We’re on the cusp of another New Year’s Eve night during which many of us will have too much to drink and make foolish, life-altering decisions. It’s simple, don’t do something you’ll regret tomorrow afternoon. You can avoid all the headache by planning ahead right now. If you have plans to go out and drink, …
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Hillsborough County leads the entire state in DUI fatalities. Mothers Against Drunk Driving of West Central Florida’s 34th annual Candlelight Vigil of Hope & Remembrance held a vigil last week to highlight the problem and bring solutions to a growing problem. According to the Tampa Bay Times, “Despite public service announcements and alternative means of …
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Holiday parties, office closings, relatives visiting all lead to one thing-a dramatic increase in drunk driving arrests in the Bay area. The past few months, we’ve already witnessed a rash of wrong-way crashes on the Howard Franklin Bridge. Most recently, a 78-year-old man was arrested for DUI after driving the wrong way on McMullen Booth …
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Manslaughter may either be voluntary or involuntary. Florida state laws establish the criminal offense of manslaughter when a homicide, the killing of a human being, does not meet the legal definition of murder. Manslaughter, unlike murder, does not require evidence of the defendant’s premeditation or “depraved mind” with disregard for human life; instead, the state …
Normally, a defendant’s prior bad acts are not admissible as evidence in a criminal trial. The underlying reasoning for this evidentiary rule is that a person should be judged for his or her present conduct and not for things that he or she may have done in the past. In this case, prosecutors want to …
Dr. Gary Kompothecras, the chiropractor behind the ubiquitous “Ask Gary” tv ads, was arrested and charged with DUI in Manatee County after being clocked on radar with driving at 100 mph on I-75. He was booked into the Manatee County jail and later released after posting a $500 bond. Kompothcras is best known for his …
Witnesses are usually most effective in situations where they are unimpeachable. The integrity of a witness depends on two things-the reliability of their testimony as well as their personal integrity. No lawyer wants to put a witness on the stand that can be impeached because of a checkered history. Yet, that’s exactly what Miami-Dade prosecutors …
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DUI arrests spike at this time of the year. Police set up wolf packs to nab drunk drivers and drivers don’t take into account this increased law enforcement focus of DUI arrests. From Thanksgiving until after the New Year, many Pinellas residents will begin the New Year facing legal issues and mounting bills because they …
A horse, it’s true. A Florida woman was arrested last month for riding a horse while lit up. Law enforcement found Donna Byrne slumped over her horse after witnesses called police and told them she was weaving and acting confused. When deputies measured her blood alcohol level, it registered .157 and .161. That’s double Florida’s …
Tiger Woods pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of reckless driving in a West Palm Beach court yesterday. Woods, arrested in May and charged with DUI after being found passed out in his Mercedes on May 29 with prescription drugs and marijuana in his system, avoided jail time and will have to enter a diversion …
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