Criminal Law

Unarmed Non-Violent Man Who Stole Shoes Shot In The Face With Shotgun By Orange County Florida Deputy Sheriff
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - A sheriff’s deputy mistakenly shot a shoplifting suspect in the cheek Sunday when his shotgun accidentally discharged during an arrest. Investigators said Orange County sheriff’s deputies received a report of two people taking pairs of shoes from Shoe Carnival located on West Colonial Drive in Orlando...

Dumbass Volusia County Florida Deputy Sheriff Keith Baughman Bitten And Hospitalized After Attempting To “Subdue” Alligator With A Towel - Second Deputy Shot But Couldn’t Kill It
DELTONA, FLORIDA - A Volusia County sheriff’s deputy is hospitalized in serious but stable condition after being bitten by an 8-foot-long alligator he was trying to subdue in a parking lot...

Henderson County Texas Deputy Sheriff Bryan Miers Crashes Patrol Car
ATHENS, TEXAS ? A Henderson County sheriff?s deputy was not injured in a vehicle accident Sunday morning that happened on his way to a report of a shooting off State Highway 59. According to the sheriff?s office, deputy Brady McGhee and deputy Bryan Miers were dispatched around 11 a...

MO deputy was right to use Taser, sheriff says
St. Charles County has already conducted an internal investigation of the deputy who Tasered man, who later died. (Nobody's been able to prove what killed the guy yet.) The sheriff says the deputy was right to use the Taser on...

6th Holds Deputy sheriff fired for candidacy, not political activity
Greenwell v. Parsley, ___F.3d___(6th Cir. Sep't. 2, 2008) is an interesting First Amendment case. In a relatively short opinion, the 6th held that a sheriff who terminated his deputy immediately after reading in a newspaper article that the deputy planned...

Disgraced Veteran Milwaukee County Wisconsin Deputy Sheriff Chris Conell Keeps Job Over Sheriff’s Objections, Suspended For 30 Days After Drunk Driving Arrest At Three Times State Limit
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - The sheriff wanted him fired, but a deputy who was arrested for drunk driving will keep his job. Deputy Chris Conell will be able to wear his badge again and carry a gun by mid-May after serving a 30 day suspension without pay...

House Closing
Sealing a home sale

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
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Sheriff Interfered With Custody Battle
Greene County to pay $85,000 settlement in trespassing lawsuit.

Unarmed Suspect Shot
Riverside, CA to pay $800,000 settlement in wrongful death shooting.

Two Teens Shot At
Homeowner to pay undisclosed settlement in endangerment lawsuit.

Fatal Drug Bust
City of Louisville awards family a $250,000 wrongful death settlement after a police officer shot a 19-year-old boy.

Texas' KB Home Hit with Price Fixing Class Action
Texas' KB Home Faces Price Fixing Class-Action

KB Home Faces Price Fixing Class Action
KB Home Faces Price Fixing Class Action