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The Family Gang "Nuestra Familiar" from Santa Clara

On June 20th 2013 members and associates of the notorious gang “Nuestra Familiar” will stand trial before Judge Rise Pichon. The crimes committed by the gang are numerous and dangerous. The charges rang from drug selling to murder. ...
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Guilty Verdict Handed Down After Seven Years

On May 8, 2006, Nicole Allen, aged 22 and James Rodriguez, aged 23, were shot to death in the Fresno apartment. Joseph Rodriguez, brother of the deceased man, survived a gunshot to the chest but is now confined to a wheelchair for the rest of h...
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Mugshot Websites

A recent attempt by the Florida Legislature to put a stop to these shady practices died in committee. The proposed law would have required “the operator of a website that contains the name and personal information, including any photograp...
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Up in Smoke

Colorado and Washington state each passed laws allowing the recreational use of marijuana. Eighteen states and the District of Columbia permit medical marijuana. Can you drive with marijuana in your system and avoid a DUI arrest?   ...
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Florida Supreme Court Rules Warrantless Searches of Cell Phones Unconstitutional

The Florida Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that police do not have the authority to search the contents of an arrested person's cell phone without first obtaining a search warrant. What does this mean for DUI cases? It means you can safely record ...
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Energy Drinks Mixed With Alcohol: A Dangerous Cocktail

A published study finds that mixing energy drinks with alcohol may increase the risk of impaired driving. The data was collected in April 2008 in a drinking district in Gainesville, near the University of Florida. The findings were interesting,...
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Mexican Mafia Member Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Mexican Mafia Member Rudy "Crazy" Espudo plead guilty to a superseding indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and brandishing a firearm in relation to a drug-trafficking crime. "Crazy" was the ...
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Knowledge: Victims' Best Defense

Crime in Florida is not prevalent, but it is definitely not wiped out either. Being a victim of crime can be traumatizing and upsetting, and most victims cannot afford the post-crime formalities to make themselves secure. However, the Florida l...
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DUI Checkpoint Requirements

Typically, a police officer must have "reasonable suspicion" of a violation of law in order to make a traffic stop. However, this is not true of sobriety checkpoints. In Ingersoll v. Palmer, 43 Cal.3d 1321 (1987), the California ...
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USD Basketball Player Sentenced To Prison For Game-Fixing Conspiracy

  Brandon Johnson, the University of San Diego men's basketball all-time leading scorer, was sentenced to 6-months in federal prison for his role in a sports bribery conspiracy. "BJ" was charged with several co-defendants...
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