Fla. officer pulled over by trooper on video gets community service
By Hank Tester and Brian Hamacher NBC-6 TV Miami MIAMI — The Miami Police officer who was arrested for reckless driving by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper after he was spotted driving 120 mph on the Turnpike was in court Thursday where he pleaded no contest. Officer Fausto Lopez will have to complete 100 hours […]
Fla. task force told ‘stand your ground’ law confusing
By Curt Anderson Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A task force examining Florida's "stand your ground" self-defense law was told Thursday that the Trayvon Martin shooting is one example of the law's ambiguity and the potential unintended consequences it has created. "What we've discovered is, in a drug deal gone bad, people die, and […]
Transcript erased: Convicted S. Fla. killer gets new trial
A convicted killer will get a new trial — because a Miami-Dade court stenographer accidentally erased the transcript of his murder trial. In an unusual case, an appeals court last week threw out the conviction and life sentence of Randy Chaviano, 26, who was convicted by a jury in July 2009 of fatally shooting a […]
Fla. officer aids choking diner
By John Nelander Palm Beach Daily News PALM BEACH, Fla. — You may be having dinner at a local restaurant and chatting away with friends, trying to catch up on the news of the week. Chewing your food may be an afterthought — an automatic response — until you feel a piece suddenly lodge in […]