Fines for traffic violations may be issued as a result of video cameras at some of the more dangerous intersections in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. The Jacksonville City Council recently approved a plan to put video cameras at ten or more intersections in Jacksonville to catch drivers who run red…
DUI (driving under the influence) arrests in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida often start when a police officer pulls a driver over for some traffic violation. However, the failure of a driver to wear his or her seat belt cannot be the reason for pulling a driver over. Of course, a…
Three Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida women were recently arrested for the crime of prescription fraud according to www.Firstcoastnews.com. The three Jacksonville women are alleged to have obtained popular prescription drugs such as Oxycontin, Hydrocodone and Xanax worth over $50,000 illegally. According to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office report, the women allegedly…
Drunk driving in Jacksonville may now result in a relatively new device being installed in your car to detect your breath alcohol content before your car will start. If you have been arrested and then convicted for driving under the influence (DUI) in Jacksonville or anywhere else in Florida, you…
US-Cert and the United States Copyright Office have published information about the crime of copyright infringement and how to avoid committing and being prosecuted for that crime. The article can be located here. Downloading music or movies without authorization and stealing software are obvious examples of copyright infringement crimes. However,…
A recent Florida criminal case involving the search of a student in whose wallet marijuana was found illustrates the standard for properly searching a student for drugs at school. According to the Florida appellate court, the search of the student was found to be in violation of the Fourth Amendment…
Scott Weiland, who is is famous to some as the lead singer of the rock group Stone Temple Pilots, was recently sentenced to 192 hours in jail after his second arrest for DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol) in California. According to the police report, Weiland was involved in…
The Florida Legislature is considering a law (Senate Bill 1086) that would allow illegal immigrants serving prison sentences to be deported under certain circumstances. According to the proposed Florida law, prison inmates in Florida who have been convicted of a crime, have served at least half of their prison sentence…
In a recent Jacksonville, (Duval County) Florida criminal case, a conviction for possession of cocaine was thrown out because the court found that the police officer’s stop of the defendant’s vehicle was illegal in violation of the Fourth Amendment. In this Jacksonville, Florida criminal case, a police officer stopped the…
A Jacksonville, Florida owner of an assisted living facility (Adams Adult Family Care Home) was arrested last week for allegedly committing medicaid fraud. According to Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, the Jacksonville assisted living facility owner submitted false claims in excess of $20,000 to the Florida Medicaid program and was…