Nobody got hurt, but this month a northeast Florida judge was bound by state law to sentence her to 20 years in prison. Alexander ... and that people ensnared by mandatory-minimum laws cross racial barriers. In central Florida, a white man ...

This month, Duval County prosecutors ... of community service for the Jacksonville Humane Society on April 26. Moran, 37, had been charged with resisting an officer without violence and cited for speeding. State Attorney's Office spokeswoman ...

Daniel Porter shouts out to supporters as he is escorted from a state police car by Trooper Jonathan Russell for his initial appearance at Belfast Superior Court in March 2012 in connection with the death of Florida firefighter Jerry Perdomo.

Cushing managed to stop Smith and take him to jail to Jackson County ... Carrie Lee Nichols were held at Chattahoochee Baptist Church after the Marianna local and train brakeman was killed in Bainbridge, Ga., when a train boiler exploded.

Hallowes said the appellate court had ruled police officers had authority to fire warning shots to attempt to stop persons fleeing from misdemeanors committed ... airport when the Jacksonville chapter of the Florida Aero Club sponsored its second annual ...

Turner added that he and Caleb Jackson got into a fight because Jackson was holding ... The 10 men and one woman face a maximum six-year prison sentence if convicted of the third-degree felony charge.

Also included are several officers with the Sanford Police Department, members of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and State Attorney's Offices in Sanford and Jacksonville, Sanford Fire Rescue workers, members of the Volusia County ...

Since Aug. 1, 2007, case files have been posted to attorneys’ individual Florida Bar profiles ... in a civil collection matter in an attempt to hide the true nature of her spouse’s assets. Johnston abandoned her Orlando law practice, changed her ...

An opinion released by the Florida Supreme Court Thursday makes clear that charter counties ... It is the second time in recent months West, whose district includes Martin, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties, has been in Jacksonville for ...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has sued the City of Jacksonville, Florida’s firefighters union for ... The City’s current labor agreement expires in 2012. The suit seeks to enjoin the union from including a test ...

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Duval ... Jacksonville -- from Mandarin to East Arlington -- and moving toward the beaches. Channel 4 meteorologist Rebecca Barry says the radar does shows only a small ...

Seven people with ties to what Florida law enforcement officials called a white ... Others arrested and taken to Osceola County Jail were 28-year-old Diane Stevens, 25-year-old Paul Jackson and 22-year-old Kent McLellan. Each was charged with ...

Duval County's longtime clerk of court, Jim Fuller, can't run for re-election this year because of a recent Florida Supreme Court ruling, Jacksonville's head lawyer said Monday. "It is my advice ... he does not qualify, and therefore cannot be ...

The Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission mandated on Thursday that the Florida Law Enforcement Certification of ... Sneads manager Connie Butts said the town’s attorneys were already looking into appealing the verdict.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and county Fire/Rescue ... and one open door/window. To report a crime, call CrimeStoppers at 526-5000 or a local law enforcement agency. To report a wildlife violation, call 1-888-404-FWCC (3922).

The three were sentenced last month to hefty prison sentences for the mayhem in Colorado, and they could face more prison in Georgia and Florida. At last month's sentencing hearing, Ryan Dougherty was given 18 years, Lee Grace Dougherty received 24 years ...

The presidents of the American Bar Association, The Florida Bar and The Jacksonville Bar Association met with media April 11 preceding the annual Law Day event in Jacksonville.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the conviction ... States argued that he told authorities that he went to Florida to see his girlfriend - not to flee a crime. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction in an 8-1 decision Thursday.

and Sanford police Chief Bill Lee stepped aside. Earlier this month, Brown — whose district spans from Jacksonville into Central Florida — got involved in another criminal case. She attended the sentencing of Marissa Alexander, a black ...

GULFPORT — A 41-year-old Florida businessman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy ... Lombardi, of West Palm Beach, faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine at sentencing Aug. 6. Lombardi is owner of U.S. Opportunities, which provides ...

ORLANDO — Seven people, with ties to what Florida law enforcement officials called a white supremacist and known domestic terrorist organization, were arrested on felony conspiracy and hate crime charges ... year-old Paul Jackson and 22 ...

TALLAHASSEE — A group of major players in the Internet ... Kelly Mathis, a Jacksonville attorney representing the group, said Allied Veterans affiliates are nonprofit organizations but pay taxes. While they contribute money to veterans ...

Burt is now in the Jackson County Jail awaiting extradition to North Carolina. Farrish said North Carolina declined to charge Burt’s mother for aiding and abetting a federal fugitive.

At best, Jacksonville had narrowly fallen to No. 2 behind Miami-Dade — so it would have been a ... How do we explain falling crime in other large cities across Florida, decreases in both incarceration and crime in Hillsborough, for example ...

She is being held in the Duval County jail without bail. Nicole Catignani was found dead ... traffic on northbound Interstate 295 in Jacksonville Monday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said the accident occurred shortly before 7 a.m. near ...

Jacksonville's general counsel says Duval ... Florida Supreme Court unanimously ruled earlier this month that voters can impose term limits on county commissioners, which reverses a decision the justices make a decade ago. Jacksonville's top ...

Education: B.S.B.A. Economics, University of Florida ... The Jacksonville Bar Association, American Bar Association. Community involvement: The Jacksonville Bar Association Law Week Committee, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid probate attorney.

In Northeast Florida and beyond, the need for pro bono attorneys continues to grow. That is why Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and the Northeast Florida Medical Legal Partnership celebrate attorneys like Mark Papa of Harrell & Harrell.

(AP) — Authorities in Florida have ... in Wednesday night in Hillsborough County. He was released after posting a $15,000 bond. Meanwhile, a Leon County judge refused Thursday to let another suspect, Caleb Jackson, leave jail because he's already on ...

King said many boaters don't realize the traps are other people's property and messing with them is a third-degree felony in Florida, punishable by a maximum of five years in prison ... of like someone taking an orange from an orange grove ...

Jacksonville's general counsel says Duval County's clerk of courts cannot run for a third term this year, based on her reading of a recent Florida ... will of Broward County voters about a matter that impacts only them." But Telli's attorneys ...

Clay County Sheriff’s Office Detective David White died ... by a bank robber who hid a gun on his person before being transported to jail. He fired inside the cruiser, killing Hamm. Jackson County Deputy John Ivey was shot during a moonshine ...

A Bonifay man has been sentenced to death in the 2010 kidnapping and murder of a woman in Holmes County. Johnny Mack “Sketo” Calhoun, 34, was convicted in February of burning the victim alive. State Attorney Glenn Hess and Assistant State ...

That is why Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and the Northeast Florida Medical Legal Partnership celebrate attorneys like Mark Papa of Harrell & Harrell. Since 2010, Papa has handled many pro bono cases in the areas of Social Security Disability and ...

Merrill Lynch and the lead plaintiffs in a class action involving about 70 municipal pension plans in Florida together ... The proposed deal, filed with the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Florida in Jacksonville, would have ...

(AP) — Authorities in Florida have taken into custody another of the 13 people ... Meanwhile, a Leon County judge refused Thursday to let another suspect, Caleb Jackson, leave jail because he's already on probation for battery. Jasmine Alexander, who ...

Florida family law Attorney Paul K. Dick is merging his practice the Lasky ... ranging from juvenile offences to second degree murder indictments. In 1988 he left civil service to join the firm Schulman, Howard & Hemphill, P.A., also in Jacksonville ...

Professional organizations: American Board of Trial Advocates, International Society of Barristers, The Florida Bar Scope Panel, Florida Justice Association, The Jacksonville Bar Association, Jacksonville Justice Association, Catholic Lawyers Guild.

Former Jackson football star Marquel Wade was one of three Arkansas players arrested on Saturday morning ... along with tight end Andrew Peterson were booked into Washington County Jail. The three have a court date Monday morning at 7:45.

A judge had rejected Alexander's "stand your ground" defense, saying she could have escaped instead of firing. Florida courts have often recognized a common law doctrine that says when someone is acting in self-defense in their home, they don't ...

BELFAST, Maine — A local man accused of killing a Florida firefighter ... Brian Strout, who testified at Porter’s bail hearing in March at Waldo County Superior Court. Porter’s girlfriend, Cheyanne Nowak, met Perdomo at a Route 69 gas ...