Jacksonville police target specific times and areas to increase their presence and make arrests for DUI (aka driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs or DWI), other traffic violations and other crimes. For instance. Jacksonville and Jacksonville Beach police officers are often located on J. Turner Butler Blvd. (JTB),…
A Jacksonville Jaguar practice squad player (Travarous Bain) was arrested Saturday morning for driving with a revoked driver’s license in St. Johns County, Florida, according to an article on Firstcoastnews.com. According to the officer, Bain was driving 99 miles per hour on State Road 16 near I-95 when he was…
Consider a scenario where a Jacksonville police officer suspects a person is involved with illegal drugs (such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy or methamphetamine) and enlists the help of a confidential informant (aka a CI) to set up a drug deal with that person. For instance, the Jacksonville police officer…
Where a company employee commits a federal crime while acting in the course and scope of his/her job duties and acts with the intent to benefit the company, the company will likely be criminally liable for the employee’s actions along with that employee. This is called vicarious liability, where one…
A Missouri woman was convicted of three federal misdemeanor crimes for pretending to be a teenage boy, courting a 13 year old classmate of her daughter’s and then sending abusive messages over Myspace to the young girl. Apparently, one of the messages sent by the defendant told the young girl…
In Jacksonville, Florida, it is not uncommon for a person to be arrested and charged for a possession of drugs (such as marijuana or cocaine) in addition to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. However, depending on the circumstances, the prosecutors are not allowed to use evidence of…
Not necessarily; it depends on the circumstances. Consider a case in Jacksonville, Florida where a driver caused a serious motor vehicle accident. The Jacksonville police officer showed up and reported that this driver appeared impaired, unresponsive and subject to mood swings. At the hospital, a blood sample was taken from…
Jacksonville, Florida is the second worst city in the country in terms of fatal motor vehicle crashes involving teenagers over the holidays, according a recent report issued by Allstate Insurance Company. The bottom three spots were each held by Florida cities. The Allstate study looked at federal auto crash statistics…
Four Department of Driver Services employees in Georgia (similar to the Florida DMV) were charged with the federal crimes of identity theft and conspiracy to commit fraud after allegedly issuing false driver’s licenses to over 130 illegal immigrants. According to an article at AJC.com, the illegal immigrants paid $7,000 –…
In Florida, when a defendant pleads guilty or no contest to a charge or is convicted of a crime at trial, he/she may be sentenced to a term of probation. At the beginning of the probation, the defendant, now referred to as a probationer, signs a form acknowledging that he/she…