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Florida Likely to Become First State to Shift Stand Your Ground Immunity to Prosecutors

On March 15, 2017, the Florida Senate passed a Stand Your Ground bill (SB 128) that will effectively make it easier for defendants to be...

The Truth About The FBI’s Facial Recognition Technology

Federal

The FBI quietly created a facial recognition technology which allows police and law enforcement to recognize individuals within the US without their knowledge. Now lawmakers...

First Offense DUI Ignition Interlock Bill Passes Florida House Committee

DUI

A new bill that would require first-time DUI offenders to have ignition interlock devices has passed its first committee in the Florida House of Representatives....

Will My Domestic Violence Case Be Dismissed If My Spouse Wants to Drop The Charges?

Domestic Violence

I have been asked this question by many people over the years. Unfortunately, there is no simple answer as it really depends on several important...

Florida Senator Pushes for Less Restrictive Medical Marijuana Regulations

Drug Offenses

On Thursday, a prominent Senator, Rob Bradley, proposed a new bill to broadly legalize medical marijuana. The proposal calls would increase the number of marijuana...

METHAMPHETAMINE BUST: Six Arrested in Polk County

Drug Offenses

Polk County Sheriff, Grady Judd, just revealed that a two-month long drug investigation has resulted in the arrest of six individuals for trafficking large quantities...

Florida Passes Medical Marijuana – What Happens Now?

Criminal Defense

As almost all Floridians are aware, Amendment 2 was passed this election, giving Florida patients the right to use cannabis for medicinal purposes. The problem...

Retail Stores Are Now Using Facial Recognition to Catch Shoplifters

Theft

In the last couple of years, many retail stores have been incurring huge losses resulting from shoplifting. However, with the new technology of using cameras...

What You Need To Know About Florida’s New Laws

Florida Laws

In the Florida, lawmakers passed 279 bills during this year’s assembly. 161 of these bills took effect July 1st, the start of fiscal year. Some...

DUI Saturation Patrol Set to Begin Tonight

DUI

Multiple Central Florida law enforcement agencies will be taking part in DUI patrols this Memorial Day weekend. The saturation patrols begin tonight at 9 p.m....