October, 2013 Articles
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Posted on Oct 29, 2013 By M. Trent Trani & Associates, P.C.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced in Washington that it will make a formal request for hydrocodone to be reclassified as a Schedule II drug. Hydrocodone is used in painkiller ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2013 By Law Offices of Robert M. Bernstein
A man turned himself in recently in connection to a fatal hit and run accident case. The accident happened in the early morning hours on Monday on Ventura Boulevard. A 48-year-old man was struck and ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2013 By Law Offices of Robert M. Bernstein
Police had been on the lookout for a Los Angeles man, W.R., who was wanted for outstanding felony warrants including assault with a deadly weapon. The man's location was reported to the Los ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2013 By Law Office of Scott Lawrence, PLLC
A man who was a pastor at an Everett church was recently sentenced in a case involving what the former pastor thought was a 16-year-old girl. The associate pastor, J.L., resigned after his arrest in ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2013 By The Law Offices of Robert L. Booker
Two women in their late 20s were taken into custody by Gwinnett county police after loss prevention officers at a store accused the women of being part of a shoplifting scheme. The story behind the ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2013 By The Law Offices of Robert L. Booker
A 17-year-old was recently charged with a number of severe felony offenses after allegedly firing nearly two dozen shots at a small group playing basketball. Gwinnett County police and emergency ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2013 By Law Office of Q. Tate Williams, P.C.
Houston police officers recently arrested a Rio Hondo officer on suspicion of burglary. The arrest stems from the late September burglary of a Houston home. A retired U.S. Marshall, G.D., had been ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2013 By Law Offices of Mitch Furman & Associates
Chicago Police officers recently arrested three men and seized over $1.2 million in drugs, cash and firearms. Reports do not state how the arrests and seizures began but a 59-year-old man was taken ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2013 By Law Offices of Mitch Furman & Associates
K.R., 19 years old, is facing serious DUI-related charges after he was involved in a fatal two-car collision. K.R. was driving a late model sedan west on 63 rd Street at about 2:25 in the morning on ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2013 By Mathew Higbee
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that will have important ramifications for former offenders who have received an expungement or are seeking a certificate of rehabilitation. ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2013 By Douglas Kans
The Supreme Court heard arguments earlier this week in an important case discussing whether criminal defendants ought to be able to challenge a pretrial order to freeze assets that they need to mount ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2013 By James A. Bullard Jr. P.C.
A Virginia man was found guilty in the killings of three people which occurred in 2011 in Greene County, Virginia. The 27 year-old man, T. A. W., originally pleaded not guilty to the slayings which ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2013 By Guerra & Farah, PLLC
Last week, a 21 year-old drunk driver slammed into a police car in Houston and killed another 21 year-old woman who was being driven to a sober center by police. The woman who died had been picked up ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2013 By Parks & Braxton, PA
A Miami plastic surgeon, O.L., was facing serious felony charges stemming from an April incident with his girlfriend. The 41-year-old man was originally charged with false imprisonment, kidnapping, ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2013 By Law Offices of Trent R. Buckallew
J.M.'s arrest was very eventful according to the Mesa police report on the incident. Officers say they tried to conduct a traffic stop after seeing an individual driving a convertible speeding in ...
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Posted on Oct 11, 2013 By Parks & Braxton, PA
A 31-year-old woman was taken into custody recently after allegedly attempting to flee police. The woman, M.D., was traveling on West Oakland Park Boulevard with her boyfriend in the front passenger ...
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Posted on Oct 11, 2013 By Law Offices of Trent R. Buckallew
A 25-year-old man will be back in police custody once he is released from the hospital. The man, G.L., is recovering from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash when he was reportedly running from ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2013 By Grostyan & Associates, PLC
A man wanted by authorities in Steele County was recently taken into custody by police in Minneapolis. S.W., 30 years old, was originally charged with felony drug possession and sales charges in May. ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2013 By Grostyan & Associates, PLC
Police recently arrested a 15-year-old high school student after accusations surfaced concerning bringing a handgun to school. The incident began in late September when a female student reported to ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2013
A series of recent cases, one from Minnesota, one from Iowa and another from our neighbors to the North have dealt with the issue of criminalizing sexual contact among adults. The cases have raised ...
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