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The high-profile national advocacy organization Campaign for Youth Justice has singled out Florida’s criminal justice system as choosing to adjudicate more cases involving teen defendants in adult criminal courts than any other state’s justice system. It has deemed Florida’s aggressive approach to be a “clear outlier” among states who charge...

I was recently informed that Orange County is starting a Veteran's Court and that Judge Brewer will oversee these cases.  I want to thank Judge Brewer for taking on this challenge and look forward to working with him to help Veteran's in our community. The Veteran's Court is a diversion...

Law enforcement sex crimes units just announced 25 arrests for traveling to meet a minor in the Tampa area. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) combined forces with the Department of Homeland security, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Office of Statewide Prosecution and the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office. FDLE...

On July 30, 2013, a dividing U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that authorities do not need a warrant to obtain records detailing a cellphone location. The Court conducted a full evaluation of the Fourth Amendment rights in these circumstances.  The authorities will have to obtain a...

It appears that Florida is the Kardashians of the Unites States. We just cannot be a boring low profile state who goes about its business and doesn't make headlines. Why can't we be more like Montana? When was the last time something crazy happened there? If a few months go...