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When the State Can (and Cannot) Use Evidence of a Defendant’s Past Bad Acts in a Florida Criminal Trial
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A Celebrity Case from South Florida Spotlights the Severe Consequences of Failing to Update Information Filed With the State’s Sex Offender Registry
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Police Investigatory Stops, ‘Reasonable Suspicion’, and Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure Law in Florida
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Pretrial Discovery Requirements and Violations of Those Rules in Florida Criminal Trials
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5 Steps to Take to Help You Prepare to Win a Lawsuit
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Law Enforcement Officers Bust an Orlando Driver Going Nearly 200 MPH on Florida’s Turnpike
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A Florida Sex Offender Registration Case Offers Helpful Insight Into What an Ex Post Facto Violation Looks Like
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How Florida Prosecutors’ Inappropriate Comments to a Jury Led to a Reversed Conviction
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Aggravated Battery, Self-Defense, and the ‘Forcible-Felony’ Exception in Florida
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What a Pinellas County Man’s Waffle House Tattoo Can Teach About Theft Laws in Florida
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Discovery Violations by Prosecutors and Richardson Hearings in Florida
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A Lakeland Man’s Ill-Fated Efforts to Evade the Police and the Disadvantages of Trying to Run/Hide from Law Enforcement
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When Police in Florida Can — and Can’t — Perform a Warrantless Search of Your Possessions Following an Arrest
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Avoiding a Probation Violation Based on a Requirement Your PO Imposed but the Court Didn’t
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Florida’s Domestic Violence Criminal Statutes Versus the State’s Assault/Battery Laws
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‘Fruit of the Poisonous Tree’ and Getting Your Statements to Police Thrown Out in a Florida Case
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How the Police Can Violate Your Fourth Amendment Rights in a Traffic Stop… and What It Potentially Can Mean to Your Florida Criminal Case
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What Florida Law Says About Warrantless Searches Police Perform Pursuant to a Baker Act Detention
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Weapons Crimes and Sentence Enhancements for Repeat Offenders
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Why Designated Drivers are Important
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When the Police in Florida Can — and Can’t — Search You Without Your Consent Based on a Non-Criminal Traffic Violation
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Florida Law Regarding Stand Your Ground Immunity and People Engaged in Illegal Conduct
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10 Essential Steps to Take Following a Car Accident
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A Pasco County Man Faces Felony Charges for Allegedly Slapping the Store Worker Who Called His Wife a ‘Karen’
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A Nonviolent First-Time Felony Offense, Florida’s Pretrial Intervention Program, and… a Bucket List
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Constitutional Search and Seizure Protections and How to Go About Seeking Suppression of Evidence in Your Florida Drug Possession Case
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How the Exclusion of a Defense Expert Witness Led to the Reversal of a Miami-Area Man’s Criminal Negligence Conviction
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Crime of Passion Defenses in Florida: Their Types and What They Can Do for You in Your Case
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Love in the Digital Age: a Florida Woman Faces Felony Charges After Threatening to Disseminate Her Girlfriend’s Nude Images
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Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal: A Witness’s Having ‘Sensed’ Something Did Not Constitute Proof of a Crime
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What Happens If You Refuse A Field Sobriety Test?
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Important Things To Know About Traffic Violations
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Citizen Informants Versus Anonymous Tipsters, And How the Difference May Impact Your Florida Criminal Case
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‘Willfulness’ and How It Can Be the Key to Successfully Defending Against a Probation Violation Charge in Florida
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Learn How Simple It Is To Look Up Accident Reports
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A Look Back on the Movie Theater Shooting Case and the Details of the Florida Statute that Helped the Defendant Secure an Acquittal
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What You Should Ask Before Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer
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Encounters With the Police, the Definition of Police Custody, and When the Police Must Read You Your ‘Miranda’ Rights in Florida
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Reduce Work-Related Injuries: Strategies to Create a Safe Working Environment
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Modern Technology, Remote Witness Testimony, the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment, and Florida Criminal Trials
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Exposing the Holes in the State’s Evidence to Defeat the Probation Violation Charge Against You
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Ticket Defense Lawyer Importance For Truck Drivers
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What the Rittenhouse Case in Wisconsin Can Teach Floridians About Affirmative Defenses, Burdens of Proof, and Criminal Trials in This State
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Vehicle Air Fresheners in Florida: What a 16-Year-Old Ruling Says About When the Police Can (and Can’t) Pull You Over
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What to Do When the State Has Overcharged You in Your Florida Criminal Case
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Lessons to Take Away from the Court Ruling that Overturned Bill Cosby’s Criminal Conviction
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How Does Truck Accident Law Differ from a Car Crash, and What to Expect When Filing a Lawsuit?
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How an Ill-Considered Moment of ‘Flashing’ Fun Could Have Very Bad Consequences for a Southwest Florida Woman
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What to Do If You are Arrested for Drug Possession: Dos and Don’ts
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Impounding of Vehicles and Illegal Inventory Searches in Drug Cases in Florida
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A Woman Accused of Aggravated Battery Wins Her Appeals Court Case Based on Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law
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How Evidence of the Other Driver’s Drunkenness Might Help You in Your DUI Homicide Case in Florida
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How to Respond When the Prosecution Makes a Last-Minute Change in the Charges or Witnesses Against You in Your Florida Trial
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CCTV Footage: A Silent Witness against Criminal Defense
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‘Alexa, Can I Use Records from an Amazon Device to Help Me Win My Florida Criminal Case?’
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What a Former Baseball All-Star’s Arrest Can Say About Your DUI Case in Florida
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What It Takes to Invoke Your ‘Right to Remain Silent’ in Florida, and What Happens if the Police Don’t Stop Questioning You
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How to Attack the Search Warrant in Your Florida Criminal Case — and Win
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How Evidence of Your Accuser’s Biases May Greatly Strengthen Your Defense in a Florida Criminal Case
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How to Prevent Your Teen From Driving Drunk
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How an Eye for Details Can Be Immensely Helpful if You’re Facing Felony Theft Charges in Florida
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Penalties for Ignition Interlock Device Violations
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What a Naked Florida Man’s Arrest Can Teach You If You’ve Been Arrested — Fully Clothed — by the Police
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Ignition Interlock Device Statistics and Facts in 2020
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Accused of a Probation Violation in Florida? How to Overcome a Case that’s Based on a Missed Curfew
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Your Being at the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time Around the Wrong People Doesn’t Give the Police in Florida the Right to Do a Warrantless Search of Your Person
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How to Discredit the Prosecution’s Star Witness in Your Florida Criminal Trial
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The Prosecutor in My Florida Criminal Trial Misstated the Law to the Jury. What Can Be Done About That?
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The Coronavirus and the Law: What you need to know about Court! Part II
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The Coronavirus and the law: What you need to know about Court! Part One
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New DUI Joint Police Effort Launched in Florida this Weekend, 3/13-3/15 2020
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Florida Police Can’t Take You Into Custody Just Because You Behave Unusually or Because the Officer Thinks It ‘Would Be Best’
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What is the ‘Exclusionary Rule’ and How Can It Help Me Keep Harmful Evidence out of a Criminal Case in Florida?
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When You Can (and Can’t) Be in Violation of Probation in Florida for Failing to Pay Court Fees or Other Costs
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Instances In Which Your Criminal Record Can Be Expunged
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When the State Can (and Can’t) Access Your Medical Records as Part of a Florida Criminal Investigation
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What Are Diversion Programs, and How Can They Help You?
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My Community Control Officer Knocked at My Door in Florida and I Slept Through It. What Happens Now?
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When It’s Just Not Your Day: Seminole County Suspect Apprehended by a Herd of Cows
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Mental Competency in Florida: What it Takes in Order for an Accused Person to be Forced to Stand Trial
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The Importance of a Strong Defense to Avoid Having Your Probation Revoked in Florida
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How Your Lack of ‘Exclusive’ Possession of a Room or Building Can Help Your Defense in a Florida Theft Crime Case
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How to Present Your Defense In Florida When You Have Evidence that Someone Else Committed the Crime
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When Your Conduct Doesn’t Meet All the Elements of the Florida Crime that the State Charged in Your Case…
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6 Most Common Types of Personal Injury
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Getting Key Evidence Suppressed in Your Florida Criminal Case Due to an Illegal Search by the Police
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Marijuana and Driving
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Let the Pros Handle It: Florida Defense Attorney Gets State’s Attorney to Drop Multiple Charges Against His Client
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No Laughing Matter: Florida Man Faces Felony Charge for Stealing a Few Dollars of Over-the-Counter Meds
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A St. Petersburg Man Who Killed His Roommate Gets a New Chance to Assert His ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense
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How the Presence of Errors on Your Florida Criminal Scoresheet May Help You Get Your Sentence Overturned
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When the State Can (and Cannot) Use ‘Inevitable Discovery’ to Get Evidence from a Warrantless Search Admitted in Your Florida Trial
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Intellectual Impairments and Their Impact on an Accused Person’s Waiver of His ‘Miranda’ Rights in Florida
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A Florida Woman’s Success in Obtaining a New Sentencing Hearing Based Upon the Prosecution’s Improper Use of Uncharged Incidents
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Pinellas County Unlicensed Contracting Sting announced…
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Glitter on the Cash and Police Bodycam Footage: All the Proof that Went in Two South Florida Defendants’ Successes in Court
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A New Florida District Court of Appeal Ruling Analyzes the Fundamental Expectation of Privacy and the Use of Modern Technology on WiFi Devices
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Pinellas Sheriff’s Office to be out this Memorial Day Weekend…
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Mental Incompetency and its Impact on Criminal Trials in Florida
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Million-to-One Shot: Florida Suspect Theorizes that Cocaine ‘Must Have Flown’ Into Her Purse
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Military Veteran? This Saturday in Pinellas could be important to you.
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Manatee County Murder Suspect Gets a New Trial Because Police Interviewed Him Without His Lawyer Present
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Can You Be Convicted of Robbery With a Weapon in Florida When All You Had Was a Shotgun Barrel?
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Treasure Island man breaks into garage, brews himself some coffee
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How the State’s Inadequate Proof of Intent Got One Man an Acquittal in His Florida Grand Theft Case
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A Florida Man Escapes Dealing in Stolen Property Charge Because He Didn’t Commit All of the Elements of the Crime
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Nebbia Holds: Part 4 of 4
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How an Improper Miranda Warning May Lead to a Reversal of a Criminal Conviction in Tampa Bay
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Nebbia Holds: Part 3 of 4
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When Details Matter: How A Misstatement of the Charged Crime in Jury Instructions Led to a Reversal of a Florida Conviction
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Drinking and driving in Saint Petersburg to get even more costly
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Nebbia Holds: Part 2 of 4
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When a Court Can (and Cannot) Find You in Direct Criminal Contempt in Your Florida Criminal Case
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Nebbia Holds: Part 1 of 4
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Mental Competency, Plea Bargains, and Your Florida Criminal Case
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Domestic Violence E-Book, Part V
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Domestic Violence E-Book, Part IV
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Absence of Price Tags or Other Credible Evidence Helps Florida Defendant Win Petit Theft Conviction Appeal
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What to Do When You’re Questioned by Law Enforcement Officers in Florida
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Domestic Violence E Book, Part Three
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Statutory Requirements and Criminal Sentencing Enhancements in Florida
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Domestic Violence E Book, Part two
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New Scientific Research Entitles Florida Father to Evidentiary Hearing on Child Abuse Charges
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Domestic Violence E-Book Part One
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Additional Jury Instructions and Obtaining a New Trial in Florida
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Civil Rights Restoration: Part 5 of 5
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Proximity Doesn’t Equal Control, Florida Appeals Court Says in Drug Conviction Reversal
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Florida Detective Didn’t Have Grounds for Doing a Protective Sweep, Making Warrantless Search Illegal
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Civil Rights Restoration: Part 4 of 5
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New Florida Supreme Court Ruling Spurs Success in Man’s Request for Acquittal in Hit-and-Run Case
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Civil Rights Restoration: Part 3 of 5
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When Even a Small Flaw in the State’s Case Can Overturn a Conviction in Florida
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Civil Rights Restoration: Part 2 of 5
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Accused Persons’ Rights to be Free from Double Jeopardy in Florida Criminal Cases
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Civil Rights Restoration: Part One of Five
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Why Should Someone Hire An Attorney In Driving While License Suspension Cases?
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DWLSR Information
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Defending A Driving On A Suspended License Charge In Florida
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DWLSR in Florida
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Driving on a suspended license in Florida
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Different Types of License Suspensions In Florida
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Driving on a Suspended License
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Consequences of Traffic Violations in Florida
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Florida Traffic Tickets, Your questions answered.
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Drug Charges in Florida, Part Three of Three
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Questions about Sealing or Expunging your Criminal case in Florida Part Three
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Questions about Sealing or Expunging your Criminal case in Florida Part Two
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Questions about Sealing or Expunging your Criminal case in Florida Part One
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Drug Charges in Florida: Part two of four
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Drug Charges in Florida: Part one of four
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Your Domestic Violence Questions Part Two
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Frequently asked questions about Domestic Violence, Part One
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Man, sister arrested for DUI
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Criminal goes from bad to worse…
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“Affluenza teen” sentenced to jail
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Teen driving laws have a surprising impact on crime
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Man Drives 6 Miles With Wife on Roof
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Challenging the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests
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A simple bar fight becomes a manslaughter charge for local man
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Local woman arrested for a DUI after hitting a patrol car
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Jailhouse “Fight Club” run by SF Sheriff’s Office discovered
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Nice old lady or Florida drug kingpin?
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Singer Chris Brown a suspect in yet another battery
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Woman arrested for her 17th DUI!!
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Pinellas woman accused of fake online profile, encouraging sex assault
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Rod Stewart’s Florida mailbox a casualty of a DUI
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Former Tampa Detectives arrested for Tax Fraud
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Blame it on the dog…
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DWH? Driving while high
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Florida man steals 4 million pounds of oranges
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George Zimmerman prepares for ANOTHER day in court
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Feds cracking down on synthetic marijuana
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Bad luck or murder? Trial is now for man who lost two wives
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Pinellas woman arrested, turns one bad decision into two
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Why you need to hire your lawyer before charges are filed
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Recommended disbarment for Bubba the Love Sponge lawyer
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Bradenton man arrested for attempted sex assault
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Ex- Colts QB arrested for DUI
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Assisted Living Facility owner arrested for patient theft!
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DUI manslaughter convictions in Florida bring wide range of penalties
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Suspects captured in Bradenton homicide
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DUI “Wolfpack” in Pinellas nets multiple arrests
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Two escaped prisoners caught, one dead
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Country singer killed by bounty hunter in a shoot out
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Justin Bieber pleads guilty to assault, traffic charges
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Proposed new BUI laws in Florida
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Saint Petersburg “DUI Wolfpack” operation makes 16 arrests
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Ex-NFL player arrested for “extreme DUI”
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Policeman uses his patrol car to ram man who had gun
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Florida woman texting before fatal DUI crash
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Cop gets charged with assault after traffic stop
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Commercial Driver’s License? A new case may change things for the better.
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Epic Fail: Man steals car to drive to court
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Florida woman busted for DUI in a McDonald’s drive through
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Tampa man caught in bed with young boy
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Lawyers in the “Bubba” DUI setup case get their day in court
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St. Patricks day means plenty of cheer and DUIs
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St. Pete woman hits police car while driving down wrong side of the road
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Woman charged with battery on officers after DUI arrest
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Needing a ride, this hospital patient stole an ambulance!
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Jail, Jail Baby? 90’s rapper Vanilla Ice arrested in Florida
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Profession? “Drug dealer”! Arrested man gets points for honesty
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Man bites dog? In Pinellas Park, wanted fugitive attacks police dog, bitten
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Tampa woman crashes into a bar, gets a DUI
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Tampa police take down multiple car thefts, drunk driver all in one night
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Woman gets DUI because of vanilla extract?
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Former “Saved by the Bell” star charged with battery
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REALLY bad Santas…meet some arrested during holiday cheer
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His story sounds fishy…DUI or battered fish?
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A male “black widow”? Man may be charged with killing his two wives
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Sarasota teen sets up high school prostitution ring
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Sealing or expunging your record
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Seeking Justice after Being Injured on the Road
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Hazing or murder? Florida man guilty of manslaughter
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What next for marijuana in the Tampa Bay area?
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Halloween party-goer arrested for DUI twice in three hours
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Impaired driver hit cop car, had a gun
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Dallas Cowboy running back arrested for shoplifting
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Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office sets up DUI checkpoint, 8 nabbed
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80-year-old Florida man beaten in a diner
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No car seat, no problem? Florida woman puts child in the trunk!
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“Weird Florida” strikes again…
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Double Standards? Ray Rice vs. Shannen Allen in New Jersey
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In Florida, have prescription pills gone full circle?
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Florida babysitter stabs client for refusing her advances
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Super Bowl Champion Investigated by the Police
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Father and two sons all arrested for DUI for same accident
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Pinellas Park drug sting nets seven arrests
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Florida man arrested for obstruction, a few dozen beers later
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5 Reasons Why Cyber Crime Threatens Global Security
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Facts about violent crimes in America
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Stopping for a garage sale, man picks up 9th DUI!
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Hope Solo arrested again…
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St. Petersburg man arrested for cooking meth on the beach…
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Dumb criminals…St. Petersburg edition
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Man facing his 12th DUI charge
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South Florida Judges accused of DUI
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Bubba the Love Sponge Trial and the DUI Incident
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Online’s Biggest Drug Dealer Arrested in Florida
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10 suspects nabbed in drug bust in St. Petersburg
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Two St. Pete residents sentenced for internet fighting crimes
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St. Petersburg women arrested in the latest “Road Rage” incident
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Sweet irony: Florida man named “cocaine” arrested on drug charge
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St. Petersburg teacher arrested after drunken rampage
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Pinellas Park man attacked, three teens arrested
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When a DUI is not a DUI…
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Update on Justin Bieber’s Florida DUI arrest
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Battery or self defense? Pinellas Park mother accused of child abuse against daughter
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Florida Burglary suspect “tripped up” by his pants
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Personal Injury Claim – Understanding the Damages
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St. Pete man in trouble for facebook threats against police
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Driver Texting Leads to a Murder Charge?
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Man claims he is an owl to avoid a DUI
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Pinellas computer sex sting nets 35 arrests
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“Belieb” it! Pop star arrested for DUI in Florida
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Tampa Bay player Akeem Spence arrested for marijuana
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Is the “knockout game” coming to Florida?
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Florida “Breaking Bad” winner arrested on drug manufacturing charges
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3 Notorious Female Serial Killers
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Can you seal or expunge your Florida DUI?
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The role of social media in criminal cases
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Coming soon to Florida? Legalized Marijuana show sharp increases in DUI arrests
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What Is “No-Fault” Automobile Insurance?
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Florida congressman busted for a cocaine charge
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7 Ways To Prevent Car Theft
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Florida Murderers Recaptured: Inside Job Part Two
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Simple Tips on How to Make a Personal Injury Claim
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Inside Job? Florida Murderers Accidently Released
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Too drunk to be guilty in Florida?!
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Will the Shutdown in Washington Increase Crime?
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Mob-like lawyer sentenced to life in prison
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Look Twice for Motorcycles
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Famous cat burglar caught in Florida
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George Zimmerman’s Past and Present: A Pertinent Pattern or Partial and Prejudicial?
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Florida woman steals police car after DUI arrest
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Florida man beaten over mistaken coffee order
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Clearwater couple arrested for theft, child neglect
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How Criminal History Can Affect Your Child Custody Case
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Pinellas political candidate arrested for domestic violence
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St. Pete firefighters find marijuana growing operation
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What You Should Know before Filing a Personal Injury Claim
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Traveling in the UK with a Criminal History
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Aaron Hernandez sued for Florida nightclub shooting
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Two Florida sisters, One car, Two DUI arrests
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Suburban woman busted for large-scale marijuana growing operation
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Florida woman stabs her boyfriend for his “gassy” behavior
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In Pinellas the gang member database is changing
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In 2012 Pinellas, Domestic homicides increased the most in 20 years
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Florida man accused of “indecent act” with a door
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Florida girl charged in same-sex underage affair: Double standard or just following the law?
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Four Questions to Ask When Looking for a Criminal Attorney
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Five ways to choose the right Florida Car Accident Attorney
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Saint Petersburg man calls 911, requests Kool Aid and weed
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Tampa man tried to kill victim before his rape trial
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Florida woman arrested for DUI, claims she wasn’t driving.
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Yo Quiero Battery: Florida man arrested for battery with a burrito
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Florida Lawyer’s mugshot ironically ends up next to his ad
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Florida Computer crime, how you can protect yourself!
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Star college tight end suspended after DUI arrest.
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Bradenton man arrested for theft of lube
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St. Petersburg to ban synthetic marijuana?
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Clearwater man gets prison for his role in police chase
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Pinellas County, Florida Violation of Injunction Orders: how you can protect yourself: Part Two
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Drunk Tampa man arrested for riding shopping cart at Walmart
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Pinellas County, Florida Violation of Injunction Orders: how you can protect yourself!
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Naked Florida man burglarizes home, chaos ensues
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Pinellas drunken boating? What you need to know…
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Lawsuit claims police faked DUI cases…
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Beer company sued by inmates as the cause of there bad behavior?!
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Florida Computer fraud, what you need to know.
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Pasco man arrested for kidnapping his wife to dinner
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DUI Checkpoint on U.S. 19 in Pinellas this weekend…
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In St. Petersburg, the Coast Guard hauls in $45 million worth of cocaine
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Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office targets crime in Tampa
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Former Tampa Bay Buc makes Hope Solo the newest victim of Domestic Violence
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Maybe he’s crazy? Singer Cee Lo Green accused of sexual assault
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Clearwater domestic violence survivor tells her story
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Bobby Brown in more DUI trouble…
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His own worst Public Enemy…Flavor Flav gets arrested for domestic violence
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Tampa juror going to jail?
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Clearwater men arrested after battering a law enforcement officer
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In Florida, Ex-NFL star’s divorce is finalized after a domestic battery allegation
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Pinellas man calls 911 when his daughter refuses to get him a beer
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In St. Petersburg, Florida are Tattoos the new DNA?
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Florida Teen is on trial for impersonating a doctor
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The aftermath of the Tampa RNC, much ado about nothing?
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Bobby Brown to enter rehab as part of his DUI plea
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Local Teen ran a 20k per month drug ring…
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Florida Trooper arrested in Tampa on drug charges.
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2012 Republican National Convention: Tampa, Florida: Protests! Advice if you are approached by law enforcement!
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Personal Injury and Debt
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Clearwater and St. Petersburg Domestic Violence and Domestic Battery by Strangulation: Do you have a Defense?
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What is child abuse vs. child discipline in Florida?
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Can you restore your civil rights?
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Florida drug laws are ruled constitutional
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Tampa Bay Buccaneer arrested for a suspected DUI
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Tampa woman with three DUIs in three week avoids jail
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Habitual Traffic Offender? Call us immediately!
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What you need to know about your Pinellas criminal charge.
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What you need to know about your Florida DUI
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Tampa Bay teacher accused of drug trafficking
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A Pinellas County pill mill doctor faces the music
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Clearwater, Florida: 20 most commonly asked questions regarding sealing and expunging criminal record. By Rex Blake, Esq.
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Florida Drug Offender Probation: What you need to know BEFORE agreeing to the terms.
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Pinellas County jail visitation ends in arrest after visitor “lets it all hang out”
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Tampa Bay Crime and Bonds- what you should know
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A new Blood-alcohol content (BAC) record?
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Florida “Stand Your Ground” Law and Trayvon Martin, Part Two
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Florida “Stand Your Ground” Law and Trayvon Martin, Part One
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Florida Hate Crimes: Are they a step forward or a step back?
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DUI Checkpoint in Clearwater, Florida Results in Dozens of Arrests.
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USA TODAY: All States Should Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving
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MIAMI: Flo Rida Enters “First-Time Offender Program” on DUI Charge
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FORT LAUDERDALE: Plea Deal Reached in Phoney Breast Exam Scam
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NEW PORT RICHEY: “Operation No Appointment Necessary” Rounds Up Dozens of Suspects in Multi-County Prescription Drug Sting
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ST. PETERSBURG: More Red Light Cameras On the Way
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BROOKSVILLE: Oxycodone was Motive for Son Killing His Father
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SEMINOLE: $10,000 Bail for Mom Accused of Trying to Sell Her Son
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CLEARWATER: Man Arrested with “F*CK THE POLICE” Tattoo on His Face
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ORLANDO: Casey Anthony to Appeal Her 4 Misdemeanor Convictions
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POLK COUNTY: No More Free Underwear for Male Inmates
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PALM BAY / WINTER HAVEN: 4 Teens Arrested for Posting Beatings Online
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LAS VEGAS: Rapper Flavor Flav Arrested on Outstanding Traffic Warrants
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DESTIN: Textalyzer App Created to Cut Down on Drunk, Late-Night, Texting
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GAINESVILLE: Two (2) More Gators Arrested — This Time for Felony Burglary
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Illinois: Angry Man Kills His Brother’s Cat Over Affair and Send Him the Photo to Prove It
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TALLAHASSEE: State Drops Charges Against Ray Sansom in Middle of Jury Trial
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SOUTH FLORIDA: Online Adult Entertainment Site Goes After 58 “John Does” in South Florida
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NEW YORK: Sharp Rise in Trading Scams on Facebook and Other Social Media Platforms
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LAKELAND: Juvenile Girls Arrested After Spraying Bottle in Spencer’s Gifts
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OAKLAND PARK: Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting a Dog!! WTF?
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CALIFORNIA: Marijuana Production in Oakland: Who’s in Charge Here?
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PINELLAS PARK: Did Pam Bondi Throw out the Baby with the Bath Salts?
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DAYTONA BEACH: Legal Drugs Can Still Lead to a DUI
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ST. PETE: Woman Arrested for Battery on a Police Horse
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CA: Jaime Pressly Blows .22 Following Recent DUI Arrest
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NEBRASKA: Jury Finds Man Dressed as a Breathalyzer, for Halloween, Guilty of DUI
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ST. PETE: Guilty Plea from Driver in Paris Whitehead-Hamilton Shooting
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ST. PETERSBURG: Street Crimes Unit Seizes Nine (9) Pounds of Marijuana and Cash
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TAMPA BAY: “No Refusal” DUI Checkpoints are Coming to Take Your Blood
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MIAMI: Florida International University Baseball Star, Garrett Wittels, Faces Rape Charge
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CLEARWATER: Happy Holidays from the Blake & Dorsten, P.A.
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POLK COUNTY: No More Basketball for County Jail Inmates
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Federal Appeals Court Rules that Emails are Protected from Warrantless Searches
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LARGO: $500,000 Bail to Remain on Former Clearwater Fire Chief’s Capital Sexual Battery Case
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TAMPA: Buccaneers Linebacker Geno Hayes arrested at Blue Martini in Tampa
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ST. PETERSBURG: Woman Stabs Man Over Which TV Show to Watch
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LONDON: WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Arrested on Swedish Warrant
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CLEARWATER: Search Warrant Served at Local Arcade for Evidence of Illegal Gambling
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CLEARWATER: Red Light Cameras Are Coming…..
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TAMPA: Dog Fighting Trial in the Hands of a Hillsborough County Jury
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TAMPA: Will Jogger that Shot Teenager Claim Self Defense?
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TAMPA: Bucs Rookie Standout, Mike Williams, Arrested for DUI
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TALLAHASSEE: FSU Student Arrested for 28 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography
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CLEARWATER/TAMPA: Reggae Singer Buju Banton Released from Pinellas County Jail Pending Retrial
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CLEARWATER/TAMPA: Family of Woman Killed in Harbour Island DUI Fatality to Sue Suspected Drunk Driving Dentist
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POLK COUNTY: Sheriff Grady Judd to Crack Down on So-Called Legal Weed / Synthetic Marijuana
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ST. PETERSBURG: “Hiccup Girl” Denied Bond on Her First Degree Murder Charge
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TAMPA: Bucs Tight End Jerramy Stevens Arrested (Again), This Time for Felony Drug Charges
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USA TODAY: DUI Cases Involving Prescription Drugs Difficult to Prove
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PASCO COUNTY: Naked Man Arrested After Passing Out in Woman’s Home After Consuming Too Much ‘Four Loko’
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LARGO: Woman Arrested for Trafficking in Oxycodone After Fraudulently Obtaining 5,670 Pills
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NEW YORK CITY: Jets WR Braylon Edwards Arrested for DUI
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GAINESVILLE: Gators WR Chris Rainey Arrested for Aggravated Stalking
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PINELLAS COUNTY: Credit Cards Now Accepted at Pinellas County Jail
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LARGO: X-Ray Assistant Arrested for Drug Trafficking and Prescription Drug Fraud
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LOS ANGELES: Rapper T.I. Arrested Again – Federal VOP Coming Soon
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LAS VEGAS: Paris Hilton Arrested for Possession of Cocaine
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SPRING HILL: Man Caught Stuffing Steaks and Vaseline in Shorts at Publix
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JERSEY CITY, NJ: Nicole Bobek, Former U.S. Figure Skating Champ, Sentenced for Her Role in Crystal Meth Ring
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY: Drug Trafficking Ring Busted By DEA After Shipping Cocaine in Boxes of Limes
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DOYLESTOWN, PA: Stripper Gets Caught Dancing While on Workers’ Compensation
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ST. PETE: Malt Beverage, Four Loko, Under Radar After Recent Traffic Fatalities
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PASCO and PINELLAS Counties Lead Florida in Oxycodone Deaths
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TAMPA: Two Young Girls Charged With Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Death, Two Very Different Results
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INDIANA: Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Jeremy Trueblood Arrested for Public Intoxication
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PINELLAS PARK: Fatal Hit and Run Driver Arrested
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ST. PETERSBURG: Another Teacher Caught Having Sex with Student
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NEW PORT RICHEY: 911 How May I Help You? Um, My Mother Took My Beer
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ST. PETERSBURG: Bribing the Police Doesn’t Work… Unless You Want An Additional Felony Charge
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TAMPA BAY AREA: Skimming Devices are Being Found at Local Tampa Bay Area ATM Machines
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LOS ANGELES: Celebrity Burglary Trial Will Be “Pretty Wild”
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PINELLAS COUNTY: 35-Year-Old Man Arrested for Video Voyeurism After Photographing 11-Year-Old Girl in Shower
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ST. PETE: Drug Suspect Busted with $1.5 Million in Mom’s Car
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ST. PETE: Juvenile Arrests at John Hopkins Middle School are Often Dropped by the State of Florida
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NEW PORT RICHEY: Pasco Woman Tries to Beat Drug Test With Toddler’s Urine
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PINELLAS COUNTY: “Operation Pill Poppers” Cracks Down on Prescription Drug Abuse
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WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS: Search Warrant Obtained for Drug Dealer’s Bowel Movements
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PINELLAS COUNTY: “Youthful Offender” Sentence for 20-Year Old Involved in Fatal Car Wreck
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PINELLAS COUNTY: Guilty Plea in Case of ‘Sexting’ Middle School Teacher
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ONLY IN ST. PETE: Woman Stabs Boyfriend Multiple Times over “American Idol” Dispute
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CLEARWATER: Aqib Talib Applies for Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) Program
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SAFETY HARBOR: McDonald’s Employee Smashes Man in Face with Coffee Pot
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TAMPA: Marijuana Grow House Busted by Hillsborough Deputies
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ST. PETERSBURG: Woman is Victim of Cell Phone Stalker
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TAMPA BAY: “SCRAM” Monitor Usage on the Rise
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ST. PETE: Teen Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Rape at The Table
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MIAMI: Cab Driver Stiffed on $3,000 Fare from Miami to Memphis
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LOS ANGELES, CA: Erin Andrews Seeks Harsh Sentence Against Video Stalker
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ST. PETE: Woman Arrested for Domestic Battery by Beer?
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PINELLAS COUNTY: PCJ Inmate Walks out of Jail on Fake Paperwork
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NEW PORT RICHEY: You the Taxpayer Will Be Paying for Neo-Nazi’s Tattoos To Be Covered By a Court Appointed Cosmetologist Each and Every Day of His Upcoming Murder Trial
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ST. PETERSBURG: DUI Charge For Lady Who Crashed Into Snell Island Home
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TAMPA: Sexting-Related Bullying Led Teen to Commit Suicide
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ST. PETERSBURG: Man Calls 911 to Show Deputies the Marijuana on His Kitchen Table???
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CLEARWATER: Botched Oxycodone Robbery Lands 3 Men in Jail
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CLEARWATER: Police Will Be on the Lookout for Bad Drivers Over the Holiday Weekends
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ST. PETE: Charges Dropped Against Both Men in City Council Brawl
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VIERA, FL: Pot-smoking minister Guilty of Growing it
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POLK COUNTY: Undercover Detectives Bust Moonshine Operation
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TAMPA: Man Arrested for Swinging Machete at Wife – In Front of Child
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TAMPA: Leader of Hudson Oxycodone Ring Gets 20 Years in Federal Prison
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TAMPA: Pinellas Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Luring Girls on MySpace
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MN: Man Gets DUI on La-Z-Boy Mobile Chair
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PINELLAS COUNTY: Bucs Cornerback Aqib Talib Charged with Battery
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CLEARWATER: Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Feds to Stop Prosecuting Medical Marijuana Users
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SEATTLE: Fugitive Brags on Facebook and Gets Busted!!
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CLEARWATER: “Da Hood Gone Wild” Creator Sentenced to Life in Prison for Fatal Shooting
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PINELLAS COUNTY: Former Drug-Sniffing Dog Dies After A Distinguished Career
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DETROIT: Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Stealing Car on First Date
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ST. PETERSBURG: Handgun Stolen From State Rep. Peter Nehr (R), Tarpon Springs, Found in Felon’s Waistband
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TAMPA: Davis Island Teen to Plead Guilty to Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Death
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DADE CITY: Man Arrested for Selling Illegal Satellite TV Boxes
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BROOKSVILLE: Hernando County Jury Returns $330 Million Verdict for Teen Killed in DUI Manslaughter
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TAMPA: 16-Year-Old Juvenile to Be Tried as an Adult in “Show-Off” Murder Case
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WEST VIRGINIA: Burglar Leaves his Facebook Page on Victim’s Computer
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NEW PORT RICHEY: Motorcycle Expert Helps Aquit Pasco County Biker of DUI
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LARGO: Arrest Made in April Crash that Took Victim’s Leg
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SAFETY HARBOR: Former Finance Director Gets Jail Time
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ST. PETE: Security Guard at All Children’s Hospital Arrested on Child Porn Charges
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ST. PETERSBURG: HIV-Infected Man Charged with Having Sex without Informing Partner
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PINELLAS COUNTY: Counterfeit Money Order Scam Busted
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POLK COUNTY: 26 Women Arrested on Prostitution Charges Involving Craigslist Ads
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LARGO: Construction Worker Sentenced to Six Years for Fatal Trackhoe Accident
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TARPON SPRINGS: Mother and Daughter Arrested for Attack on Cheerleading Coach
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NFL Star Shawne Merriman Arrested, Accused of Choking Tila Tequila
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CLEARWATER: 20-Year Old Pinellas County Jail Inmate / Blogger
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SPRING HILL: Ex-Teacher’s Arrest Record Will Not Be Sealed
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St Pete Mother Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter After Allowing Her Unlicensed 15 Year Old Son to Drive and Kill His Passenger and Friend
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Pinellas County Detectives Bust Oxycodone Drug Ring
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MANATEE COUNTY: Crime and Gun Ownership, Both Up
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How Does Giants WR Plaxico Burress Get Two Years in Prison When Donte’ Stallworth Only Got 30 Days in Jail for DUI Manslaughter?
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Tampa Bay Buccaneer Aqib Talib Arrested in Pinellas County for Battery on Cab Driver
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Prominent Tampa Surgeon, Who Hid Bullet Found During Surgery, Gets Probation
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Pasco County Mom Arrested for DUI with 4 Kids in Car
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Pinellas County Doctor Guilty of Prescription Drug Charges
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Largo “Drug Sweep” Nabs 47 People for Street Level Drug Sales
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Lakeland Man Arrested For Child Porn and Lewd Conduct at Library
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Pasco County Sheriff Bob White Has Created an Online List of Fugitive Deadbeat Parents
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Only in St. Pete: Man Arrested for Committing Aggravated Assault with a Firearm Against the Newspaper Delivery Man
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OMG!! Txt u l8r! Texting While Driving In Florida Soon To Be Illegal?
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Child Porn Is Cat’s Fault, Says Florida Man
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Alleged St. Pete Drunk Driver Hits 15 Year Old Girl in Largo
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Tampa Bay Area Prescription Drug Ring Busted
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Crime Still Climbing in St. Petersburg
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Was Justice Served in NFL Star Donte’ Stallworth’s DUI Manslaughter Plea Deal?
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St. Petersburg Blockbuster Robbery & Cop Shooting Trial Begins
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Palm Harbor Man Assaults Pregnant Wife on Airplane
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Only in Tampa Bay: Oxycodone Found In 4-Year Old’s Bag of Skittles
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