day during Early Voting, or, you can wait until Tuesday, August 24, 2010, election day...

SILENT CHARLIE SPEAKS!!!

Posted on August 09, 2010
Not to us....but to the FACDL, to announce video conferencing for defendants in custody. Good morning Sabrina.I want to take this opportunity to inform FACDL that beginning next month,we will have two rooms at our main office, the Bennett H. Brummer Building, equipped with secure video connection to cells at TGK and Metro West for defense attorneys and Regional Counsel Joseph George and his assistants, to interview their in-custody clients...

YOU DA MAN

Posted on August 07, 2010
And now....another episode of Rumpole's Famous "YOU DA MAN" awards.The Scene: A dark and crowded courtroom in Federal Court, Broward County.Dramatis Personae: A bunch of fed prosecutors swirling around acting obnoxious and cocky; Judge William Dimitrouleas a/k/a Judge D of the infamous Rocket-Docket; Defense Attorneys Phil Horowitz, Alan Kaufman, John Wylie, and our own REGJB trained Brian Tannebaum...

3RD DCA ROUNDUP-WOOPS HE DID IT AGAIN EDITION.

Posted on August 05, 2010
You know him, you love him (literary license) you can't live without reading ANOTHER one of his cases reversed on appeal. Roosevelt v State: This was a Civil Commitment trial wherein the prosecution sought to have the defendant committed for an indeterminate length of time as a sexual predator...

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JUSTICE KAGAN

Posted on August 05, 2010
The senate, having previously given advice, has now consented and has confirmed Elena Kagan as the 112th Justice Of the United State Supreme Court. The final vote was 63 in favor 37 opposed. Five Republicans risked being hanged in effigy by voting for confirmation (senators Judd Gregg, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, and perhaps the best and most reasonable senator around- Lindsey Graham...

THE NEWMAN TRANSCRIPTS

Posted on August 04, 2010
This is the transcript of the court hearing that started it all.We offer no opinion on it's contents except to say this: not one of us deserves to be judged on one court hearing, one trial, one bad day. And we can already hear the chorus of attorneys saying it happened to their client...

COPE OUT!!!

Posted on August 03, 2010
Third District Court of Appeals Judge Gerald Cope has resigned/retired effective Halloween, 2010. Judge Cope was Chief Judge of the court from 2005-2007 and has been on the bench 21 years. Judge Cope will join the Borg Mothership Akerman Senterfitt (Motto: Resistance is futile)...

FIRST MONDAY IN AUGUST

Posted on August 02, 2010
Good Monday morning!. As we enter the final phase of the summer doldrums in the REGJB, there are actually a lot more things happening than usual including the penalty phase in the Baby Lollipops case before Judge Reemberto Diaz later this month. August 2010 marks the final month of US Combat operations in Iraq...

IT'S MILLER TIME

Posted on August 02, 2010
Congratulations to your new Circuit Court Judge Bronwyn Miller. By picking a county court judge the governor now gets to pick a new county court judge. And so it goes.....There were many excellent comments and suggestions by readers in response to our solicitation of rules and principles that new ASAs and PDs should follow for a successful career...

COLODNY CLOCKED

Posted on July 30, 2010
The title of the post links to the report by the JQC (motto: "proudly doing very little for a long time now." ) to the Florida Supreme Court recommending a public reprimand and a $5,000.00 fine for Judge Colodny for not properly reporting a loan she received from her parents during her campaign to be elected a circuit court judge...

ROUGH JUSTICE

Posted on July 30, 2010
A jury acquitted former Miami Dade Sergeant Allen Cockfield on Friday of the misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty for kicking his canine partner to death during a training session.Earlier in the week the state conceded to the JOA argument on the felony charge of killing a police dog...

MELTDOWN

Posted on July 28, 2010
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GONE FISHIN....

Posted on July 28, 2010
The 86 Canes have been voted the most hated sports team of all time according to Sports Illustrated. On behalf of all Canes fans, let us say.....FU.Speaking of most hated, The Assassin- a/k/a Oakland Raiders defensive back Jack Tatum died this week at age 61...

WE'RE BUSY

Posted on July 27, 2010
Who in the world wants to work on these hot summer days?Well, we found a Judge and prosecutor who have nothing better to do. So, while we're a bit busy talk amongst yourselves. We received this comment:rump how bout some election coverage? Kuntz v Gordo Therefore, how about some chatter on Kuntz v...

LAST MONDAY IN JULY

Posted on July 26, 2010
Our long hot summer is half over as July comes to a sizzling conclusion this week, and not a moment too soon.It was over 100 degrees in the Baltimore/DC area this weekend and temperatures approached 100 from Bahstan to NY and Phiily as the eastern seaboard baked under a summer temperature inversion...

RUMPOLE'S SEVENTH RULE OF DEFENSE

Posted on July 22, 2010
BREAKING NEWS: BECAUSE OF THE TROPICAL STORM THAT IS PASSING BY THE KEYS AND INTO THE GULF, ALL COURTS IN MONORE COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED SATURDAY. The bars will remain open as long as possible. Rumpole's 7th Rule of Defense: "Never ever tell the jury in voire dire or opening statement that your client will testify...

SUTTON GUILTY

Posted on July 21, 2010
Christopher Sutton was found guilty today of conspiring and soliciting the death of his mother and the attempted first degree murder of his father. The title links to the Herald article.This was a difficult and heart wrenching case. Mr. Sutton's father, who is a well known attorney in Coral Gables, survived the attack-although he was blinded and suffered facial disfigurement- and was called to testify by the prosecution in the case against his son...

ET TU CLARENCE?

Posted on July 20, 2010
Justice Clarence Thomas is an individualist. He does not believe in affirmative action. As a strict constructionist conservative, Justice Thomas believes in the primacy of the individual. The United States was created as a government of the people and government's role is limited at best...

SNIPES DOWN; TEMP UP. A

Posted on July 19, 2010
Wesley Snipes conviction and 3 year sentence (for misdemeanors no less) was affirmed by the 11th Circuit and guess who has all the coverage on his thoroughly federal blog?Willy Ferrer was sworn in as the US Attorney for The Southern District of Florida on Friday (yawn) and after all the speeches and blah blah blah everyone went home on Friday no worse for the wear...

TEXTING

Posted on July 19, 2010
Reprinted (without permission- we didn't ask, but we're sure they don't mind) from the Broward JAA Blog. The following is an actual series of texts between an assistant public defender (in green) and an assistant state attorney (in white). From Broward, of course...

HOW EMBARRASSING

Posted on July 17, 2010
To be a judge and be facing reelection, and to have your web site suspended for non-payment. Just one guess before you click, as to which distinguished county containing the most distinguished group of judge does this rocket scientist belong?Click Here...

SWEET REVENGE

Posted on July 15, 2010
We took more than the normal amount of flack the other day for our statement about the serious health risks that artificial sweeteners pose. And we took even more flack for our statement that contrary to popular belief, the use of artificial sweeteners actually causes weight gain!By now longtime and careful readers should know that we almost always know more about what write about then our loyal readers who read our blog...

THIRD DCA ROUNDUP-BONUS SUPREME COURT CASE EDITION.

Posted on July 15, 2010
Because after all, this is a legal blog and not a nutrition blog. You wanted a legal discussion? You got it. Just Do the right thing Reemberto.....In McDonald v. State, the defendant was convicted and sentenced as a GORT (trivia Q- which classic SCFI movie from the 50's has a robot named Gort? Bonus Q- what are the words in that movie that must be told to Gort to save the earth? Hint...

HATCH TO VOTE NO

Posted on July 13, 2010
Senator Orin Hatch has announced he will vote against the confirmation of Ms. Kagan to the Supreme Court. But first a word about humor. When he's sober, our favourite federal blogger has, well, lets just say he's somewhat humor impaired. Spending all your free time reading the committee notes to the current amendments to the sentencing guidelines has that effect on a soul...

MAYBE THERE'S STILL HOPE

Posted on July 13, 2010
The heat wave had subsided in the Northeast, but it's still hot in Miami. And the forecast is for the current heat wave to continue through.....like November. The Barefoot Bandit is on his way to Miami and our federal courts, and of course everyone's favourite federal blogger is right on top of the story here...

GOAAAAALLLL!!

Posted on July 12, 2010
Spain capped off a wonderful world cup with an exciting one-nil will over The Netherlands. It was a well played match.Things ratchet down a little this week as two very difficult murder trials came to conclusions in phase one of the cases last week. Congrats to the prosecution teams in both cases...

TEA TIME WITH RUMPOLE

Posted on July 10, 2010
Good Saturday morning. Here's the news you need to get you through this post holiday-weekend weekend. TWO MURDER CASES- TWO GUILTY VERDICTS:We told you on Wednesday that this would occur: there was a verdict Friday in the Anna Cardona case. She was convicted again of first degree murder of her child...

3rd DCA ROUNDUP-KEEPING COOL EDITION

Posted on July 08, 2010
It's hot. You're tired. Your client is cranky. The AC isn't keeping up with the heat and the pool feels like a warm bath. Welcome to Miami in July. However, at the bunker they called The Third things are humming along. Before we begin, some guy with a blog really doesn't like the ASA we call "Special K...

7/7

Posted on July 07, 2010
For those of you following the most popular sport in the world, the Netherlands advanced to the finals. Today at 2:30 it's Spain vs. Germany. Should Germany prevail we would have a re-match of that great 1974 World Cup Final. We well remember The Dutch scoring on a penalty within the first two minutes before the Germans even touched the ball...

TUESDAY JULY 6

Posted on July 06, 2010
Welcome back, sun splashed denizens of the REGJB. Actually if you vacationed or stay-cationed in Florida, you endured a mixture of sun and rain. By all accounts the rain will continue through our Tuesday-cum-Monday courthouse session. GOODLUCK JONATHAN:Longtime and careful readers of the blog know that our current favourite Head Of State is Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan...

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