The Corrections system is Broken. Mandatory Minimum Sentences are a bad idea. Total Incarceration does not work. – So Says Two U.S. Supreme Court Justices. Two United States Supreme Court Justices, Stephen Breyer and Anthony Kennedy, gave testimony before a House Appropriations subcommittee on March 23rd, 2015. Justice Kennedy called the corrections system in manyRead More
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Self-Defense and Florida’s New Perspective | Criminal Defense Law
Florida’s New Perspective on Self-Defense Florida Governor Rick Scott made it official that the use of defensive threats of force, such as “warning shots”, is considered self-defense. By signing HB89, Floridian’s are now allowed to use a defensive threat as a means of self-defense, without the fear of going to prison. An Affirmative defense isRead More
PUSH FOR LIGHTER SENTENCES FOR WHITE COLLAR CRIMES
GROUP PUSHES FOR LIGHTER SENTENCES FOR WHITE COLLAR CRIMES Families Against Mandatory Minimums has entered the picture for Americans convicted of fraud and other white-collar crimes. An advocacy group that has primarily fought strict drug sentences, has begun to shift their attention towards lighter punishment for financial crimes. It’s been noted that sentences in cases ofRead More
Plea deal ends Florida ‘warning shot’ case
Stand Your Ground In a case that garnered all of its attention due to a “stand your ground” defense, has ended via a plea deal. A women accused of firing a gun at her estranged husband and his two sons in what she claimed to be self-defense, arguing that she feared for her life beforeRead More